Here are several other articles from around the travel web that I think you may find interesting:

American Eliminates $75 Close-In Award Booking Fee – View from the Wing

It’s always nice when airlines dump fees. We just need to see if AA follows in United’s footsteps and ups the cost of close-in awards. United didn’t really dump their fee.

BONVOY-AGE, MARRIOTT! I’M OFF TO A WHOLE NEW WORLD…OF HYATT – Coworkahlic

Yet another blogger dumping Marriott. I earned Platinum (which converted to Titanium) through a challenge, but then found the new program pretty lackluster. Last year I moved to Hyatt myself. Considering how many nights Mike spends on the road, this is a big jump.

You Will Soon be Able to Access Centurion Lounges Using Facial Recognition – Miles to Memories

This is a time where I am asking “must we?” I’d rather not let a bank store an image of my face in their database. This just seems like technological overkill.

Delta 777 Showers Los Angeles Schools With Jet Fuel – Travel Codex

This is probably the best rundown on the technical side of what happened with the Delta flight that dumped fuel over LA schools.

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