Scorpions on a Plane and How to Get an Expedia Make-Good

by Gary Leff on February 15, 2015

News and notes from around the interweb:

It looks like people are calling and getting $200 coupons from Expedia as compensation for Expedia fabricating terms and conditions as an excuse for cancelling last week’s really great hotel deal.
The fake United CEO Jeff Smisek tweets about the pending launch of the airline’s new website:
Woman bitten by scorpion on Alaska Airlines Los Angeles – Portland flight.
FAA unveils new proposed rules for commercial drones
Visa is going to want you to share your phone’s geolocation, so it can better determine fraudulent charges.

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Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel - a topic he has covered since 2002. Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »

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GringoLoco says:

February 15, 2015 at 5:58 pm

Ummmm… scorpions do NOT bite; they STING!
Jaymar01 says:

February 15, 2015 at 6:38 pm

As Samuel L. Jackson once put it….

“I’ve had it with these Mothaf***in scorpions on this Mothaf***in plane!

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Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.

Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »

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