The Points Guy ✈ What You Can Do When Your Airline Goes Belly Up & More Daily News From TPG ✈

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From: The Points Guy - Tuesday Oct 02, 2018 01:12 pm
✈ What You Can Do When Your Airline Goes Belly Up & More Daily News From TPG ✈
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TODAY'S POSTS: 
- What You Can Do When Your Airline Goes Belly Up  
- Delta Integrates CarePod Technology to Better Monitor and Track Pet Travel  
- The Best Ways to Get to Hawaii Using Points and Miles  
- Chipotle Rewards Loyalty Program Launches in Select Markets  
- United 1K Members Speak up About 2019 Policy Changes  
- Virgin Atlantic Adding Carrier Surcharges to Delta-Operated Award Flights  
- The First Indigenous Woman to Start an Airline Talks Planes, Routes and Peanuts  
- Is It Worth Spending $75k on the SPG Luxury Card to Earn Platinum Status?  
- Amex Offer: Get 1,500 Bonus Points on Gas Purchases (Targeted)  
- American Airlines Selects New Employee Uniforms 

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What You Can Do When Your Airline Goes Belly Up

By Mike Cetera on Oct 02, 2018 08:30 am
There are many unanswered questions left in the wake of an airline’s collapse. The latest example is Primera Air — the Danish low-cost airline suspended operations in anticipation of filing for bankruptcy. The most pressing question for ticketed passengers may be, what now? How do I get home and how can I get reimbursed? The first thing you ...
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Delta Integrates CarePod Technology to Better Monitor and Track Pet Travel

By Darren Murph on Oct 02, 2018 08:00 am
There has unfortunately been no shortage of tragedies involving pets on airplanes. Between heat, unfamiliar surroundings triggering stress and an inconsistent approach to handling, it’s understandable for pet owners to be anxious when leaning on an airline to get the furriest member of their family from one place to another. Delta’s taking its responsibility in ...
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The Best Ways to Get to Hawaii Using Points and Miles

By Andrew Kunesh on Oct 02, 2018 07:00 am
From Waikiki Beach to the Road to Hana, Hawaii truly has something for everyone. While each of the Hawaiian islands has its own unique flare, all have pristine beaches, stunning natural beauty and the promise of a relaxing holiday that doesn’t require a passport or international travel. Planning a trip to The Aloha State? More ...
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Chipotle Rewards Loyalty Program Launches in Select Markets

By Darren Murph on Oct 02, 2018 06:00 am
It’s official: Loyalty programs have moved well beyond airlines and hotels, and in turn, the food industry will never be the same. Starbucks, Pizza Hut and even Chick-fil-A are luring patrons back into stores with the promise of free grub after spending a certain amount, and starting this month, yet another mainstay is getting in ...
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United 1K Members Speak up About 2019 Policy Changes

By Katherine Fan on Oct 01, 2018 08:00 pm
United announced last week that the airline is raising its qualification requirements for its highest tier of elite status, United 1K. Beginning Jan. 1, 2019, United 1K travelers will now have to spend $15,000 Premier Qualifying Dollars (PQDs), up from the current $12,000 PQD requirement. Furthermore, business or first-class tickets booked in “P” class will ...
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Virgin Atlantic Adding Carrier Surcharges to Delta-Operated Award Flights

By Darren Murph on Oct 01, 2018 07:40 pm
We’re hoping it’s yet another IT glitch, or just a temporary mishap, but those who have attempted to book Delta-operated flights via Virgin Atlantic’s Flying Club today are being greeted with grotesque fuel surcharges. While the program has long tacked on outrageously high surcharges for Delta-operated flights to and from the United Kingdom, flights outside of ...
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The First Indigenous Woman to Start an Airline Talks Planes, Routes and Peanuts

By Michael Y. Park on Oct 01, 2018 07:00 pm
At the age of 30, Teara Fraser, a Métis woman living in British Columbia, took a flight that changed her life. She immediately enrolled in flying classes, got her pilot license and began flying for a living. Now 47, she just made history by becoming the first indigenous woman in Canada to start her own ...
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Is It Worth Spending $75k on the SPG Luxury Card to Earn Platinum Status?

By Ethan Steinberg on Oct 01, 2018 06:45 pm
The recently released Starwood Preferred Guest® American Express Luxury Card is the second premium co-branded hotel card in the Amex portfolio, following the Hilton Honors Aspire Card from American Express. Despite the high $450 annual fee that you’d incur on each card, both are loaded with perks to make your Marriott/SPG/Ritz-Carlton or Hilton stays more ...
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Amex Offer: Get 1,500 Bonus Points on Gas Purchases (Targeted)

By Emily McNutt on Oct 01, 2018 06:30 pm
Is your gas tank running on E? You could be able to get some bonus Amex Membership Rewards points just for filling up. American Express is targeting some cardholders with a new offer to get 500 Membership Rewards points after spending $35+ on gas. You can earn the 500 bonus points up to three times ...
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American Airlines Selects New Employee Uniforms

By Caroline Schagrin on Oct 01, 2018 06:15 pm
After American Airlines had a disastrous uniform rollout in 2016 that resulted in lawsuits, the airline will be debuting new uniforms by the end of 2019. The new uniforms offer a wide selection of shirts and scarves, designed with deep blues, purples and reds. American allowed its employees to select their uniforms and held a ...
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