Major airline overhauls frequent-flier program

Major airline overhauls frequent-flier program

A Delta Airlines flight attendant sells food on board an SFO-bound fight in April 2014. Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images Delta frequent flyers are facing some major changes to the airline’s SkyMiles loyalty program and its Sky Club airport lounge program in the months ahead, and not all of them are positive. Starting Jan. 1 of next … Read more

What Is Dollarization? Why Is Argentina Considering It?

What Is Dollarization? Why Is Argentina Considering It?

Argentina has a long history of printing money to compensate for government overspending. That’s produced long periods of high inflation, even hyper-inflation. Small wonder, then, that the South American nation is once again considering the radical step known as dollarization, which to date has been fully tried only by much smaller economies. It means adopting … Read more

Pilot reads the riot act to airline customers

Pilot reads the riot act to airline customers

An American Airlines flight takeoff from San Francisco International Airport in November 2022.  Anadolu Agency via Getty Images In this week’s travel news, an American Airlines pilot goes viral with his warning to customers about in-flight behavior; Alaska Airlines’ upcoming winter schedule cutbacks in the Bay Area are detailed; major fires in the western part of Maui are forcing … Read more

Will Crypto Replace National Currencies?

Will Crypto Replace National Currencies?

The infamous three letters FTX will be removed from the arena that serves as home to the Miami Heat basketball team and as a popular venue for musical events. The collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange has impacted many other organizations as well, such as ProPublica, the non-profit investigative news outlet, that received a $1.6 million … Read more