J.W. Marriott Masai Mara Guests Barely Escaped With Their Lives As Floods Ravaged Property

by Gary Leff

May 01 2024

The JW Marriott Masai Mara opened last year and by all reports has been a special place. Unfortunately guests this week experienced a different sort of adventure than the one they had planned – a life-threatening one. Although the area has experienced floods as recently as 2019 and 2020, like other properties in the area the resort doesn’t appear to have been built to withstand them.

Guest rooms were flooded, and guests nearly washed away. Without the quick action of hotel staff, many lives would have been lost.

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United MileagePlus Rolling Out More Devaluations, Intra-Europe And Asia Business Class Prices Skyrocket

by Gary Leff

first class seat
May 01 2024

It began last week watching the prices for Lufthansa and ANA first class awards skyrocket but apparently United wasn’t done devaluing its MileagePlus miles.

Days ago business class intra-Europe over 800 miles was 27,500 miles. Now it’s 45,000 to 49,500. Short-haul business class is now 33,000 miles. The devaluation stretches to intra-Asia redemptions as well.

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Union Threatens Termination Of American Airlines Flight Attendants Who Refuse To Pitch Credit Cards

by Gary Leff

steward on plane
Apr 30 2024

Last week the American Airlines flight attendants union reminded cabin crew at the airline that they aren’t allowed to strike or take other actions that hurt the company, unless first permitted by the government to do so.

They even have to make the optional credit card announcements. At a minimum, they’re warned, that if they write on social media that they aren’t going to pitch the credit card they may be fired.

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