Right now one of biggest social experiments in the history of corporate America is playing out. There is over a billion dollars behind it. If it works we all win. If it doesn't investors burn through cash. But I don't think many people even realize it's ...

How to Turn Around the Culture of an Airline and more...  In This Issue...  How to Turn Around the Culture of an Airline  Will San Francisco Airport Get a New Sex Shop?  NEW: Earn and Spend United Miles for Gas  Soft Landing From Starwood Platinum to… Starwood Platinum  Mideast Watershed: Mumbai – Israel Flights Can Use Saudi Airspace  Award Sale: Europe Business Class 25,500 Miles Each Way (and Coach From 3200 Points)  More Recent Articles How to Turn Around the Culture of an Airline Right now one of biggest social experiments in the history of corporate America is playing out. There is over a billion dollars behind it. If it works we all win. If it doesn't investors burn through cash. But I don't think many people even realize it's happening. And the results either way have the power to reshape how we think about labor relations in this country (including how we think about unions). Continue reading How to Turn Around the Culture of an Airline...          • Email to a friend •   Will San Francisco Airport Get a New Sex Shop? An Oakland sex shop is trying to open in the San Francisco airport. It's controversial, and it's running into a procedural snag. I see a need for a sex shop landside, before security so you can put stuff in a friend's carry on before they go through the checkpoint and so you can buy something to check as baggage as a standalone item. Continue reading Will San Francisco Airport Get a New Sex Shop?...          • Email to a friend •   NEW: Earn and Spend United Miles for Gas Back in the day frequent flyers and road warriors used to drive past half a dozen gas stations and ten extra miles to the Shell that accepted Diners Club even though the "low fuel" light had been on all day. We do crazy things for points. A signup bonus and up to 3 miles per dollar is great. And both earning and burning points are a decent way to keep miles from expiring, buy gas at BP once every 18 months. At the margin it makes BP competitive with Shell (although neither gas is usually cheapest). Continue reading NEW: Earn and Spend United Miles for Gas...          • Email to a friend •   Soft Landing From Starwood Platinum to… Starwood Platinum In 2016 I spent almost half the year in hotels. I earned Hyatt's top tier status and I earned 100 night Starwood Platinum status. said at the time that I wouldn't hit 100 nights with Starwood again. I just wasn't going to travel as much, and I still wanted to earn top tier with Hyatt too. I also knew that I could keep Starwood Platinum by signing up for the Ritz-Carlton credit card and spending $75,000 on it. Continue reading Soft Landing From Starwood Platinum to… Starwood Platinum...          • Email to a friend •   Mideast Watershed: Mumbai – Israel Flights Can Use Saudi Airspace A month ago I wrote that Saudi Arabia would allow Air India to fly through its airspace to operate Mumbai - Tel Aviv. There was much handwringing at the time and even a denial from the General Authority of Civil Aviation in Riyadh. However there's clearly crack ups in the old order within the Mideast. And now the move has been confirmed by Israel's Prime Minister. Continue reading Mideast Watershed: Mumbai – Israel Flights Can Use Saudi Airspace...          • Email to a friend •   Award Sale: Europe Business Class 25,500 Miles Each Way (and Coach From 3200 Points) Iberia is offering a discount on award redemptions. American Express and Chase points transfer to Iberia. You can also move British Airways points to Iberia if your Iberia account has been open at least 90 days and has had some activity in it. Continue reading Award Sale: Europe Business Class 25,500 Miles Each Way (and Coach From 3200 Points)...          • Email to a friend •   More Recent Articles Passenger Strips Naked and Watches Porn. That's Not Even the Worst Part. American Flight Attendant Pay is a Mess and Why Hooters Air Failed United Passenger Declares Herself God, Tries to Open Door on Flight to Boise Brown Paper Bags: Great for School Lunch and For American Airlines       Safely Unsubscribe • Archives • Preferences • Contact • Subscribe • Privacy Email subscriptions powered by FeedBlitz, LLC • 365 Boston Post Rd, Suite 123 • Sudbury, MA 01776, USA