As a country, Australia had been doing fairly well in its fights against COVID-19. Its leaders used a conservative approach in allowing movement, and its citizens were compliant with what …
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Weekly Recap
Spirit’s New Way To Get More $$$ (Even During A Pandemic), If An Airline Has A Bad Idea Why Do the Rest Copy It?, Complaining Passenger Got What He Deserved
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegHello, travel friends and happy Saturday. Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we really liked and …
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Travel
Bars Shut Down In Las Vegas & Reno, Going Back To Phase 1 Restrictions
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegNevada Gov. Steve Sisolak said on Thursday July 8th that due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, bars in some Nevada counties, including Washoe and Clark, will need to go …
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Points & Miles
Travel Companies Extended Loyalty Points, While These Places Let Points Expire
by joehegby joehegAlmost every travel-related company did something to extend the expiration of points during the coronavirus lockdown. The duration of the extension and how programs forced IT systems to keep points …
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I’ve been using TripIt to keep my travel reservations organized for as long as I can remember. Over time, the website/app has continuously added extra features to its base service …
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Online since 2006, the Henley Passport Index is a website that lists the global ranking of countries according to the travel freedom for their respective citizens. The site provides a …
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Weekly Recap
Bank of American Finally Catches Up, When You Get Too Many Free Night Vouchers, How Theme Parks Can Be Political Landmines
by joehegby joehegHappy Wednesday to all of our travel friends, both near and far. Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, …
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Airlines
United Decreasing Flights Due To More COVID-19 & Quarantines
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegDuring an employee town hall, United Airlines announced it was cutting back on its planned expansion of flights for August and beyond. In recent weeks, multiple states have begun requiring …
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Travel
Air New Zealand Can’t Sell International Tickets Until Government Solves A New Dilemma
by joehegby joehegNew Zealand has managed to keep COVID-19 under control. They were extremely aggressive with their response to the virus and instituted a full country lockdown in March when they only …
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Airlines
Hawaiian Airlines: Resuming Flights to U.S. & 8 Employees Tested COVID Positive
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegAdd this to the “there’s some good news and some bad news” file. With the state of Hawaii reopening to tourists with an option to not quarantine, on August 1, …