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Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel News: September 10, 2013

A brief sampling of industry news that caught my attention today: The United Club “enhancements” I wrote about previously are here. As far as booze, United today launched an expanded premium beverage menu at U.S. club locations, which consists of a wider selection of beer, wine and spirits. This page on Flyertalk has some of…

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Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel News: August 28, 2013

A brief sampling of industry news that caught my attention today: American Airlines briefly had frequent fliers in a panic today, as the airline mistakenly added fuel surcharges to certain AAdvantage award tickets on partner airlines (other than the existing ones you’ll find on British Airways and Iberia). United Airlines will reportedly announce new transpacific…

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Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel News: August 26, 2013

A brief sampling of industry news that caught my attention today: Alaska Airlines inaugurated new Portland-Atlanta nonstop service today, utilizing Boeing 737-800s. The airline is offering double Mileage Plan miles on Portland-Atlanta flights for travel between August 26 – October 31. A passenger aboard an Air India flight allegedly received a shocking message on her…

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Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel News: August 19, 2013

A brief sampling of industry news that caught my attention today: After Friday’s edition of Notable News went out, L.A. Airspace reported that Delta Air Lines will begin chauffeur-driven apron service for its VIPs at LAX airport, a similar perk offered by the airline at Hartsfield-Jackson in Atlanta (ATL). Spirit Airlines will begin new seasonal…

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Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel News: August 12, 2013

A sampling of industry news that caught my attention today: A new United Club at the San Diego airport opens tomorrow, coinciding with United’s move to Terminal 2 West, which includes a new ticketing lobby, baggage claim area, and improved dining and shopping. Check out the size of the globe logo on the club’s entry…

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OFFER HAS ENDED: Up to 30,000 Bonus Starpoints for SPG American Express Cards

[Edited September 3, 2013: This offer has expired and the application links have been removed. I’m leaving the details of the former limited-time offer below for reference.] In the unlikely event you haven’t already seen the posts from other bloggers, American Express has rolled out a limited time offer through September 3, 2013 for both…

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Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel Industry News: January 30, 2013

American’s inaugural of its Boeing 777-300ER occurs tomorrow flying from Dallas to Sao Paulo. We’ve all seen the exterior and interior images from American, but here are some new ones from the Dallas Morning News blog. Sheraton Hotels (part of Starwood) will open 30 new hotels over the next 12 months. Half of the new…

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Notable Airline, Hotel and Travel Industry News: August 23, 2012

Qantas canceled orders for 35 Boeing 787 Dreamliners, valued at $8.5 billion, amid the airline’s first full-year loss since it was privatized in 1995. Qantas isn’t giving up on the revolutionary aircraft, though, and still has options for 50 787-9s. Delta Air Lines seeks to upgrade its 5X weekly Detroit to Beijing service to daily…

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Starwood American Express Credit Card Offering 30,000 Starpoints

[Edited 9/5/12: This offer has now expired and I’ve removed the links.] In the unlikely event you haven’t read about the limited time credit card offer from Starwood and American Express, here it is. If you apply for the card before September 4, 2012, you can earn up to 30,000 bonus Starpoints in the SPG…

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United’s routes, Envoy Class upgrades, Virgin to Philly, Allegiant’s carry-on fee and more airline & travel news

In other airline, hotel and travel industry news last week… United Airlines shifted its Washington Dulles to Buenos Aires flight over to Newark on Friday. They didn’t totally Continental it up, though, as they’re using a legacy United 3-cabin 767 on the route. The airline is also ending service to Accra and Copenhagen later this…

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