Southwest and Chase introduced a new more premium credit card product last week that's a nice improvement over their existing cards. I like the line from Southwest's chief marketing officer about the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card, ...

Southwest’s New Premium Credit Card: A Must for Southwest Passengers? and more...  In This Issue...  Southwest’s New Premium Credit Card: A Must for Southwest Passengers?  New TSA Program Assigns Americans Personal Air Marshals Who Report Back if They Board Last or Sleep  Don’t Expect to Be Offered a Can Of Soda Onboard Soon and New Priority Pass Restaurants  Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse Newark Offers Dine on Demand to Priority Pass Guests  Airlines May Sacrifice Aircraft Interior Maintenance But That Doesn’t Make Them Unsafe  Deal of the Year 90,000 Iberia Points Now Transferrable to British Airways – With a Catch  American Airlines Employee Podcast on Providing Better Customer Service  More Recent Articles This email contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. Southwest’s New Premium Credit Card: A Must for Southwest Passengers? Southwest and Chase introduced a new more premium credit card product last week that's a nice improvement over their existing cards. I like the line from Southwest's chief marketing officer about the Southwest Rapid Rewards® Priority Credit Card, it has the 3 Ps… "more perks, more points, and more priority." Southwest Airlines passengers should consider getting it, and existing Southwest credit card customers should consider upgrading to it. Continue reading Southwest’s New Premium Credit Card: A Must for Southwest Passengers?...          • Email to a friend • New TSA Program Assigns Americans Personal Air Marshals Who Report Back if They Board Last or Sleep The Federal Air Marshal Service is arguably the least competent law enforcement agency in the country. Naturally they are part of the TSA, which reportedly has a program to make sure air marshals don't show up tot he airport drunk. No air marshal has ever stopped a terrorist or hijacker since the service was founded in 1962. Although an air marshal did shoot and kill a US citizen in 2005. If something really bad did happen on a flight and an air marshal was onboard they lack the training to do anything about it. Continue reading New TSA Program Assigns Americans Personal Air Marshals Who Report Back if They Board Last or Sleep...          • Email to a friend • Don’t Expect to Be Offered a Can Of Soda Onboard Soon and New Priority Pass Restaurants 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 Don’t Expect to Be Offered a Can Of Soda Onboard Soon and New Priority Pass Restaurants...          • Email to a friend • Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse Newark Offers Dine on Demand to Priority Pass Guests To be sure this is not as extensive as what's offered for Virgin Atlantic passengers. There you might have a burger, a chicken dish, fish option and vegetarian choice. Mac and cheese could be served as croquettes. There would be dessert to order, too. Still servers bringing plated food upon request makes this in my view one of the more refined Priority Pass lounge offerings across their portfolio. Continue reading Virgin Atlantic Clubhouse Newark Offers Dine on Demand to Priority Pass Guests...          • Email to a friend • Airlines May Sacrifice Aircraft Interior Maintenance But That Doesn’t Make Them Unsafe Most of the things that raise concerns for airline passengers aren't safety issues. It's natural for passengers to wonder if seeing broken items in the cabin means that's also how important maintenance are being neglected. Is the aircraft safe? Except U.S. airlines really haven't sacrificed safety even during the toughest times. Continue reading Airlines May Sacrifice Aircraft Interior Maintenance But That Doesn’t Make Them Unsafe...          • Email to a friend • Deal of the Year 90,000 Iberia Points Now Transferrable to British Airways – With a Catch Oh the drama! First Iberia offered up to 90,000 points at a cost of around $300 for booking flights you never even need to take. That's because the points were supposed to post right away, and expire if unused December 1, while flights could even be for next year. Iberia started freezing accounts that took advantage of the promotion and coming up with reasons not to honor the deal for some members. However they honored the deal for most people and even have been unlocking some accounts and continuing to post bonus points. Continue reading Deal of the Year 90,000 Iberia Points Now Transferrable to British Airways – With a Catch...          • Email to a friend • American Airlines Employee Podcast on Providing Better Customer Service American Airlines believes that investing in product, while necessary to keep up, won't be a sustainable advantage. All airlines can buy the same products. So the real competitive advantage has to be culture. The airline does a weekly podcast for employees. This week's episode is about the airline's Elevate Training. Continue reading American Airlines Employee Podcast on Providing Better Customer Service...          • Email to a friend • More Recent Articles Hundreds of United Passengers Stranded Overnight at O'Hare Were Woken at 4am to Take Blankets Back Delta Names Raleigh-Durham Their Next Focus City (Mini-Hub) Filing Europe Flight Delay Claims is Easy and Southwest Disses Wall Street on Seat, Bag Charges 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