News and notes from around the interweb:

• Remember when Chase opened a lounge in the metaverse?

  2.5 years ago everyone was buying digital real estate

  How are those investments doing? pic.twitter.com/geUppDSqI0

  — Charlie Light (@charliewrich) October 28, 2024

• In August, Marriott signed a 20-year licensing deal with Sonder providing ‘urban apartment-style accommodations’.

  They’re now offering Marriott points-earning and elite night credits when booking direct through Sonder: Sonder hotels earn 10 points per dollar (plus elite bonuses) and Sonder Apartments earn 5 points per dollar (plus applicable bonuses) and stays at each earn elite qualifying nights.

  Redemptions are available, but have to be done by phone, calling Sonder at +1 415-849-2740. Elite benefits and direct Marriott bookings will come “early next year.”

• JPMorgan begins suing customers who allegedly stole thousands of dollars in ‘infinite money glitch’

  @joshjohnsoncomedy The Chase Bank Glitch Explained #chase #bank #glitch ♬ original sound – Joshjohnsoncomedy

• Airport finds 25 abandoned cars left for years in car park “Officials at the airport only realised the vehicles had been left abandoned when the airport decided to repaint the lines on the carpark.”

• Houston Centurion Lounge. “As long as he pays an annual fee and waits in line like everybody else, I don’t see a problem.” Is there more than just one? “He’s alone because he hasn’t hit the $75k annual guest spend yet”

  Roaches @ Centurion Lounge
  byu/DH5___ inamex

• United is closing ‘Classified’ at Newark and adding 60 seats to the Polaris lounge.

  

• Google Flights adds the ability to return to a different airport so no longer just simple one-ways and roundtrips.