News notes from around the interweb:
- Flying may be good for the environment after all (NYT) tourism is key for economic growth in many depressed areas – which is necessary for people to prioritize the environment over just getting by through any means possible. It also focuses the world on places where preservation is necessary.
- Sneaky ways hotels limit award availability
- Which version of first class does Singapore Airlines fly on each route? Useful if you’re trying to chase their new A380 suites.
- No matter your politics or views on Customs and Border Protection, this seems like a pretty cool job.
- Both Hyatt and also Hilton have bonuses for bookings through WeChat.
- Did a Brooklyn artist unleash bed bugs on a Trump hotel? (HT: Meg Butler)
- Quit picking on the people of Guam: United wants the US government to limit codesharing on Philippine carriers to Guam in a tit-for-tat over United’s inability to get the slots its wants in Manila. Anything that makes air service more viable for the people of Guam is a good thing and there’s no reason to tie the two issues together.
How do I get 2 saver seats in Singapore Suites to or from the US? I’ve checked numerous times from close in to end of schedule to no avail.
The limousine libs at NYT are laughably now arguing that flying is OK only so they can continue their globetrotting with a clear conscience while still spouting off about climate change.
The reality is that an even more powerful argument can be made for building coal plants in developing countries. An efficient modern coal plant provides cheap, reliable baseload energy, day or night, wind or no wind, that billions of people need to lift themselves out of poverty. It also allows cooking without cutting down forests for fuel, or using coal stoves…both of which are much worse for the environment than a coal power plant. But the NYT doesn’t care about that, they just want to justify their own carbon footprint.
Please don’t use bedbugs for bioterrorism under any circumstances. Or anything else for that matter.
Not sure why this job would be considered cool (as opposed to any other job at CBP), but whatever floats your boat. Well maybe the arresting anybody for anything part of the job might be useful.
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