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A Thai AirAsia flight was diverted after a couple threw a temper-tantrum on-board, culminating in the girlfriend throwing boiling water at a flight attendant. All over instant noodles. The flight attendant told the passengers they would have to wait until the plane was at cruising altitude before they could have …

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas! In Milepoint’s 12 Days of Christmas--side note, does this make Randy Peterson of Milepoint our true love?–you can win a prize each day leading up to Christmas. Today’s prize is a $500 Hyatt Gift Card.  You only need an email address to enter and win. …

Takeoff sometimes makes people nauseous.  Or dizzy.  Or in my case, I always fall asleep. A passenger on a Southwest flight found that takeoff caused her to immediately go into labor. According to KTLA: The woman gave birth “slightly†after takeoff while the plane was in the air, Southwest Airlines …

The Forward Cabin reported yesterday that a flight turned around due to a Korean Air Executive being upset over how her nuts were served to her. Apparently, her reaction to the manner in which the purser presented the nuts to her was a bit out of proportion. This particular executive was …

Hyatt posted their award chart updates. 22 properties went up in categories, but 48 properties went down. Some highlights: Hyatt Place Orlando Airport 2 1 I actually really enjoyed this Hyatt Place property and it is really convenient.  I’m surprised (but glad) to see it go down in category. Excalibur …

Tumi is so expensive, when there’s a huge discount, it’s still, well, ridiculously expensive.  But it’s Tumi! I’m currently being tempted by a sale on Gilt.com for Tumi luggage and bags.   I’ve been telling myself I need to spend more on luggage because it will save me more over …

There’s a graphic going around that “will surprise you”.  It’s a screen shot someone took as proof that searching for travel in incognito mode saves a significant amount of money. Here’s the picture: (click to make larger) It’s from Reddit, and while the photo is getting passed around and upvoted in …

A great headphone splitter is on sale on Amazon today for $10.50. I used headphone splitters a lot when traveling with friends. before US Airways got internet on most flights, and I still use them internationally for movies I have queued up. A note about splitters though–be careful if someone unplugs …

Fourteen crew members and two passengers became seriously ill on a flight to Philly from Tel Aviv, forcing an emergency landing in Rome. According to Gawker: Trapped inside a metal room with the noxious odor and an obviously insufficient ventilation system, passengers and crew members alike began throwing up—prompting a …

I’ve been using my Hyatt Card a lot lately and I completely missed this benefit. The Hyatt Chase Credit Card covers damage and theft for purchases up to $500 per item, and $50,000 per account. Even though I don’t remember a time I damaged an expensive new product within the first …