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Passenger Took An Uber To The Airport—Driver Kept The Trip Running, Increasing Fare 168%
A woman says her Uber driver dropped her at Mexico City’s airport after a 19-minute ride, then sat there with the trip still running for more than an hour. Her $24.56 estimate became a $66.72 charge. She was inside the terminal while the app treated her as though she were...

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Rove’s 130 Miles Per Dollar Software Offer Lets You Buy Points At 3/4ths Of A Cent
There's an offer that earns 130.7 Rove miles per dollar, in other words that lets you buy Rove Miles which can be transferred to a variety of currencies at just three-quarters of a cent apiece. That's an extraordinary rate.

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United Airlines Boeing 777 Makes ‘Steep Descent’ Over the Atlantic After Cockpit Windscreen Cracks at 37,000 Feet
A United Airlines Boeing 777-200 with as many as 276 passengers on board made a “steep descent” as it was flying over the North Atlantic Ocean in the early hours of Saturday morning after the main cockpit windscreen cracked as the plane was flying at approximately 37,000 feet. United flight...

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Marriott Tests An Airline-Style Upgrade Waitlist—Showing Where Your Elite Status Really Puts You
Marriott is testing an airline-style upgrade waitlist in its app. One Titanium member saw themselves second in the queue with zero upgrades available, then watched their position slip to third.
More transparency is better. Airlines publish how they rank-order upgrade requests, while hotels are usually more secretive about it and there...

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Actress Selma Blair Reportedly Punched And Bit Delta Flight Attendants On Flight To New York
Actress Selma Blair was arrested at New York JFK Sunday night after allegedly punching a Delta flight attendant and biting another on a flight from Los Angeles. Two crewmembers reported injuries, and one was taken to a hospital.

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$50 off $300 IHG Booking via Citi Travel (Targeted)
Some Citi cardholders are seeing an offer to save $50 on an IHG hotel booking of $300 or more when booking through Citi Travel. My wife saw this on her Strata Elite before downgrading last week, and it is also available now on her Citi Strata Premier card. Your mileage...
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Drunken Delta Air Lines Passenger Screams At Atlanta Gate Agent After Getting Kicked Off Rome Flight
A woman in a straw hat screams at Delta gate agents at Atlanta's gate F8, leaning over the counter and pointing at employees who remain... remarkably calm. A passenger who says they were on her flight explains that she'd been drunk at the gate, boarded for Rome, and was taken...

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Get paid to visit Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver has one of the most scenic locations of any major city in North America. Ringed by snow-capped mountains and surrounded by water, it’s like the sexy love child of Hong Kong and Alaska. It’s blessed with terrific food, tons of activities, and one of the best urban park systems...

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My Latest Uber Scam: Driver Takes Off Without Me…And I Still Got Charged
I’m really at a loss to explain my latest Uber scam, but I’ve proactively added an additional security layer to ensure it never happens again. My Uber Driver Started The Ride Before Picking Me Up, And Uber Still Charged Me I landed at Chicago O’Hare (ORD) and requested a ride....

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How to earn airline miles & points with Airbnb
If you're in the ever-growing group of travelers who are choosing to book vacation rentals over hotels, it's important you realize that you don't have to pass up on earning miles and points just because your chosen accommodation isn't part of a major corporation.
Sometimes it may take a bit of...

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Should I keep my ultra-premium card to preserve 1:1 point transfers? | Question of the Week Ep18 | 10-12-26
Should I keep my ultra-premium card to preserve 1:1 point transfers? Chuck wrote in with this question, asking: Do you think other banks will do something similar to what Chase did with Hyatt — requiring the highest end card in order to maintain the 1:1 transfer? Will Citi require the...

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QANTAS: Air New Zealand partnership ends in April 2027
Qantas and Air New Zealand are ending their eight-year codeshare partnership. The arrangement ends on 7 April 2027. The change will affect frequent flyers who use Qantas Points, earn Status Credits or enjoy lounge access when travelling domestically within New Zealand. This move comes as Air New Zealand renews its...

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Delta Air Lines Postpones Service to Saudi Arabia
Delta Air Lines has officially announced that its new service to Saudi Arabia has been postponed until at least sometime in March of 2027. Delta Air Lines Postpones Service to Saudi Arabia I received the following message to my e-mail account from Delta Air Lines: Due to evolving developments in...

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Delta scrubs Riyadh route launch – pushes it back to March 2027
In news that should surprise exactly no one, given the attacks on King Khalid Airport in Riyadh as well as attacks in Abha, Delta Air Lines is pulling back the launch of its route to Riyadh in the short term. Delta will delay the planned launch of its nonstop service between...

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Qatar Airways Privilege Club: Earn up to 24,000 bonus Avios on flights to Australia (October 12 Bonus Offer Highlight)
Today's Bonus Offer Highlight is the return of Qatar Airways Privilege Club's bonus for flying to and from Australia. Check out all of the new bonuses added today:

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Southwest Airlines Is Planning An Orlando Airport Lounge—We Now Know 8 Of 11+ Planned Locations
A Southwest source says Orlando will get a lounge as part of the airport expansion. Public documents already include an upstairs airline club and an optional terrace, adding another location to the airline’s emerging lounge network.

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Lufthansa Boeing 747 Aborts Landing After Touchdown At LAX, Narrowly Avoiding A Tail Strike
A Lufthansa Boeing 747 touched down at my home airport of Los Angeles (LAX), then abruptly aborted landing with its tail appearing strikingly close to the runway. The video is quite something, though perhaps not as dramatic as it first appears. Lufthansa 747 Makes Dramatic Go-Around After Touching Down At...

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$50 New Member Referral Bonus With Rakuten
This is your chance to cash in on a $50 new member referral bonus when you sign up as a new member of Rakuten; and you will receive a bonus of $50.00 via referral when you spend a minimum of $50.00 within the first 90 days of your new membership,...











































