The Marriott Rewards frequent guest loyalty program will award American Airlines AAdvantage frequent flier loyalty program miles to members of both programs on qualifying transactions at 3,700 hotel properties worldwide — and you can also choose to convert Marriott Rewards frequent guest loyalty program points to American Airlines AAdvantage frequent flier loyalty program miles at the following transfer rates...
FlyerTalk Poll Results: Has Delta CEO Earned Compensation Increase of 42%?
June 15, 2013 by Brian Cohen
The compensation package for Richard Anderson — chief executive officer of Delta Air Lines — reportedly increased from $8.9 million in 2011 to almost $12.6 million. FlyerTalk members were polled over a period of 30 days as to whether or not they believe that Richard Anderson deserves and has earned increased compensation — and the results are as follows...
50% Bonus on Purchase or Gifting of Priority Club Points
June 13, 2013 by Brian Cohen
When you purchase or gift up to a maximum of 50,000 Priority Club Rewards frequent guest loyalty program points through June 23, 2013, you will receive a bonus of 50 percent additional Priority Club Rewards frequent guest loyalty program points. You may purchase your Priority Club Rewards frequent guest loyalty program points in increments of 1,000 as follows...
Hand-Written Note Results in Flight From Cairo to New York Diverted to Scotland
June 16, 2013 by Brian Cohen
A Boeing 777-300 aircraft operating as EgyptAir flight 985 on its way from Cairo to New York was diverted to Prestwick Airport near Glasgow while being escorted by fighter jets from the Royal Air Force of the United Kingdom in response to a hand-written note found in a lavatory by the sink aboard the airplane. The note — written with...
Turkish Airlines to Cut Comfort Class: What Is the Future of Premium Economy?
June 15, 2013 by Brian Cohen
According to various reports, Turkish Airlines has announced that it will remove the Comfort Class cabin from its its fleet of Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. The reasons for the failure of the implementation of the Turkish Airlines version of premium economy class include...
Has the FDA Inspected the Aircraft on Which You Are a Passenger?
June 13, 2013 by Brian Cohen
Did you know that the Food and Drug Administration — an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services of the United States tasked with protecting and promoting public health through the regulation and supervision of food safety, amongst other responsibilities — has jurisdiction over certain aspects of the inspection, compliance, certification, enforcement and criminal investigations over interstate carriers and their support facilities? Interstate carriers includes commercial airlines — and their past history with...
Free Rental Car Day: Thrifty Giveth, and Thrifty Taketh Away
June 15, 2013 by Brian Cohen
I received an e-mail message from Thrifty Car Rental last night congratulating me that I have earned a FREE rental day through Blue Chip Rewards, as shown in the screen shot below...
Airplane Window Shade Controversy: Raised or Lowered?
June 14, 2013 by Brian Cohen
A ongoing debate which has caused as much angst amongst FlyerTalk members as armrests and reclining seats is the proper etiquette regarding the window shades aboard aircraft: who gets to determine whether the window shade is raised or lowered? Some FlyerTalk members believe that...
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Girl Identified as a Unicorn With a Toy Passport at Turkish Customs — and Passes Through Successfully
June 13, 2013 by Brian Cohen
Imagine being able to enter a country with a toy passport while being identified by customs agents as a purple unicorn. You might think “Yeah, right — that’ll be the day...when unicorns fly”, but that is apparently what happened at Antalya Airport in Turkey to a nine-year-old girl from South Wales when she was traveling with her parents on vacation. The passport...
