What would you do if you get, multiple times, credit for someone else’s flight?

serfty asks if there is historical reasons why the Americas have a different luggage allowance rule from the rest of the world.

Applications for Talk Board are invited now and until 1 November.

Unclear what Talk Board does? Check out the TalkBoard Topics forum. The last election forums (from 2005 and 2006) may also come in handy.

Who or what is Porter, and why is Air Canada being sued for $850,000,000?

Find out in the Porter sues Air Canada for $850M thread.

…but who nose what went on in your hotel room before you picked this hotel and checked in?

What may have caused FlyerTalk member bankingconsultant to possibly exclaim “Oh, sheet!!!” after inspecting what was on the bed on which bankingconsultant was about to lie down?

You might have already sniffed out the clues, but you may want to read the I’ve seen a lot, but boogers all over the bedsheets? thread. It really blows.

WARNING: If you are easily squeamish or get sick easily, you may be advised to avoid reading the content of this thread, especially around meal time…

Perhaps L’amico lei può risparmiare un Euro? may not be the best way to say Buddy, can you spare a Euro? in Italian, but the financial problems in which the airline known as Alitalia is experiencing is certainly well-known to many FlyerTalk members.

The Alitalia’s financial difficulties thread discusses the problems with Alitalia in detail as well as offers potential solutions.

One controversial solution posted by Italian FlyerTalk member SEAUAKID suggests that Alitalia should be shut down altogether.

Do you agree? Can you think of how the woes of Alitalia can best be solved?

This could happen at an airport near you.

It is already happening at other airports, such as one in Moscow.

This is all due to a security screening technology known as backscatter.

While it is certainly not the first thread on FlyerTalk to discuss backscatter technology, you may want to read the Backscatter (aka nude x-ray) for further details.

I do not believe you get paid for spontaneously starring in your own impromptu nudie show…

Does anyone else even know what is Travelgoop and for what it is used?

No, it is not what airlines serve to you as your meal.

No, it is not that foul-smelling stuff found in the bathroom of your hotel room if housekeeping did not do a good-enough job of cleaning the room.

No, it is not that sticky gunk you find under the seat of your rental car.

Find out here.

I am not revealing any details here on how to redeem 25,000 Starwood Preferred Guest Starpoints into three free round-trip flights on Southwest Airlines.

Instead, you will need to please read the Here’s a way to Convert 25K Starpoints into 3 Free SWA Roundtrips thread.

You are now free to move about the country – three times, in fact.

The International Bar Association’s annual conference includes a panel on loyalty programs. Check out the questions and answers posted in this thread.