AIRLINES NOW AWARD POINTS FOR AIRBNB STAYS (Quartz)
As if the hotel industry didn't have enough reasons to quake in its boots over falling popularity, the airlines are now encouraging frequent flyers to choose Airbnb rentals by offering them points for stays.
Quartz reports that this week, Qantas and Virgin America notified customers that they will earn points for stays booked through their websites.
No one is going to earn many points through the perk—after all, a one-way flight from Sydney to the U.S. West Coast would cost 45,000 points, and the Airbnb partnership only earns 1 point per dollar spent.
But Virgin America is also offering a 20,000 point bonus to its Elevate frequent flyers who sign up as an Airbnb host and complete five nights of hosting.
As airfares prove, the airlines are natural copycats, so look for this idea to spread in the coming months.
THE AIRLINES' CURRENT POLICIES ON HURRICANE-RELATED FLIGHT CHANGES
As Hurricane Matthew rages on, we bring you direct links to all the major airlines' policies for waiving change fees. Start here if you need to change your flight:
THE AIRLINES' CURRENT POLICIES ON HURRICANE-RELATED FLIGHT CHANGES
As Hurricane Matthew rages on, we bring you direct links to all the major airlines' policies for waiving change fees. Start here if you need to change your flight:
This guy, who runs the Honest Prague Guide, stood in front of a money exchange office in Old Town Square, near the world-famous Astronomical Clock. His sole mission was to warn tourists that the joint is locally known for giving tourists a lousy rate. As he explains, the place sells the local currency for 15 to the euro when the actual rate should be more like 27 to the euro.
The story gets better. The snake oil salesmen behind the glass tried to silence him by calling the cops on him. The cops realized they couldn't stop him. So they called the state police. They, too, had to admit that Janek had the right to tell people that he didn't like the service.
So the money-grubbing goons handed him a letter threatening to send him to prison for years—just for standing out front and giving tourists his bad review. Good luck with that.
Janek, if you're reading this, drop us a line. We love tourism truth-telling like yours.
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