I learned a new industry term this week: “passenger burn” While ultimately air travel is frustrating and uncomfortable for many — with tight legroom and packed planes — because that is what consumers are willing to pay for, and they make decisions based on price it turns out that there are limits. Most people don’t […]
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News and notes from around the interweb: List of rewards-earning debit cards Earn 2 nights at a Hyatt when you spend $250 at Rite Aid Flight attendant uniforms becoming far less fashionable (HT: Alan H.) Dare I say that it’s not just the uniforms? Airline sacrificed a pair of goats as part of repairs to […]
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Last October, Marriott announced that they would be changing their global cancellation policy as of January 1, 2015. Not surprisingly, Hilton matched within a month, also for stays starting January 1, 2015.
They were changing the cancellation policy on the most flexible kinds of rates, which previously mostly allowed cancellations until the day of arrival. With this change, cancellations now have to be made prior to arrival in order to avoid any fees. Of course as a business traveler this sucks, since you paid a premium for the flexibility of being able to cancel until the last minute.
So why would hotel chains make cancellations more restrictive?
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American and US Airways will combine frequent flyer programs in a few months. In preparation for that, they’ve made it possible for you to link your AAdvantage and Dividend Miles accounts so that when the programs combine you can be sure all of your miles go to the right place. This is all about helping […]
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Tipping always seems to be a sore topic on this blog. And that’s understandable, because the more you travel, the more damn confusing it all is. Sometimes I visit four countries in a week, and trying to figure out the local tipping etiquette proves really challenging. Even from Googling you’ll often get a lot of…
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Must-read Earlier Installments: Singapore, Cathay, and Qantas First Class.. Some of the Best Meals of My Life, and a Tour of Hyatts in Bangkok, Singapore, and Sydney Inside the New Oneworld Lounge at LAX’s Tom Bradley International TerminalCathay Pacific First Class, Los Angeles – Hong Kong Cathay Pacific “The Wing” First Class Lounge, Hong Kong […]
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Every so often Chase offers a 50,000 point sign-up bonus after spending $2,000 within three months on their co-branded Southwest Airlines® Rapid Rewards® Premier Credit Card, provided you haven't received a sign-up bonus on this card in the past 24 months. The same offer is also available for the Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards® Premier Business Card. Each card has a $99 annual fee, which isn't waived the first year.
This is a pretty good offer, given that 50,000 points will get you ~$714 worth of airfare. And that's not bad just for applying for a credit card and meeting the minimum spend, even if Southwest isn't your primary airline.
The real potential for value here, however, comes from the potential for earning the Southwest Companion Pass, which can save you thousands of dollars.
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The Wall Street Journal covers executive changes at United. Jeff Foland, United’s Executive Vice President of Marketing, Technology, and Strategy, leaves for Hertz where he becomes Senior Executive Vice President and reports to former United President John Tague. Foland ran United’s MileagePlus program, and had been Vice President of sales, previously. As for what this […]
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Rite Aid currently has a promotion running called Happy You Year whereby you can earn two Hyatt nights at select properties, a timeshare week, or two nights of cabin / camping by spending $250 on select items by January 24.
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So I'll be the first to admit that I think hotel club lounge access should be more strictly enforced in the US. Outside the US I find hotels are usually fairly strict about access, as an attendant usually asks for your room number to make sure you're eligible for access, not exceeding your guest limit, etc.
However, at many properties in the US, as long as you have a room key that gets you access to the lounge, you can bring in just about as many people as you want. Like, I can't even count the number of times I've seen one person eligible for club access, and they use their key to bring in basically their entire extended family.
Apparently yesterday I was "that" person, as I was called out for bringing guests into a club lounge. And I'm curious if I was in the wrong.
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News and notes from around the interweb: Turkish Airlines suspends all flights to Libya Starwood improves its best rate guarantee: choose 2000 points or 20% (rather than 10%) off if you find a better qualifying rate through a non-Starwood channel. (Here’s a tutorial on generating savings and even free nights with Best Rate Guarantee programs.) […]
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