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Marriott Is Finally Ditching Pepsi After 34 Years — Coca-Cola Takes Over Nearly 10,000 Hotels
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (461+ words) by Gary Leff on April 7, 2026 Coca-Cola is replacing Pepsi as Marriott's exclusive beverage provider across their global system of over 9,800 properties and nearly 1.78 million rooms in 145 countries and territories, replacing a relationship that has been in place since 1992. The changeover…...
Marriott Lets Westin LAX Charge A $20 Cash Fee To Redeem Your Points [Roundup]
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (237+ words) by Gary Leff on April 7, 2026 News and notes from around the interweb: Shame on the Westin LAX, and shame on Marriott for disrespecting its Bonvoy members for allowing this: Resort/destination fees have always been a racket, period. " Kyle Potter…...
Rove Miles Adds Virgin Atlantic And Virgin Red As 1:1 Transfer Partners
3+ hour, 54+ min ago (426+ words) by Gary Leff on April 7, 2026 I'm impressed: Rove Miles has added another transfer partner. They're adding airlines quickly " they've now added Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Red as 1:1 transfer partners. Virgin can be super cheap on lightly booked flights across the…...
Delta Pilots Earn Up To $465.13 An Hour — They Want A Fast New Deal Before The Window Closes
4+ hour, 50+ min ago (399+ words) by Gary Leff on April 7, 2026 The current Delta pilot agreement took effect on March 2, 2023 and becomes amendable on December 31, 2026. At times labor contracts don't get negotiated before they reach their planned end. In aviation, under the Railway Labor Act, these…...
White House Budget Bans COVID Air Travel Mask Mandates — Four Years After They Already Ended
22+ hour, 20+ min ago (568+ words) by Gary Leff on April 6, 2026 The White House proposed budget for the Department of Transportation seeks to ban COVID-19 transportation mask mandates. Those ended April 18, 2022 after a federal judge struck them down, taking the Biden administration off the political hook…...
JetBlue Adds Companion Pass And 15% Award Rebate To Its $499 Premier Card — No Fee Increase
22+ hour, 55+ min ago (208+ words) by Gary Leff on April 6, 2026 JetBlue and Barclays have increased the rewards on their $499 annual fee JetBlue Premier World Elite Mastercard, without taking anything away or increasing its cost. This is the card that comes with access to its lounges....
Citi Strata Elite Card — 75,000 Points Plus $1,200 In Credits In Year One
22+ hour, 50+ min ago (268+ words) by Gary Leff on April 6, 2026 Some people will find the Citi Strata EliteSM Card (See rates and fees.) to be a fantastic card for the long-term. But it's hard to imagine anyone that won't find this to be incredible for…...
Flight Attendant Wore ‘ICE OUT’ Pin Onboard — Politics Is A Bad Idea When You’re The Crew
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1099+ words) by Gary Leff on April 6, 2026 Alaska Airlines employees can wear pronoun pins and the airline sells a number of other pins. And the flight attendant contract expressly allows them to wear a union pin. But adopting political statements outside of…...
Jakarta Airport Ceiling Collapses — Heavy Rainstorm Disrupts 40 Flights
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (206+ words) by Gary Leff on April 6, 2026 The ceiling failed in Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport near gate 7. This came after days of heavy rainfall, at about 1:45 p.m. local time on Monday. While there were many passengers nearby, everyone reportedly managed to run before…...
FAA Drone Ban Looks Like An Attempt To Stop People Filming ICE [Roundup]
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (466+ words) by Gary Leff on April 6, 2026 News and notes from around the interweb: The FAA regularly issues temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) to prevent people from flying into designated airspace. TFRs are usually issued during natural disasters, or to protect major sporting…...