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Michael Holz, a tourist traveling in Netherlands, was shocked when his phone alerted him to an employee rummaging and taking things from his room while he was out. Michael consistently sets up a Blink mini camera from Amazon on the hotel wifi when he travels, preferring this camera for its motion sensor. He was startled…
I live in a Delta hub city, Salt Lake City, and therefore rarely fly American Airlines. However, I do still have a sizeable mileage balance with them from credit card signup bonuses in the past. I, therefore, have AwardWallet watch all of my balances and find ways to keep the miles from expiring by having…
A Reddit user posted a picture of seat numbers being displayed on in-flight entertainment screens during boarding. In what may be a test, but hopefully will become permanent, this is another graphical way to nudge passengers to find their correct seat. Airlines are always looking for ways to speed up the boarding process. Recently, United…
A Southwest Airlines passenger, Isabel Price, took to TikTok to show the damage that occurred to her sister’s belongings during a recent flight to Pensacola, Florida. Her sister was shocked when her Apple laptop, which was in her checked bag, was completely destroyed. Her sister, Lily, was waiting for her checked bag to come out…
Maria D’Ambrosio, a French Horn player for the past 16 years, currently playing with the Bozeman and Helena symphonies in Montana. She called into Delta Air lines and was greeted with all too familiar jazzy hold music we’ve all become accustomed to. The song is “My Time to Fly” by Harriet Goldberg. Rather than simply…
The corpse of a cruise passenger who perished of a heart attack on a Celebrity Cruises Equinox ship in the summer of 2022, allegedly rotted because it was placed in a drinks cooler, according to a lawsuit against Celebrity Cruises. Cruise ships have morgues onboard due to the possibility of passengers dying while on the…
One of the parts of collecting miles and points that appeals to me is the notion that by doing the extra work, you’re saving money. I would never pay to go to the Maldives, but by accumulating enough points and miles – I am willing to take this exotic trip. The same philosophy rules the…
Sadl Brad, a contributor to a Delta Sky Miles forum, was excited to have been upgraded to First Class on his flight from New York (JFK) to Sint Maarten (SXM). However, he was repulsed by a passenger in the first row of First Class who shed his $1200 Louis Vuitton shoes for the entire flight…
Facebook is paying out a $725 million settlement to anyone who had a Facebook account between May 24, 2007, and December 22, 2022, due to private information being obtained by a third-party company, Cambridge Analytica. The claim form is now live at this link. They ask you to provide your details such as your name,…
Utah hasn’t really been the coolest state. We had the Osmonds in the 70s, Steve Young, the Sundance Institute founder and actor Robert Redford in the 80s, and Stockton and Malone in the 80s, and David Archuleta in the 2000s. We can’t seem to shake off the perception of not being cool. Even when we…
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