United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz will put his money where his mouth is and pledged to be on board the first Boeing 737 Max flight after it’s been cleared to take off again by the FAA.
Munoz made this promise at the annual United Airlines shareholder meeting in an effort to reassure customers about the aircraft.
Radisson Rewards today launched their “Discover More Staying Power” bonus points promotion for stays consumed between May 27 – August 31, 2019.
Members can earn 3,000 bonus points per night starting from the second stay during the promotional period.
Marriott Bonvoy has now launched Escapes that replaces Last Minute Escapes that were available for the past few months. Marriott previously had eBreaks while SPG had its own Hot Escapes.
Members save 20% while the non-member discount is capped at 15%. These Escapes are valid 7 days a week at resorts and Friday to Sunday at city hotels. You must book them by Sunday. Escapes are available for bookings every other week.
Today’s Airfare of the Day goes to Xiamen Airlines and their business class excursion round trip fares between Los Angeles and Sydney.
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Hilton Honors is bringing back the Lawn Days with Live Nation that allows members to redeem 5,000 for each ticket at select music events throughout the US.
Lawn Days are held at close to 30 cities across the US and Hilton Honors has also launched sweepstakes that allows the winner to enjoy 5-day trip to one of the events with airfare and accommodation paid.
Aegean Miles+Bonus program has launched new sale for buying their miles at 40% bonus through May 27, 2019.
Members with at least one credited flight can buy up to 50,000 miles before any possible bonuses during their membership year or from their last tier upgrade/retain. Those that have no activity can buy maximum of 30,000 miles.
Fairmont, now Le Club AccorHotels participating, has for years offered great deals for stays at select hotels for the next couple of months.
Fairmont has now released new “Great Rates Great Dates” deals for stays through July 31, 2019 that must be booked by May 30.
American Airlines has escalated their feud with unions representing their mechanics and has filed a lawsuit accusing them of coordinating an “illegal slowdown” of maintenance operations.
American alleges that there is a pattern of behavior proving the mechanics are sabotaging the company by taking extraordinarily long time to complete repairs and refusing to work overtime.
It’s been quite some time now since the big properties in Las Vegas started charging both Casino and Hotel guests for parking, something that has always been complimentary in Las Vegas.
The fees have now gotten out of hand especially for short term parking and while low by other city standards they are certainly annoying especially since said hotels also charge resort fees.
United Airlines has launched new MileagePlus buy miles bonus sale that is valid through June 1, 2019. You can check your personal bonus offer on United’s website here.
United Airlines has promotions every month for buying miles, but they all max out at a 100% bonus or a 50% discount (exactly the same offer because United usually limits the number of miles one can purchase per year including any possible bonuses to 175K).
Le Club AccorHotels launched on Monday last week their up to 40% off worldwide breakfast inclusive Super Sale for stays from July 12 to September 1, 2019. This sale is valid through July 11, 2020 for hotels in Asia-Pacific. The booking window for this offer is about to close.
The discount for Le Club AccorHotels members is 30% off and Accor Plus members are eligible for an additional 10% off (total 40%) in Asia-Pacific. You must book this offer by May 24.
There was an interesting filing this week by DOT that had combined two complaints against American Airlines into one.
Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) claimed that American Airlines violates Air Carrier Access Act when it doesn’t allow passengers with allergies to board early in order to wipe seating areas. The second complaint dealt with peanut allergy.
Hilton Honors has launched on Monday their 50% off Flash Sale for stays in Japan, Korea and Guam through September 30, 2019.
The sale is valid only for 100 hours and ends at 4PM JST on May 24, 2019. If you are booking from Europe or the Americas, the sale really ends day early due to the time difference.
Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) launched Eastern Explorer Rewards with China Eastern Airlines in December 2016 (read more here) and the program was closed for new sign ups on July 15, 2018.
Now, Marriott Bonvoy has sent out an email for members of this programs and posted a note on the partnership page that Eastern Explorer Rewards will end effective May 26, 2019.
