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PHOENIX, AZ - Steve Gitter inadvertently made eye contact with the cheerful polo-shirted employee as he turned the corner and quickly paid for his blunder as the 80,000 point offer quickly singsonged across the terminal in his direction. Gitter was trapped and quickly lied saying he already had the card and then darted in the bathroom to fake pee.

Business traveler lies to folks hawking credit cards in airport terminal, says he already has their card

by Lee BallouJune 24, 2022June 27, 2022

DALLAS, TX - In comments overhead at an airport bar, two men wearing MAGA hats were heard opining about how the recent spate of travel delays has given them hope: they can continue to treat airline industry staff like crap.

Antimaskers relieved they can keep misbehaving toward travel industry staff thanks to travel delays

by Lee BallouJune 23, 2022June 19, 2022

DENVER, CO - In a closed-door session earlier this week, executives from each of the major airlines met to discuss the shocking turn of events unfolding before their eyes this summer. The topic: how did we get it so wrong?

Airlines seem surprised people still want to travel

by Lee BallouJune 22, 2022June 16, 2022

ATLANTA, GA - Delta Airlines, which has faced near-catastrophic flight cancelations and delays over the last few weeks is now taking a page out of President Biden's playbook by appearing to blame Vladimir Putin for the delays.

Airline takes page out of Biden’s playbook and blames Putin for massive flight cancelations

by Lee BallouJune 21, 2022June 18, 2022

CHICAGO, IL - Credit card juggernaut American Express, hot off a successful launch of a credit card made from recycled airplanes, may have done it again. The new Amex Grey Card is reportedly made directly from the souls of travel influencers.

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Amex offers new credit card made from the souls of travel influencers

by Lee BallouJune 20, 2022June 18, 2022

WASHINGTON, DC - Buried in their recent appeal of the overturned federal mask mandate, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) offered up a hint at a new fallback plan should their appeal be denied: requiring travelers to wear facemasks while on the jetbridge.

CDC considers new face mask policy requiring travelers to wear masks on the jetbridge only

by Lee BallouJune 16, 2022June 5, 2022

DALLAS, TX - Sidney Jefferson, lead barista at the Dallas-Forth Worth Airport Starbucks, was observed admiring her team's handiwork last Monday as the length of the line stretched for several hundred feet.

DFW Airport barista quite pleased at the length of the line Monday morning

by Lee BallouJune 14, 2022May 21, 2022

CHICAGO, IL - A business traveler is forced to admit that maybe Chicago is finally turning things around after only getting mugged once on his recent business trip to the Windy City.

Business traveler pretty satisfied he only got mugged once on recent Chicago business trip

by Lee BallouJune 13, 2022June 10, 2022

TAP Portugal rep is still pretty fricking exhausted after winning literally everything at Freddie Awards

by Lee BallouJune 12, 2022January 1, 2024

AUSTIN, TX - Jermaine Riddlestands was forced to reset his counter for tracking days without mentioning face masks back to zero after inadvertently virtue signaling in a rage-tweet earlier this weekend.

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Travel blogger resets counter tracking “days without mentioning face masks” back to zero

by Lee BallouJune 11, 2022June 6, 2022