Nov
24
2020
Reprising an offer from September, LifeMiles is selling miles with a 200% bonus through December 3.
Buy LifeMiles (Star Aliance) For Just 1.1 Cents Apiece
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Chaos At Shanghai Pudong Airport As Cargo Workers Test Positive For Covid-19
Nov
23
2020
Knowing what kind of response to expect from the Chinese government, people react with chaos when news of fresh cases nearby breaks out. On Sunday night Shanghai Pudong airport “descended into chaos” after two cargo handlers there tested positive for Covid-19. Hundreds of flights were cancelled.
Authorities set up a testing site at the airport and ordered all airport cargo employees to be tested. Although passengers reportedly understood and feared that everyone was going to be tested and quarantined. That may have been the initial plan, scaled back as riots were feared.
[Roundup] If Passengers Show Up With Covid-19, Can An Airport Make Them Leave?
Nov
21
2020
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[Roundup] New Credit Card Company Launches, Is Looking For Someone To Design Their Rewards
Nov
20
2020
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
American Airlines Drops Change Fees From Most International Tickets
Nov
19
2020
American Airlines announced today that they’re eliminating change fees for all international tickets other than Basic Economy tickets that originate in North or South America. They’re taking it much farther than other airlines had when the first round of change fee eliminations were announced at the end of August.
Marriott Back With Biggest-Ever Points Purchase Bonus
Nov
19
2020
Between May 18 and July 15, Marriott ran their biggest-ever points purchase bonus offering 60% more points for the same money. Now they have brought this bonus back. It can be worthwhile for certain hotel redemptions – and also for laundering points into some obscure-yet-valuable airline frequent flyer progams.
The Busiest Airline Routes In The U.S. And The World Right Now
Nov
17
2020
Domestic travel is obviously coming back faster than international. Domestic flights in Asian counties is coming back the fastest. In the U.S. people are heading to Florida and other leisure destinations, so that’s where airlines are sending their planes. The cities that make the list though are in many ways surprising.
15% Bonus On Transfers From Chase, Amex, Citi And Capital One To Singapore Airlines
Nov
16
2020
Singapore Airlines is offering offering a 15% bonus on points transferred into KrisFlyer miles from credit card programs through December 27, 2020. Nearly all of their bank partners are eligible for the bonus, including Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citibank ThankYou Rewards, American Express Membership Rewards and Capital One miles that are trasnferrable to airline miles.
Will Airlines Demand Real-Time Vaccination Proof Or Testing Results As A Condition Of Travel?
Nov
12
2020
With a vaccine for Covid-19 seeming like a real possibility next year, but taking time to roll out broadly across the population, companies whose activities bring large groups together are working to figure out how to do that faster. One way is through technology to ensure that everyone congregating indoors is likely to be free of the virus.
The Thai Hotel That Sent An American To Jail For Writing A Bad Review Now Has Special Warning
Nov
11
2020
In September a hotel guest was jailed for writing bad reviews of the Sea View Resort & Spa, Kah Change. American working in Thailand who wrote the review was arrested at his job and jailed over a defamation lawsuit filed by the property.
He spent a couple of nights in jail before being able to post a 100,000 Baht (~ US$3165) bail. He faced up to two years in prison if convicted.
