According to Reuters, the Trump’s administration will drop a plan by his predecessor to require airlines to pay passengers cash compensation when U.S. flight disruptions are caused by carriers, in a setback for aviation consumer advocates. In December, the U.S. Department of Transportation under then-President Joe Biden sought public comment on the rulemaking process about […]
I recently read an article on Reddit.com in which a passenger had their baby stroller gate checked when they boarded a flight. It ended up damaged with a broken handle. It turned out that it was basically useless. Uppababy makes a really good stroller that costs a small fortune. They stand by their products with
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Orkin just released it 2025 Top 50 Bed Bug Cities List. Chicago remains the number one bed bug city for the fifth consecutive year. I guess congratulations are in order. The rankings are compiled based on the number of bed bug treatments Orkin performed in metropolitan areas for both residential and commercial properties between May
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I read an article of View From The Wing describing how a passenger who arrived 50 minutes before his flight time was denied check in privileges and then had his ticket cancelled. The quick story was this passenger at Orlando Melbourne Airport arrived for an American Airlines Flight 50 minutes before his flight’s scheduled departure.
Interesting Question of the Day: Is an airline responsible if someone steals your carryon from the overhead bin? Recently on the Delta Reddit page, a passenger had her carry-on taken by another passenger. It seems that this other passenger took her bag by accident and he left his bag instead. In the end, they will
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For flying veterans, once you understand the airline rule for flying with kids, it becomes second nature. The real challenge is for the first time parents who travel. It is always a challenge to fly with children especially with infants. The logistics themselves can be daunting. It is always amazing how much stuff and gear
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We were on a trip to a Marriott property in Mexico and we were offered a significant discount on our trip if we sat through a 90-minute timeshare presentation. As you would expect, they pitched it as a great financial opportunity to enjoy a vacation at a discount rate. Our sales rep even said that
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An interesting story was posted on the Marriott Reddit page relating to a hotel trying to incentivize its guest to check out early (by 10:00 AM). This Marriott Hotel offered between 1,000 and 3,000 points if you agreed to check out early. Marriott Bonvoy points have a value of $.008 per point so that equates
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I found on the Marriott Reddit page, a story about Hilton offering the option for $10 to reserve a room far from the elevator or close to the elevator. I was thinking this is some joke on Hilton since it was on the Marriott page. But a found a post on a Hilton page from
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We saw on Gate Access that the TSA will be phasing out the requirement to remove your show to go through the security check points at airports. Gate Access believes the coming change is due to politics, not security. Following complaints from Congress, TSA is making changes to expedite screening. Hopefully, for their sake to
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