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There may be more trouble for the airlines. Some of the United States’ largest air carriers, including United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines, have been accused of price conspiracy, according to a suit filed against the airlines from travel agents. Some 41 travel agents have filed the lawsuit and claim their customers were negatively…
As an AA ExPlat, I come to expect not a certain level of service but a certain level of consistency. This is one of the main reasons I am completely loyal to them. But lately I’ve run into an AA upgrade glitch that has been extremely frustrating. Aromas and Rum writer here at Points, Miles…
Anbang Insurance Group has abruptly withdrawn their $14 Billion offer for Starwood making a Starwood and Marriott tie up likely. According to the WSJ and Bloomberg among other news outlets, Anbang abruptly withdrew their offer. This makes the acquisition of Starwood by Marriott much more likely to go through. My hunch is that those with…
This morning there are reports that an Egypt Air flight was hijacked and diverted. The initial reports indicated there were 80-81 people onboard, but subsequent reports indicate there are 55 passengers with 7 crew. Egypt Air flight 181 is operated by an Airbus A320 and was scheduled to depart Alexandria at 6:20. The flight time…
In the latest developing saga of who will end up with Starwood, Bloomberg Business is out this morning with the news that the Anbang Group has made a revised proposal for $82.75/share in their article, “Starwood Says Anbang Group Made Revised Proposal for $82.75/Share.” As we have posted, Marriott and The Chinese Anbang Group have…
In a turn of events Starwood is reported to have accepted a revised offer by Marriott over the Anbang group offer they accepted just last week. What we have here is a bidding war for Starwood Hotels and Resorts. Starwood Accepts Marriott’s New Offer The latest bid values the company at $13.6 billion. This is…
As reported by CNBC, in New NYC buses to feature free Wi-Fi, USB ports, New York City buses are about to get a lot better making for a more enjoyable ride for many! With more than 2,000 new buses being added in the next 5 years and amenities like USB charging ports and free Wi-Fi, New Yorkers…
A brawl broke out on a Spirit Airlines flight last week, involving many passengers. As reported by CBS News, on Wednesday, the flight landed at Los Angeles International Airport from Baltimore and some passengers were playing their music loudly. When passengers asked them to turn the volume down, the fight broke out. The brawl was caught on cellphone video,…
Service to Cuba is expected to resume this year, allowing U.S. carriers to operate a total of 20 daily round-trip flights between the U.S. and Havana, and 10 daily round-trip flights to nine other Cuban cities with international airports. The deadline for airlines to bid on these slots is today. With that in mind, many…
Earlier this week the writers and editors at Budget Travel published a slideshow listing their opinions of controversial travel destinations around the globe, and offered up reasons as to whether they are currently safe, or not safe, for Americans to visit. Here are the destinations that are currently considered safe to travel by Budget Travel:…
Marriott is out with some changes in award category that will take affect March 24, 2016. If a hotel that you are interested in is going up in category, be sure to book now before the category change happens. Here’s our complete list of hotels that are changing categories or tiers in 2016. The category…
The U.S signed an agreement on Tuesday with Cuba that will “restore commercial flights to Cuba,” as reported by CNN. The 15 day application process has now begun to the Dept. of Transportation for rights to fly to Cuba, for the first time in 50 years. There will continue to be restrictions of travelers who…
Is Airbnb taking out the hotel industry? According to a recent survey “from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. shows that once they (consumers) switch, they don’t go back to hotels,” as reported by Bloomberg Business. More and more people not wanting to go back to hotels after using Airbnb is certainly some troubling news for the hotel industry. If you haven’t…
The news is out. Gogo wifi is slow. I’m surprised it actually took this long for someone to do something about the extremely slow Gogo wifi onboard most planes these days. As many of you business travelers know, business travelers boot up and log onto Gogo within minutes of taking off. You have a few…
Marriott Rewards announced that they have added 22 hotels to their portfolio and 14 more will follow in late April. Now you can earn and redeem points at these properties which are mostly in Canada and 1 in Orlando, Florida. Â According to the Marriott website, the following 2 phases will occur to integrate Delta Hotels…
Priority Pass sends out a monthly email announcing their new lounges. It’s nice to see Priority Pass expanding the lounges in their program, which means more lounges for Amex Platinum cardholders to benefit from. Here are their newest lounges, including 3 new lounges in the North America in Mexico City and Miami. There are a total of 9…
I travel a lot! And sometimes I happen to run into celebrities along the way. It is always quite fun to see someone or sit next to someone famous on the plane. As reported by The New York Times, Donald Trump stayed at a some what surprising choice of hotels in Iowa last week. As…
As reported by Starwood Hotels, SPG has announced today an interesting partnership with TripAdvisor to bring Starwood brand hotels to the TripAdvisor “instant booking platform.” Last year, Marriott too partnered with TripAdvisor in the same way, so perhaps this news makes sense as Marriott and Starwood are to combine this year. TripAdvisor To Partner With…
Yikes! A former Alaska Airlines Pilot has been charged with flying a plane while drunk, as reported by NBC News. David Arntson was arrested and charged with operating a plane while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, a felony which carries up to 15 years in federal prison. Alaska Airlines Pilot Charged Flying Plane Drunk Arntson piloted…
Do you have a flight booked this weekend and are worried about the impending weather? Here is what you can do if you have a flight and it is affected my the winter storms that are set to blast the northeast. The ice and blizzard conditions are sure to impact your travel this weekend, so…