News and notes from around the interweb:
- It’s always Marriott.
Posts from the marriott
community on RedditAlso:
“German courts have ruled that, absent specific landlord guidance, a tenant is required to open windows twice a day, morning and evening, for 10 minutes each.”https://t.co/psaIzqyIKU
— Robin Hanson (@robinhanson) January 20, 2026
- Several months ago Emirates banned redeeming their miles for children under 9 to fly first class but it was still possible to transfer points to Qantas and do this. That loophole is closing:
- January 21, 2026: No more redemptions of Emirates First Class for children under 9.
- February 28, 2026: Emirates first class redemptions restricted to Qantas elite members.
- March 31, 2026: Emirates award prices increase
This is clearly coming from the Emirates side, with Qantas aligning restrictions. Emirates hates it when anyone but their own elite flyers redeem. Their miles aren’t worth very much, they price them expensively, yet partner with most transferable currencies.
- January 21, 2026: No more redemptions of Emirates First Class for children under 9.
- Alaska Airlines’ 7-Course “Greatest Airline Meals” Dinner At Portland Airport
- The Las Vegas airport isn’t very nice… but it has some of the lowest-payout slot machines in the city and now Chase, American Express and Capital One lounges – and is about to get Amex’s first quick dining concept copy of a Capital One Landing, too. Here’s why it’s such an epicenter for lounges. It’s not for locals flying out of the airport – it’s a place where cardmembers and potential cardmembers travel to.
- Ok. Cancun Ted was flying several days before the weather. He might be in Texas or D.C. when the storm – that’ll affect both! – hits. Here he is, in United coach, he’s been a MileagePlus elite for years (given United’s hub in Houston). Also, presumably “Laguna Beach” means Orange County.
Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) was spotted earlier today, January 20, 2026, on a plane heading to Laguna Beach as the state of Texas braces for a rare ice threat and arctic cold front. pic.twitter.com/lVTcqP8LR4
— Shea Jordan Smith (@shea_jordan) January 21, 2026
- Ryanair’s CEO talks up pay toilets, windowless planes and standing-room only cabins for the publicity and because it underscores ‘the lengths they’d go for low costs and low fares’ even if those things won’t actually come to pass. He actually admits here that he’s loving the publicity from his spat with Elon Musk.
Ryanair CEO addresses his recent spat with Elon Musk in new press conference:
"The Starlink people believe that 90% of our passengers would happily pay for wifi access. Our experience is tells us less than 10% would pay; He (Elon) called me a r*tarted twat. He would have to join… pic.twitter.com/P8iYCWRApf
— Sawyer Merritt (@SawyerMerritt) January 21, 2026
I cannot read the article about opening the windows in Germany due to a paywall but it sounds like a brain dead idea in the middle of a snow storm.
Another Gary Leff quote on the interwebs! Nice AFAR article. Based on the general sentiment in the VTFW community and beyond though, might not be the best bet to bet big on Vegas long term, no pun intended.
At what point does Mexico declare Republican legislators and other Known Trumpists Personae Non Grata?
On the AC/Heat issue, reminds me of 1 Hotels; they pretend to care about ‘sustainability’ by doing this sorta stuff, too. In reality, it’s cheap, lazy, cost-cutting, and annoying.
@L737 — Ha-haa!!
I was in Austin when the power went off across Texas in 2021. I found the criticism of Cruz ridiculous. A US Senator isn’t needed/useful in state during such an emergency. It was a state issue, and anything he can do, he can do from anywhere. Except….apparently he had made such an unfounded criticism of another in the past. Damn Karma.
I also find the “the President needs to see the Hurricane damage in person” thing silly. A President in a disaster zone makes recovery more difficult.
The attitude of the hotel on heating (if a poster can have an “attitude”) is more annoying than the policy. I’ve been in French hotels where the option to cool did not start until May. I’m not sure if heating went away then, but bedroom had permanent space heaters.
Ted Cruz a gutless coward who won’t stand up for the constitution, his country, his state or even his wife. Ted dipped out on his state when he needed to be there to advocate for his constituents and help secure necessary aid for the federal government. Instead, he went to Cancun and then lied about why. He even left his dog at home in the cold. This comes to mind, your comments clearly indicate you don’t understand the important work that Senators do in interfacing directly with their constituents and advocating on their behalf, especially during disasters.
@This comes to mind… you would defend Lyin’ Ted… psh. How bout that CMH!
Regarding for the cool/heat switchover at Moxy: that building uses a 2-pipe hydronic (water) system that has a supply and return pipe that, at any given time, is being controlled by a chiller or a boiler.
This is much cheaper than a 4-pipe system where the chiller and boiler have separate piping.
Of course, the 2-pipe system’s disadvantage is the inability to do concurrent cool/heat operation in a different room/area.
“your comments clearly indicate you don’t understand the important work that Senators do in interfacing directly with their constituents and advocating on their behalf, especially during disasters.” Your comments don’t show you understand that everything he could have done from home (phone, zoom, whatever) he could have done from Cancun. He was supposed to drive to some nonfunctioning power plant and do what?
He was supposed to go door-to-door bringing hot chocolate? Methinks that you don’t like Mr. Cruz and conflate my defense of his vacation as support for him. I can draw the Venn diagram if you need it.