News and notes from around the interweb:
- The Plan to Make Credit Cards More Expensive
- Restauranteur Danny Meyer: there’s no reason to tip on takeout
- United delays flight when catering delivers expired meals, gives premium cabin passengers vouchers to go buy food in the terminal.
- Free 3 Months Of Marriott Gold Status For Chase Sapphire Reserve Cardmembers: Register by September 30, 2023 by logging into your account under the benefits tab. Stay three qualifying nights during your three month trial period to extend this status through February 2025. Basically expect Marriott Gold, which comes as a benefit of Amex Platinum (and so really should come with Sapphire Reserve…) to get you 2 p.m. late check-out at non-resorts and convention properties and to help you avoid the room over the HVAC. (HT: One Mile at a Time)
- Salt Lake City airport’s expansion includes a new United Club next year.
Here's the latest on @slcairport's expansion program, the first phase of which opened in September 2020.
17 more new gates open this year, and another 26 through end-2027.
Also, a new @united Club is part of the Concourse B East expansion that begins opening next year. pic.twitter.com/SFxkzoI9wR
— Edward Russell (@ByERussell) July 6, 2023
- Earn $15 bonus Discovery Dollars for GHA in-app hotel bookings
- “The Real Airlives of DC”
Oh they ate pic.twitter.com/NtH8ho1a35
— chris evans (@notcapnamerica) July 6, 2023
- Houston Hobby airport to get seven new gates, six for Southwest
Danny Meyer is hardly the ideal person to ask about tipping. Tipping at Burger King is ridiculous but tipping for to go food from a server or bartender making $2.13 an hour (and who will be taxed based on the assumption of at least a 9% tip) is a different story.
United continues to astound in its ability to deliver a truly Soviet experience.
Scott Kirby really destroyed the airline.
Kirby was destroying AA and hence why he’s gone and Robert is at the helm. AA is finding smooth air and standardizing service, fleet and operations. Once the debt gets under control and the contracts are signed, AA future looks brighter then is has in years. DL is at cruising altitude but some rough air is being experience for sure. UA, is a mess, think they are either delayed or cancelled!
@sunviking82 – “Kirby was destroying AA and hence why he’s gone ”
That’s not why he’s gone from AA. What Kirby decisions, other than specifics around basic economy, did AA reverse?
Here’s a bit on what actually happened
https://viewfromthewing.com/american-airlines-ceo-firing-airline-president-scott-kirby-was-one-of-the-worst-days-of-my-life/
Wrong Kirby made united tjw largest International airline
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Not looking forward to SLC expansion. B-gates are already a half mile or more from security, with no moving sidewalks to get one anywhere. And the supposed A to B shuttle doesn’t run for late night or early morning B-gate flights. Poor airport design.
Tipping is getting to be such a mess that I would rather not get something at a place that people have their hand out for a tip. My state requires a minimum wage of $15.50 before any tips so the low wage argument doesn’t fly. When I buy takeout, it has been prepared by people getting at least that wage.