Booking to Charge Commission on Resort Fees in Major Shakeup for Hotel Revenue by Skift. This is a good first step, one of the reasons why hotels charge mandatory resort fees is to avoid paying commission to online travel agencies. At... Read More →
Taco Bell is taking over a hotel. Here’s why by CNN. Man Dies In Cathay Pacific Lounge, Isn’t Found For Over 17 Hours by OMaaT IATA Suspends Avianca Brasil by Sam Chui. World’s LARGEST JELLO POOL- Can you swim? by... Read More →
Stocked With Artifacts and Fueled by Nostalgia, the New TWA Hotel Finally Opens Today by Ad Week. Shame there is a destination fee, meaning I’ll never ever stay here. An aircraft used by Blade, the ‘Uber for helicopters,’ crashed... Read More →
During a recent TPG podcast there was this interesting nugget from Kate O’Brien (it’s interesting that she says new products rather than product refreshes): We have heard some rumblings of some excitement towards the end of... Read More →
Myanmar pilot safely lands plane on its nose after landing gear failure by Reuters. ResellingDO Reboot Agenda by Tagging Miles. Reselling readers that have attended before have all reported good experiences. The Worst Airline in... Read More →
Sir Richard Branson of Virgin Atlantic ‘interested’ in investing in LIAT by Simple Flying. I wonder how much of this is motivated by necker island? Most Expensive Resort in the World will Cost You $100K per Night by Danny Deal Guru... Read More →
Wells Fargo Botched A Fraud Inquiry. An Innocent Man Landed In Court. by Huffington Post. What to do When Your Swagbucks Don’t Post by Points To Neverland Hilton Honors Points are Getting Stolen through Amazon Purchases by... Read More →
Marriott says Arne Sorenson to remain CEO while being treated for pancreatic cancer by CNBC. Remember that if you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say it at all. Delta Now Charging More Than Half a Roundtrip for Many... Read More →
DEAL DEAD – Ticketmaster discontinues telephone ticket ordering by Miles Per Day. 7-Eleven Launches Beer Delivery In Select US Markets by PYMNTS. Korean Air Removes First Class On 27 Routes by Simple Flying. Not a huge shock... Read More →
Coming Monday 6 May – Ebates 20th Birthday! by Tagging Miles. We will have a dedicated post on this when it goes live, but might be worth holding off on purchases if it’s likely the merchant you’re purchasing from will be... Read More →
How Schwab Ate Wall Street by WSJ. Very interesting read. TIFU by trying to buy an Instant Pot at Target and probably ending up on a terrorist watchlist by Reddit /r/tifu via PF Digest on Twitter. Be careful out there, resellers! ... Read More →
RIP OFF ALERT: Now The InterContinental Los Angeles Downtown Is Charging A ‘Facility Fee’ by Traveling For Miles. The hotel industry has proven time and time again that it’s unable to self regulate when it comes to... Read More →
Freddie awards were on recently. Marriott won the best hotel program, so that should tell you what you need to know about the Freddies. P2P Weakness Exposes Millions of IoT Devices by Krebs On Security. Over the past few days... Read More →
Man thinks the Canary Islands are so overrated that he would rather return to prison than live there any longer by Miles Quest. Southwest CEO calls Delta ‘squatters’ at Dallas Love Field by Biz Journals via MtM What... Read More →
TWA Hotel at JFK Will Have Rooftop Infinity Pool Above the Runway by Danny Deal Guru. I don’t even like plane watching and I still think this looks amazing. Accenture sued over website redesign so bad it Hertz: Car hire biz... Read More →
