In what appears to have been a gas explosion, the Hyatt Regency London has suffered some structural damage, and will be closed for at least the next few days.
Apparently all 500 guests were safely evacuated, with a handful of staff being treated for minor injuries.
The hotel is currently closed while the full extent of the damage is being determined.
I know many people took advantage of the discounted business class fares to book international travel for Thanksgiving weekend, so thought I'd pass this along.
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Reader Jered asked how many elite members of United’s MileagePlus program there are. And the easy answer is I do not know precisely, these are closely-guarded numbers. But I do have some “bigger than a breadbox” sorts of estimates. In other words, I have a general idea of the size of the elite pool, within […]
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Conde’ Nast‘s Barbara Peterson looks at the United MileagePlus option to redeem miles for meals at their Newark hub. As part of an impressive re-do launching for United’s terminal at Newark, there are several top-end eateries going in. One feature that’s being played up is the ability to use miles for food as an instant […]
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Good morning from (sweltering hot) Sydney!
This has been such an incredible and fantastic week. This trip with my dad is hands-down the best I've ever taken, and it's been so much fun sharing the stories with you guys. He's loving the comments as well -- I can't thank y'all enough for sharing this experience with us (and for reading in general).
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Airlines are like politicians. If the claims they make are non-binding (and very few are binding, even more so in a post-Ginsberg world), and they want something — a merger, or just customers to swallow a change without defecting and pulling business — there’s little incentive to keep their word. This is strange in a […]
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On Thursday our journey around the world continued, with a flight from Singapore to Melbourne in Singapore Airlines first class. This is the segment that I was most personally disappointed in myself over.
That's because when I first booked the trip, the flight was scheduled to be operated by an A380. However, back in April Singapore Airlines downgraded the flight to a 777-300ER. I knew my dad would still be thrilled with a 777, but in this case I was my own worst enemy.
So I considered alternatives, including flying to Sydney or Auckland instead, but in the end decided to stick with our current routing, for a variety of reasons.
We took the daytime flight from Singapore to Melbourne, departing Singapore at 10:45AM and arriving in Melbourne at around 9PM.
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Joe Brancatelli asks a simple questions about minimum revenue requirements for earning elite status: Airlines have the right to create the terms of their programs as they see fit. But if they now base their programs on revenue instead of miles, why do they continue to demand a minimum number of flights and/or miles flown […]
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I was using the restroom at Melbourne Airport today, when I noticed this vending machine by the door, with the verbiage "Minimum Size, Maximum Convenience."
Now, I've seen vending machines at airports for feminine products, diapers, shaving cream, etc.
But this one consisted exclusively of a toothbrush, mints, two types of cologne, and two types of condoms. And seriously, if you're going to sell only two types of condoms, why would one of them be glow in the dark? Is there really a market for that?
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Check out this NBC 10 Philadelphia story about a girl who was removed from a US Airways flight between Charlotte and Philadelphia after she asked the flight attendant for Benadryl due to allergies.
Apparently they kept asking her the trigger questions for Ebola, if she has been outside the country, etc.
Here's the story:
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News and notes from around the interweb: All-Audi all-inclusive car rental company Silvercar (see How I Made $12 on My Audi Rental Car) will now award Virgin America miles: 500, 1000, and 2000 points on this 1st, 2nd, and 3rd rental through December 31. LAX has new rules to promote unionization at the airport, and […]
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