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TSA Says They’re Not Following Ordinary Americans. That’s Not True. and more...  In This Issue...  TSA Says They’re Not Following Ordinary Americans. That’s Not True.  Chik-fil-A Elite Status and Airline Applies to Become an Insurance Company  New Travel Scam: Stealing From Passenger Bags in the Overhead  Marriott-Starwood Merger Day: Quit Gnashing Teeth  How Many Points Should You Transfer to Korean Before Chase Loses Them as a Partner Next Week?  Secret Shopping the New Chase Sapphire Banking and Pay to Upgrade Priority Pass Lounge Access  More Recent Articles This email contains references to products from one or more of our advertisers. TSA Says They’re Not Following Ordinary Americans. That’s Not True. A TSA official gave a deposition stating they do "not perform intelligence collection on passengers at airports." So add giving false testimony to the litany of behaviors we let slide at TSA. Continue reading TSA Says They’re Not Following Ordinary Americans. That’s Not True....          • Email to a friend • Chik-fil-A Elite Status and Airline Applies to Become an Insurance Company 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 Chik-fil-A Elite Status and Airline Applies to Become an Insurance Company...          • Email to a friend • New Travel Scam: Stealing From Passenger Bags in the Overhead Don't put your most important items such as money and passports in the overhead bin if you can avoid it. Not every seat allows bags at your feet, but computers should go there at least during flight and check that everything is in place immediately once it's been out of your sight. TSA screeners steal from passengers at checkpoints. Baggage handlers steal from checked bags. oneworld's head of finance allegedly stole $2.2 million. And a former Miss USA stole noise cancelling headphones. So why not passengers stealing from each others' carry on bags? Continue reading New Travel Scam: Stealing From Passenger Bags in the Overhead...          • Email to a friend • Marriott-Starwood Merger Day: Quit Gnashing Teeth Marriott's new loyalty program has launched, but as of this writing they're still working through the IT. They told us to expect things to be down throughout Saturday. If things work on Sunday I'll be impressed. Compared to what might have happened I still think that the new Marriott program is about the best we could possibly have hoped for or expected. It's stapling some version of the Starwood elite program onto some version of the Marriott redemption program ('the best of both worlds') along with some devaluation of each. Continue reading Marriott-Starwood Merger Day: Quit Gnashing Teeth...          • Email to a friend • How Many Points Should You Transfer to Korean Before Chase Loses Them as a Partner Next Week? Chase points are one of my favorite currencies, and their transfer partner Korean Air SkyPass is one of my favorite frequent flyer programs. Chase points will only transfer to Korean through August 24. So I have to decide how many points I want to transfer before the clock strikes midnight and I turn into a pumpkin. Continue reading How Many Points Should You Transfer to Korean Before Chase Loses Them as a Partner Next Week?...          • Email to a friend • Secret Shopping the New Chase Sapphire Banking and Pay to Upgrade Priority Pass Lounge Access 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 Secret Shopping the New Chase Sapphire Banking and Pay to Upgrade Priority Pass Lounge Access...          • Email to a friend • More Recent Articles American Airlines Flight Attendants Unhappy With New Discipline System. That Won't Be Good for Service Southwest Introducing Dynamic Pricing for Early Bird Check-in: Here's Your Strategy Today One Airline Deserves More Respect Than Any Other The New Rocketmiles-Amex Partnership is a Back Door Way Into More Miles 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