News and notes from around the interweb:
- Report: Delta to drop Dom Perignon from premium drink menu in Sky Clubs. They devalued SkyMiles redemptions for premium drinks in clubs last year.
- Now that Marriott has dropped award categories, and is no longer transparent about what to expect redemptions to cost, the temptation for them was too great – even The Points Guy says that the move to dynamic pricing has meant devaluation. And when you’ve lost TPG…
- Skeptical. (HT: Bill S.)
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- Qantas sending executives to work full-time as baggage handlers due to labor shortage (HT: @crucker)
- Airport finalists for America’s best restroom
- GHA Discovery 50 Discovery Dollars bonus per mobile app booking for the month of August. (HT: Loyalty Lobby)