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Hilton and AmEx have once again increased the sign-up bonus to a record high for the Hilton Honors™ Surpass® card – 100,000 points. The former 100K sign-up bonus offer expired at the end of May, but they’ve now brought that back and added a free night award certificate. The card also offers complimentary Honors Gold elite…
Emirates is closing its New York JFK lounge for refurbishments and renovations until early 2018. In an interesting move, the airline says that they will be providing meal vouchers to customers for use in any restaurant across T4. Vouchers will only be provided to those customers who would have had lounge access. It seems the…
Southwest Airlines flew 64 dogs and cats last Tuesday from shelters in Texas to the Helen Woodward Animal Center (HWAC) in San Diego. The relocation was essential as shelters in Texas looked to make room for all the animals displaced by Hurricane Harvey. The best part of this flight of course were all the pictures…
Think about this the next time you dine in the sky… a Malibu woman is suing Delta for $10K for destroying her bottom teeth. TMZ reports that she ordered pita bread with eggplant dipping sauce on a Delta flight in 2015. Apparently, when she went to take a bite, she felt a pebble in her eggplant sauce. …
Florida evacuees have found refuge in two interesting spots…Tampa and Land O’Lakes nudist colonies! Both spots are maintaining their clothing optional policies, though according to their owners, not many people are currently walking around naked, though they are warning that you shouldn’t be shocked if you do see a little more skin than at your…
Much beloved and famed Maho Beach, found at the foot of the runway at St. Maarten’s Princess Juliana International Airport on the Dutch side of the island, has very sadly been devastated by Irma. The airport is extremely popular with tourists and planespotters, who watch aircraft (AF and KL 747s were the big draws when they…
Delta has sent my favorite aircraft, the Boeing 747-400, on a rescue mission to Orlando in order to collect visitors and residents prior to Irma’s arrival. At 12:15pm this afternoon, Delta flight 2517 departed Detroit for Orlando. The flight was scheduled to return to Detroit just one hour later. Despite a 58 minute delay, flight…
The recently opened Grand Hyatt Baha Mar told guests on Tuesday that they will not be allowed to stay on property and would have to evacuate in the event that the hotel is determined to be in the direct path of Hurricane Irma. A copy of the letter from GM Scott Allen was delivered under…
Marriott Rewards and SPG have shared their latest promo offers… Key Dates: Registration: September 6, 2017 – November 30, 2017 Earning Period: September 12, 2017 – January 15, 2018 Marriott Rewards Free Night MegaBonus: By registering for the promotion here, members who complete two paid stays at any participating hotel or resort worldwide within the earning period will earn…
