A Nigerian woman is suing United Airlines after she was kicked off a flight from Houston to San Francisco. Two years ago Queen Obioma was enroute Lagos, Nigeria ultimately bound for Ontario, Canada where her kids were going to school. Continue reading ...

Nigerian Queen Obioma Sues: United Airlines Kicked Her Off Flight For Her Odor and more...  In This Issue...  Nigerian Queen Obioma Sues: United Airlines Kicked Her Off Flight For Her Odor  US Airlines Finally Declaring Victory, Getting Nothing, and Moving on From Fight Against Gulf Carriers  US Airlines Didn’t Really Make $4.6 Billion in Checked Bag Fees Last Year. Here’s Why.  New Business Class Seat Will Make Flying Safe for Germaphobes  Marriott Thinks They Can Out-Airbnb Airbnb Even Though Their CEO’s Never Tried One  San Francisco Airport Wants to Make Uber Less Convenient, More Costly  Earning Miles for Paying Rent and Two New Hyatts Coming to LAX  More Recent Articles This email contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. Nigerian Queen Obioma Sues: United Airlines Kicked Her Off Flight For Her Odor A Nigerian woman is suing United Airlines after she was kicked off a flight from Houston to San Francisco. Two years ago Queen Obioma was enroute Lagos, Nigeria ultimately bound for Ontario, Canada where her kids were going to school. Continue reading Nigerian Queen Obioma Sues: United Airlines Kicked Her Off Flight For Her Odor...          • Email to a friend • US Airlines Finally Declaring Victory, Getting Nothing, and Moving on From Fight Against Gulf Carriers For three years Delta, United and American have been complaining that despite being heavily subsidized themselves, and protected from foreign competition in the U.S. market, that it's not fair that they should have to compete against Emirates, Etihad, and Qatar. The US airlines finally lost. But the Gulf carriers gave them a way to save face and end the charade. Continue reading US Airlines Finally Declaring Victory, Getting Nothing, and Moving on From Fight Against Gulf Carriers...          • Email to a friend • US Airlines Didn’t Really Make $4.6 Billion in Checked Bag Fees Last Year. Here’s Why. US airlines reported $4.6 billion in checked bag fees in 2017 according to data released by the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. That's often taken to mean money they're making on checked bags. It turns out that's completely wrong. Continue reading US Airlines Didn’t Really Make $4.6 Billion in Checked Bag Fees Last Year. Here’s Why....          • Email to a friend • New Business Class Seat Will Make Flying Safe for Germaphobes On a plane your seat belt buckle may contain germs from the previous passenger. And don't think the airline is sanitizing it between flights. And who knows what happened in the seat before you go tthere? One of the most disgusting places on a plane is the seat pocket in front of you.... Continue reading New Business Class Seat Will Make Flying Safe for Germaphobes...          • Email to a friend • Marriott Thinks They Can Out-Airbnb Airbnb Even Though Their CEO’s Never Tried One Arne Sorenson thinks Marriott can out-Airbnb Airbnb by offering consistency, products, and service. His daughter tried an Airbnb once and assures him there's nothing to worry about there. If this is a growing piece of the market, Marriott needs to be in it. And they think that they can leverage their loyalty program to make it more attractive to customers. Continue reading Marriott Thinks They Can Out-Airbnb Airbnb Even Though Their CEO’s Never Tried One...          • Email to a friend • San Francisco Airport Wants to Make Uber Less Convenient, More Costly San Francisco airport has a new plan to help taxis and punish both Uber and its riders. Now instead of curbside dropoffs and pickups the airport wants to force Uber to use the top floor of the hourly garage. In its own version of Newspeak San Francisco airport calls this "express drop-off and pick-up." Continue reading San Francisco Airport Wants to Make Uber Less Convenient, More Costly...          • Email to a friend • Earning Miles for Paying Rent and Two New Hyatts Coming to LAX 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 Earning Miles for Paying Rent and Two New Hyatts Coming to LAX...          • Email to a friend • More Recent Articles Emirates Says No to Merger With Etihad, Is The Ruling Family of Dubai Telling the Truth? Yours is a Very Bad Hotel — or At Least You Have a Very Bad Desk Clerk New Apple Credit Card – Called Apple Pay – Launching Next Year Opinions expressed here are author's alone, not those of any bank, credit card issuer, airline or hotel chain, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any of these entities.     Safely Unsubscribe • Archives • Preferences • Contact • Subscribe • Privacy Email subscriptions powered by FeedBlitz, LLC • 365 Boston Post Rd, Suite 123 • Sudbury, MA 01776, USA