Avelo Airlines, the low-cost airline that made a brief foray into becoming an ‘ICE Air’ contractor for controversial deportation flights, allegedly fired its only female Captain after sexist male colleagues and managers labelled her as having a “superior attitude” because she dared to raise safety concerns. Kimberley Duffy, a veteran...

Hertz keeps taking reservations it apparently cannot fill, leaving even its best customers waiting hours for cars, plus why LAX is hemmed in by an endangered butterfly, Aman’s new Texas Hill Country resort, Delta’s uniforms, and more.

​tl;dr – The hotel will enter World of Hyatt as a Category 4 property. Hyatt will soon onboard…

There once was an airline with recognizable assets, steady demand, and a business model that seemed to make sense. The Case For Saving This Airline Doesn’t Add Up It wasn’t supposed to fail. There were aircraft. There were valuable airport positions. There was a known product and a customer base...

Air Canada Aeroplan is changing its award chart again on June 1, and while a few prices go down, this is unmistakably a devaluation. The biggest pain hits long-haul premium cabins, where many of the most useful business and first class partner awards will cost meaningfully more.

We’ve written about this deal before but it appears to be back! It appears to be targeted but if so, it seems widely targeted. Save 30% on Amazon, up to $30 in savings (offers vary), when you you purchase eligible products and use at least 1 cent in Amex Reward...

The number of hotel and resort properties that house multiple brands has been increasing over the years — especially as multinational lodging companies continue to introduce new brands — and this article discusses the advantages and disadvantages to this concept of lodging. I am currently staying at...

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We know that President Trump is working on a plan for the government to bail out Spirit Airlines. The airline hasn’t turned a profit in seven years, and is continuing to hemorrhage money. The idea is to give the airline a $500 million loan, and for that to eventually give...

The White House is trying to justify a $500 million Spirit Airlines rescue by claiming the carrier is somehow essential to national defense, even though Spirit is a failing ultra-low-cost airline with no obvious military necessity.

Emirates President Tim Clark is a bright guy, who really understands branding and passenger experience. So along those lines, he made some comments this week about what we could see from the carrier’s first class in the future, though I’m not taking these claims at face value.

There is a new Chase Offer out that offers 10% back when staying at Hilton brands in the US, capped at $65 in total cash back. Neither my wife nor I have it on any of our cards, so it may be geographically targeted. (h/t DDG) The Deal Earn 10%...

United CEO Scott Kirby says the airline is in talks to buy assets from another carrier, a remark that immediately raises the question of whether he means pieces of Spirit or JetBlue. United has been openly hunting for ways to strengthen weak spots in Florida and New York without waiting...