Last summer my daughter, Josephine, and I visited a zoo that houses two wolves, both of which were born in captivity. Josephine had approached all the other animals at the zoo with curiosity, but when I pointed out the wolves, she stopped in her tracks. “Are they bad wolves, Mama?” she asked with fear in her voice. I explained...
How’s everyone doing? Because I am not great. Just this morning alone, while reading through my inbox, I wrestled with disappearing orcas, melting polar ice caps, climate-related natural disasters, and the fact that we can’t get a federal bill passed that has even a little bit of foresight. There is so much bad news. I am languishing. Burned-out. Feeling both...
A LoyaltyLobby reader sent us a question regarding Singapore Airlines changing the flight time by several hours, forcing overnight in Male, and refusing to rebook to an earlier service. Readers are encouraged to send us questions, comments, or opinions by email, Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. We’ll try to cover them here several times a week. You can access Singapore Airlines...
Two companies that we have recently covered, Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) and ASMALLWORLD, have decided to become shareholders in each other’s businesses and offer cross benefits. GHA is a collection of soon 800 or so independent hotels; once NH Hotels joins in early 2022, and our readers know ASMALLWORLD for their Lufthansa Miles&More and Etihad Guest miles purchase...
Accor and Air France – KLM have a Miles+Points partnership that allows ALL and Flying Blue members to earn points and miles for hotel stays and flights. Accor has now launched an offer for 500 bonus points for members who sign up for the program, link their accounts, and book a stay between December 28 – January 31,...
Each year at the 40-night mark, World of Hyatt members can select another Milestone Award which is either a US$100 gift card, 5000 points or a 10.000 points discount on an Experience Package. I just received my email making that selection and decided to go for the $100 gift card as it’s the most logical and valuable choice...