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Emirates New First Class Update and Free CLEAR Identity Protection and more...  In This Issue...  Emirates New First Class Update and Free CLEAR Identity Protection  Hilton Brings Back Double Points Starting May 1  Singapore Imposes Big Restrictions on Sale of Uber Southeast Asia  REPORT: Emirates Cutting Flight Attendant Staffing and Service  Watch a Baggage Handler Stealing from a Passenger’s Luggage  On the Spot Fines for Drunk Passengers and Cheaper Awards for Infants  10,000 Bonus Miles for a 3 Day Avis Car Rental  American Delays Plan for Free Alcohol in Extra Legroom Coach  EPA Administrator Went on Taxpayer-Funded Delta Mileage Runs  Qatar Airways Taking Revenge On American? Emirates New First Class Update and Free CLEAR Identity Protection A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading Emirates New First Class Update and Free CLEAR Identity Protection...          • Email to a friend •   Hilton Brings Back Double Points Starting May 1 Hilton's current promotion runs through April 30 and they're not missing a beat with their new one. Hilton will offer double points on every stay (not of this 'starting with your second or third stay' stuff) between May 1 and August 31. Continue reading Hilton Brings Back Double Points Starting May 1...          • Email to a friend •   Singapore Imposes Big Restrictions on Sale of Uber Southeast Asia On March 26 we learned that Uber was selling its Southeast Asia business to Grab and shutting down operations in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Vietnam in two weeks. Singapore's competition regulators stepped in to halt the sale. Continue reading Singapore Imposes Big Restrictions on Sale of Uber Southeast Asia...          • Email to a friend •   REPORT: Emirates Cutting Flight Attendant Staffing and Service Emirates still offers angled business class seats on most of its Boeing 777s (and they have more 777s than A380s). They're cutting back flying to many destinations based on demand. They've cut many service elements of their inflight product and sought to monetize things like lounge access. And now just like American Airlines reduced flight attendant staffing on its Boeing 777-200s, treating premium economy as just a part of regular economy, Emirates too is reducing onboard staffing. Continue reading REPORT: Emirates Cutting Flight Attendant Staffing and Service...          • Email to a friend •   Watch a Baggage Handler Stealing from a Passenger’s Luggage A baggage handler in Phuket, Thailand rifles through someone's luggage and ultimately steals a bluetook speaker off of a flight bound for Singapore on October 10. The theft was filmed, police arrested him, and he returned the speaker. Continue reading Watch a Baggage Handler Stealing from a Passenger’s Luggage...          • Email to a friend •   On the Spot Fines for Drunk Passengers and Cheaper Awards for Infants A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading On the Spot Fines for Drunk Passengers and Cheaper Awards for Infants...          • Email to a friend •   10,000 Bonus Miles for a 3 Day Avis Car Rental Back in 2008 I was earning 9999 Delta miles per one day car rental. That same year Mrp alert who shares a birthday with me earned 100,000 miles in 45 days renting cars. Those days are long gone but Avis will currently give you 10,000 SAS EuroBonus miles for a 3 day rental. Continue reading 10,000 Bonus Miles for a 3 Day Avis Car Rental...          • Email to a friend •   American Delays Plan for Free Alcohol in Extra Legroom Coach In September American announced plans to roll out additional benefits for Main Cabin Extra seats that have more legroom than regular coach. They'd offer dedicated overhead bins and free alcohol. The plan was for the beer, wine, and spirits to begin in the spring. But after a listening tour of employees they've pushed this back to summer. Continue reading American Delays Plan for Free Alcohol in Extra Legroom Coach...          • Email to a friend •   EPA Administrator Went on Taxpayer-Funded Delta Mileage Runs During this morning's Delta earnings call we learned that SkyMiles revenue growth contributed more than an incremental $80 million to the carrier during the previous quarter. How much of this is due to the EPA Administrator is not clear, however. Continue reading EPA Administrator Went on Taxpayer-Funded Delta Mileage Runs...          • Email to a friend •   Qatar Airways Taking Revenge On American? Qatar Airways tried to buy into American Airlines. However American's CEO Doug Parker took umbrage at the move. Now Qatar is investing in an airline that's going to move to DFW. 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