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Baggage Handler Fired After Writing Obscene Message On Baby’s Suitcase
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading Baggage Handler Fired After Writing Obscene Message On Baby’s Suitcase...
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New Rules For Americans Traveling To Brazil Mean You Shouldn’t Go
Starting January 10, 2024 Brazil will require Americans, Canadians, and Australians to obtain a visa for entry to the country. The cost will be approximately $80 and allow multiple entry for 10 years (Canadians and Australians only get 5 years). They will require you to provide them...
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View from the Wing
Baggage Handler Fired After Writing Obscene Message On Baby’s Suitcase
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading Baggage Handler Fired After Writing Obscene Message On Baby’s Suitcase...
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View from the Wing
New Rules For Americans Traveling To Brazil Mean You Shouldn’t Go
Starting January 10, 2024 Brazil will require Americans, Canadians, and Australians to obtain a visa for entry to the country. The cost will be approximately $80 and allow multiple entry for 10 years (Canadians and Australians only get 5 years). They will require you to provide them...
TravelUpdate
Spend $6,000, Earn 3 free nights at Marriott with this offer
With this limited time offer, you'll earn a welcome bonus of 3 free night certificates (valued at a maximum of 50,000 points per night).
The Bulkhead Seat
Marriott Opens Its 500th Luxury Property With 24 More Coming in 2024
Marriott has a portfolio filled with some of the most luxurious hotels around the… The post Marriott Opens Its 500th Luxury Property With 24 More Coming in 2024 appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.
Frequent Floaters
Leaving Soon: A Trio of Limited-Time Welcome Offers
We wrote last week about a bunch of limited-time travel credit card welcome promotions. Some have expiration dates, others don’t. Well, we’re about to scratch three cards off our list. The three Southwest Rapid Rewards personal/consumer credit cards offers all expire this coming Monday, December 11, 2023. All three offer...
Eye of the Flyer
Woman Confronted By Another Passenger for Watching a Steamy Movie During a Flight
Things got a little too hot for at least one passenger during a flight. Airline passenger “Jess” (apparently not her real name) flew from Bali to Sydney, Australia. Like many of us, she opted to watch some filmed entertainment. Jess told Australia’s Kidspot that she “checked whether there might be...
One Mile at a Time
Report: Thai Airways Plans Big Boeing 787 Order
For quite some time, there have been rumors that Thai Airways was in negotiations with both Airbus and Boeing over a new wide body aircraft order, with the focus being on the Airbus A350 or Boeing 787. It looks like Thai Airways is closer to making a decision, and that...
View from the Wing
AirAsia CEO Chooses To Fly Rival Singapore Airlines Instead Of His Own Carrier
The experience on low cost carrier AirAsia is so bad their CEO flies Singapore Airlines? Tony Fernandes says the reason is because his flights were full, three in a row, and he couldn’t get a seat – and didn’t want to bump paying passengers. So he was humble bragging. Fernandes,...
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Strawberry Hotels: 5,000 points discount on reward nights in the Nordics
Strawberry Hotels has a new discount offer on reward nights, or as they call them Bonus Nights for stays at over 100 of their locations in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Lithuania. This is the chain’s first discounted reward offer since changing their name from Nordic Choice to Strawberry earlier...
Live and Let’s Fly
Great Coffee In Sydney, Australia
The Australian coffee culture is second to none in terms of quality, though I just got a brief taste of it on my recent to trip to Sydney. Best Coffee Sydney Australia My problem was too much good coffee on planes and hotels made my coffee excursion into Sydney’s CBD...
The Bulkhead Seat
Disgusting: Man Cooks Shrimp and Potatoes in Delta Lavatory Sink
This has got to be one of the most nauseating things I have seen… The post Disgusting: Man Cooks Shrimp and Potatoes in Delta Lavatory Sink appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
US Marshal Accused of Drunkeness and Serious Misconduct On Delta Air Flight to London Where He Was Needed to Extradite a Wanted Person
A deputy US Marshal who was traveling to London to extradite a man wanted in the United States was arrested on arrival at Heathrow Airport after he was accused of being drunk during the flight and causing an inflight disturbance. The Marshal was also accused of sexual assault during the...
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Buy United Miles with up to 100% bonus or $0.0188 per mile
You can buy United miles with a bonus. Check out what the latest bonus is, how to use them, and why it could be a great way to fly in a great cabin for a discount. The post Buy United Miles with up to 100% bonus or $0.0188 per mile appeared...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Man Gets Busted Trying to Smuggle a Prairie Dog and Two Otters In His Pants at Bangkok Airport
A Taiwanese man has been arrested at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport after he was busted trying to smuggle a prairie dog and two otters in his pants, Newsflash reports. The 22-year-old tourist was stopped by security officers before he could board his flight to Taipei after they became suspicious about the...
One Mile at a Time
Register Now: Hilton Honors “Points Plus” Promo Early 2024
Hilton Honors does an amazing job with its global promotions. While the program’s current promotion is valid for stays through the end of the year, Hilton has now opened registration for its first promotion of 2024. Let’s first recap the details of the current promotion, and then look at the...
2PAXfly
QANTAS: Seeks to codeshare with Garuda. Sydney Airport, Virgin Australia and others not happy
Back in September, Qantas applied to the International Air Services Commission (IASC) to codeshare flights with Garuda Airlines for flights between Sydney and Melbourne and Jakarta and Denpasar, Bali. Background Let’s take a step back. First, I’ll explain who IASC is. They are an Australian statutory authority that allocates ‘capacity...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Buy United MileagePlus Miles With Up To 100% Bonus Until December 22 (1.88 Cents Per Point)
For a limited time, United Airlines MileagePlus is selling miles with a maximum bonus of up to 100%. This is a tiered bonus offer, so you’ll earn the biggest bonus when you buy at least 45,000 miles, although there are also options to earn a bonus of 25%, 50% or...
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Millennium Hotels 12.12 Exclusive Offer – Up to 24% off and 4x points
Millennium Hotels & Resorts are celebrating 12.12 with a great discount and bonus points offer for stays at many of their hotels in Asia. Simply book these offers by December 14, 2023: Southeast Asia 24% Off on Rooms: Experience our elegant rooms and suites at a special 24% discount. Quadruple...
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Man Who Caused Bomb Threat Diversion On Breeze Airways Flight Was Arguing With His Ex-Girlfriend Who Had Just Broken Up With Him
A man who caused a bomb threat emergency onboard a Breeze Airways flight from Orlando to Rhode Island on Tuesday was arguing with his ex-girlfriend, who had just broken up with him, a new criminal complaint alleges. Evan Sims, 41, of Rhode Island, has been charged with maliciously making a...
Frequent Miler
Free stay at Conrad Las Vegas / Resorts World via Ocean Prime status match
I’ve written numerous times about the free cruises one can get through casino status matching, but this week I finally got a chance to put another match benefit to use and I’m pretty excited about it: with my Ocean Prime status (which can be had by starting with a credit...
The Shutterwhale
Hilton Honors Global Promotion – Earn 2K Points Per Stay + 500 Points with Digital Key (1 January 2024 to 1 May 2024)
Earn 2,000 bonus Hilton Honors points and an additional 500 bonus points with a Digital Key on every eligible stay consumed between 01 January 2024 and 01 May 2024 - register now!
The Gate with Brian Cohen
New York Congestion Pricing Rates Revealed — Plus Other Details
Members of the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority overwhelmingly voted to approve congestion pricing in the city of New York yesterday morning, Wednesday, December 6, 2023. New York congestion pricing rates were revealed as well, pertaining to what entering Manhattan south of East 60 Street and West 60 Street...
Frequent Miler
Hilton Honors Q1 Promo: 2000 points on each stay, 500 extra to use a digital key
Hilton Honors has announced its first promotion of 2024, which will run between January 1, 2024 and May 1st, 2024. Members who register will earn 2000 bonus points on all stays during the promotion period with an additional 500 points per stay when you use a digital key. There is...
The Bulkhead Seat
Marriott Opens Its 500th Luxury Property With 24 More Coming in 2024
Marriott has a portfolio filled with some of the most luxurious hotels around the… The post Marriott Opens Its 500th Luxury Property With 24 More Coming in 2024 appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.
Frequent Floaters
Leaving Soon: A Trio of Limited-Time Welcome Offers
We wrote last week about a bunch of limited-time travel credit card welcome promotions. Some have expiration dates, others don’t. Well, we’re about to scratch three cards off our list. The three Southwest Rapid Rewards personal/consumer credit cards offers all expire this coming Monday, December 11, 2023. All three offer...
Eye of the Flyer
Woman Confronted By Another Passenger for Watching a Steamy Movie During a Flight
Things got a little too hot for at least one passenger during a flight. Airline passenger “Jess” (apparently not her real name) flew from Bali to Sydney, Australia. Like many of us, she opted to watch some filmed entertainment. Jess told Australia’s Kidspot that she “checked whether there might be...
One Mile at a Time
Report: Thai Airways Plans Big Boeing 787 Order
For quite some time, there have been rumors that Thai Airways was in negotiations with both Airbus and Boeing over a new wide body aircraft order, with the focus being on the Airbus A350 or Boeing 787. It looks like Thai Airways is closer to making a decision, and that...
View from the Wing
AirAsia CEO Chooses To Fly Rival Singapore Airlines Instead Of His Own Carrier
The experience on low cost carrier AirAsia is so bad their CEO flies Singapore Airlines? Tony Fernandes says the reason is because his flights were full, three in a row, and he couldn’t get a seat – and didn’t want to bump paying passengers. So he was humble bragging. Fernandes,...
Frequent Flyer Bonuses
Strawberry Hotels: 5,000 points discount on reward nights in the Nordics
Strawberry Hotels has a new discount offer on reward nights, or as they call them Bonus Nights for stays at over 100 of their locations in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Lithuania. This is the chain’s first discounted reward offer since changing their name from Nordic Choice to Strawberry earlier...
Live and Let’s Fly
Great Coffee In Sydney, Australia
The Australian coffee culture is second to none in terms of quality, though I just got a brief taste of it on my recent to trip to Sydney. Best Coffee Sydney Australia My problem was too much good coffee on planes and hotels made my coffee excursion into Sydney’s CBD...
The Bulkhead Seat
Disgusting: Man Cooks Shrimp and Potatoes in Delta Lavatory Sink
This has got to be one of the most nauseating things I have seen… The post Disgusting: Man Cooks Shrimp and Potatoes in Delta Lavatory Sink appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.