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Delta might pack 60 Delta One suites onto its returning LAX–LHR widebodies (basically a flying Delta One Lounge with engines), someone tried to steal a Business Platinum card and Amex’s fraud team caught it before any damage was done, and there’s a new ChatGPT credit on two business cards that’s worth a look. Plus a cruise industry chaos roundup and a Royal Beach Club review.
The big Delta news: Delta’s CCO hinted at a reopened LAX T2 Sky Club and confirmed Delta will return to LAX–LHR with its own metal — configured 70% premium with up to 60 Delta One suites per plane. That’s not a widebody. That’s a flying Delta One Lounge with engines.
The story worth bookmarking: someone called American Express pretending to be René, had his card number and personal info, and tried to get a replacement shipped to a different address. Amex’s fraud team called him to verify, he said no, and they overnighted a new card. The kind of post worth reading before you actually need it. A lot of Amex cards carry hefty annual fees — but great Amex service can be worth at least some of that money.
Speaking of card benefits worth a look — there’s a new $300/year ChatGPT Business credit on the Business Platinum and Business Gold. Manual enrollment required, available to new and current members. If you’re carrying either card and already paying for ChatGPT Business, the math gets interesting fast.
This week’s chaos roundup was a doozy: 27 cruise ship workers (including Disney and Holland America crew) deported after a CBP child sexual exploitation investigation, a private jet CEO calling the airline fuel shortage a “myth” airlines are using to ditch unprofitable routes, Carnival’s IT glitch that showed crazy-low prices and then canceled the bookings, and a Russian cargo ship that may have been hauling submarine nuclear reactors to North Korea when it exploded off Spain. Dive into the full roundup.
And if you’ve been curious about Royal Caribbean’s new beach club concept, Marshall has a full review of Royal Beach Club on Paradise Island — what the three zones are like, what’s worth eating, and whether it’s worth booking every time you’re in Nassau (his verdict: book it, but not every cruise).
In case you missed them:
- Cruise ship deportation bust, private jet CEO on fuel shortage, and more travel news
- A new Delta Sky Club at LAX and a “flying Delta One Lounge”?
- How fraud protection saved René from a nightmare
- New $300 ChatGPT credit on the Business Platinum and Business Gold
- Royal Beach Club Paradise Island review
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