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Shocking Racism and Assault Scandal At Marriott Renaissance Center

by Gary Leff

Nov 19 2023

Allegations have surfaced against the private security force at the Marriott Renaissance Center, originally founded by General Motors, involving over a dozen years of racially motivated abuse and violence against African American guests and visitors. Incidents include a severe beating resulting in a brain injury to guest Demarko Brown, the detainment and humiliation of an African American woman, and other cases of harassment and excessive force, raising serious concerns about racial discrimination and safety at the facility.

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Maximizing The New Alaska Airlines Award Chart With Negative Price Stopovers (Better Than Free)

by Gary Leff

Nov 16 2023

The best value from distance-based charts often comes from maxing out distance, for instance flying West Coast – Tokyo to stay within a distance band and avoid going over… but also sometimes by booking two awards to get the pricing of two shorter distance bands rather than the combined higher-distance band. I’d like to explain this a little bit more.

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Alaska Airlines Introduces New Distance-Based Award Chart, With Great Sweet Spots

by Gary Leff

first class
Nov 15 2023

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan has announced new award charts to go live in March that are based on distance and now cover all of their partners. Some awards get more expensive, others less expensive, but overall the changes aren’t nearly as significant as I would expect for such a revamp – while moving to clear, consistent pricing across all of their partner airlines which has been a problem in the past. They’re giving us far more notice than usual. And many of their best non-stop awards become cheaper with this change.

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Slot Controversy: How U.S. Airlines Compete for Tokyo’s Prime Real Estate

by Gary Leff

Nov 10 2023

In the battle for limited takeoff and landing slots at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, U.S. airlines like Delta, American, and United vied for positions, with Delta receiving the most slots despite not having a Japanese airline partner. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) now faces decisions on slot reallocations, as Delta relinquishes its Portland-Tokyo route and other airlines propose routes that overlap with their joint venture partners, raising questions about competition and consumer benefit.

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British Airways Has Started Restricting Partners From Booking Award Tickets

by Gary Leff

Nov 08 2023

Over the past couple of weeks British Airways has seemed to limit partner access to awards. The space available to its own Executive Club members is much greater than that which is offered to those in partner frequent flyer programs. And this has taken both loyalty program members and executives in partner programs by surprise. Discussions are ongoing.

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GHA Discovery’s Surge: Why Smaller Can Be Mightier in Hotel Loyalty

by Gary Leff

Oct 28 2023

GHA Discovery, a coalition loyalty program serving 40 smaller hotel chains, has experienced significant growth and success, particularly following a comprehensive relaunch two years ago. Despite challenges like having a smaller footprint, especially in the U.S., the program boasts impressive third-quarter numbers, with 25 million members, increased cross-brand revenue, and doubled year-to-date revenue, making it a notable contender in the hotel loyalty space.

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