Look for hotel and other lodging prices to seriously increase in the coming months to take advantage of “record” travel based on airline advance bookings — make your lodging reservations NOW before room prices take off!!!!!!!
American Airlines’ motto of, “Caring for Passengers on Life’s Journey,” apparently draws a hard line on “life” when a passenger was denied bringing her mother’s ashes aboard the plane when overhead bin space was limited. Gate agents began yelling at her to check her — highly personal item — and even threatened to have her arrested when she began filming the interaction.
Could be — they are building a major work campus in the DENVER Airport area and have told over 5,000 current employees to expect a new work location … we’ll see?
Alaska is doing something special for their million milers: luggage tags made from the metal of former Alaska Airlines planes. Good idea — as long as the planes aren’t flying anymore???
Chase travel had $8 billion in sales in 2022 with 40% growth in number of customers purchasing travel through their portal. They have had public goals to hit $10 billion in sales in 2024 and $15 billion in sales by 2025. Chase Travel believes they’ll pass American Express and become the third largest travel agency behind Expedia and Booking.com within two years. Last year they were less than 8% behind.
A study, conducted by New York Travel Guides, compared data from more than 500 small towns across America and ranked them according to three main criteria: the popularity of the town in the winter, the weather and the seasonal activities available. The resulting list of 110 places is a guide to the most winter-friendly destinations to visit this season.
https://newyorktravelguides.com/coziest-winter-towns-in-america/
The Hyatt Place, such as the one at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris, has told guests that housekeeping is not an option, but instead you can choose to receive points, a drink at the bar, or plant a tree at the hotel. Wonder if you have to bring your own gardening equipment???
