JW Marriott Jeju opens its doors, collecting cash receipts at casinos, $11K parking bill in Honolulu, airplane seat refurbishing is a billion-dollar industry, and Horseshoe Las Vegas.
Silicon Valley Bank has new owners, fees for Air France & KLM business class, MTA fines at Grand Central Madison, Wyndham Palmas transformation, and T-Mobile apparently has retention offers.
Silicon Valley Bank shuts down, 3 new Avelo routes, Hyatt Centric Ville-Marie Montréal, Hyatt Centric Ville-Marie Royal Beach Club at Paradise Island, and U.S. Treasury Direct changes.
This is a roundup of news and other interesting pieces that I’ve come across over the last few days.
New Chase Sapphire partnership with Five Iron Golf, winter storm grounds 1,000 flights, new JetBlue and Canada Jetlines routes, and Japan flight diverts twice and returns to Tokyo.
Air France/KLM booking errors, power outage at JFK, expansion of Caesars Rewards, consumer debt hits new record, and Spirit adds new San Jose service.
Hyatt ban, IHG Vignette Collection debut in the Americas, Air Canada Maple Leaf Lounge Frankfurt (FRA) review, Amex temporary card purchases not counting for minimum spend requirement, and new Four Seasons Hotel in Taipei.
Saving on taxes with high-yield accounts, new Citi Overstock Mastercard, stacking Exxon savings, NUMU Boutique Hotel, and Instacart Mastercard $300 Signup Bonus.
Read about Japan Airlines award availability, TSA PreCheck enrollment at PDX, Great Wolf Lodge Scottsdale review, New York Marriott East Side, Bed Bath & Beyond closing more stores.
Website selling airlines status, travel warning for Ubers in Cancun, new Hyatt hotel in Pakistan, use Aeroplan points for Emirates first class, JFK’s new solar rooftop, and Southwest’s costly mess.
Amex temporary card limits, award booking hacks, Disneyland promotions, Boom Supersonic’s new factory, and Inspirato’s issues.
FHR experience at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, secret hours at JFK’s Virgin Clubhouse, surprising 5% category for Freedom cards, Hyatt Place Hangzhou International Airport, Simply Orange lawsuit, and new Amtrak overnight trains.
New York is charging $500M for casino license, Marriott Bonvoy Moments for Manchester United fans, Southwest drama, new DoorDash service, and Paying Taxes with Credit Card.
Read about MSC Cruises from Brooklyn, Etihad will reintroduce four of its A380s, new guitar shapes hotel in Vegas, China Eastern gets world’s first C919, and overcrowding issues in Italy.
Supreme Court ruling leaves TSA mask ruling in place, Airbus debuts new A350 cabin, Chase has a new rent payments platform, Moxy Lower East Side in NYC, and Carnival Cruise Line cuts down on booze.
Kroger and Albertsons $25 Billion merger, Mexico eliminates mask requirement, United, Chase and Visa join the fight against world hunger, Chinese billionaire earned 422M reward points buying an antique tea cup, and a Hilton Rotterdam review.
Contest for free trips for teachers, Hertz customer arrested 4 times, TreasuryDirect Series I bonds, Capital One Miles transfers to return “within a week”, and why you might want to lock your Kabbage debit card.
US case against American Airlines and JetBlue heading to court, Hertz and BP to install thousands of EV chargers, trip around three continents, Hertz arrests still happening, and new Wyndham Alltra Riviera Nayarit.
New travel site for Credit One Bank through Priceline, airlines still using floppy disks, Hertz to get 175,000 GM electric vehicles, Cambria Hotels debuts in Connecticut, and BJ’s now accepts SNAP EBT payments.
New Goldman Sachs T-Mobile card, Hurricane Fiona travel waivers, more Havana flights, Hilton to design commercial space station, and American Airlines new routes.