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United’s CEO Naps At Work, Limits Meetings To 4 Hours A Day And Says His Job Is To “Think Hard”

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (1781+ words) by Gary Leff on September 10, 2026 When Scott Kirby arrived at United Airlines, he told his assistant he was going to take a nap. He’d be back in 15 or 20 minutes. Then he laid down on the office floor. People at American…...

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Marriott Says A Room Without Air Conditioning Is Good Enough—Even In New York In June

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (605+ words) by Gary Leff on September 10, 2026 A Marriott Titanium member says the Sheraton Brooklyn told him there weren’t any rooms with working air conditioning and that he was being walked to the Aloft next door. He accepted. Then he discovered that…...

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Frontier Passenger Says Dog Pooped On A Woman’s Feet—And Held Up The Flight For More Than 3 Hours

4+ day, 17+ min ago   (446+ words) by Gary Leff on September 9, 2026 A Frontier Airlines passenger says a large dog pooped on a woman’s feet and in the cabin before a flight from Dallas – Fort Worth to Baltimore, and that it caused a delay of more than…...

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inKind Offers Existing Users Up To $85 Off 3 Restaurant Bills—Plus $100 In Dining Credit For $65

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (355+ words) by Gary Leff on September 9, 2026 inKind has three restaurant offers available to existing users that can save you a total of $85 across three bills. Each takes 50% off when you spend exactly the minimum. And Costco is again selling $100 in inKind…...

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American Airlines Poured Me Dom Pérignon And Drove Me To My Plane—Then Left Me Stranded Overnight

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (963+ words) by Gary Leff on September 8, 2026 The Chelse lounge at New York JFK is a bit odd. American Airlines operates joint business class and first class lounges in terminal 8 with British Airways. They used to have their own Flagship First Dining…...

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American Airlines Sold $250,000 Lifetime First Class Passes—Now Its Eliminating First Class

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (715+ words) by Gary Leff on September 7, 2026 American Airlines once sold unlimited first class travel for life. At one point it was $250,000 up front, and you could fly for the rest of your life without buying another ticket. But now the airline…...

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I Flew American Airlines’ New 70-Suite Boeing 777—They’re Finally Making A Case For Paying More

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (961+ words) by Gary Leff on September 7, 2026 I joined the American Airlines media preview flight of their newly refurbished Boeing 777-300ER last Tuesday, in advance of the plane’s first commercial flight. The day began with speeches at the DFW airport, followed by a…...

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Friends Swap Ugly Pants At The Airport—Then One Man Walks Out With An Elephant Trunk

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (382+ words) Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel - a topic he has covered since 2002. Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of…...

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American Airlines Can Sell You Upgrades You Don’t See Online—Internal Memo Explains When To Call

1+ week, 16+ min ago   (376+ words) by Gary Leff on September 6, 2026 American Airlines can sell you a paid upgrade over the phone even when you aren’t seeing an offer on their website. An internal memo tells reservations agents to check for customers who call asking about…...

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viewfromthewing.com > united-airlines-makes-11-5-billion-from-extras-but-paying-more-doesnt-mean-youre-getting-more

United Airlines Makes $11.5 Billion From Extras—But Paying More Doesn’t Mean You’re Getting More

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (1260+ words) by Gary Leff on September 6, 2026 United Airlines generated $11.5 billion in ancillary revenue in 2025, more than any airline in the world, according to a new IdeaWorksCompany report, United Is Winning The Race For Brand-Loyal Consumers. United is good at giving customers…...