Renés Points

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What a crazy week! There was simply so much going on that you got blog posts every single day to start December. Take a look if you missed out on this early blizzard of info:

• What new perks would you like to see for the Delta American Express Credit Cards?

• Delta buy Medallion MQM, MQS and MQD 2018 is LIVE at RIDICULOUS prices! This vs. a Mileage Run for status is a no-brainer.

• (Deal is DEAD)! $25 COWIN E7 Active Noise Cancelling Headphones Bluetooth Headphones!

• Seriously American Airlines flyers – How do you all stand the constant delAAys!

• NASTY – Delta adds E Basic fare class SkyMiles awards! December’s monthly SkyMiles “flash sale” live. A220 test flights ongoing out of ATL.

• Should you ask Delta for the Diamond Medallion Amex $250,000 Medallion spend waiver this year or next?

• New York to Hawaii $599 and 10093 MQMs at 5.9CPM – 2018 weekday weekday Delta Elite Mileage Run!

Now on to this week’s travel news stories that caught my attention as “click worthy” headlines:

• Metro Detroit mom says Delta flight attendants tried to force her to sit apart from her kids

• Court delays Dallas Love Field gate fight between Delta, Southwest airlines to next fall

• The Push to End Bumping Passengers From Flights (WSJ – not behind paywall for now)

• Delta Buckles Up For Turbulence

• I took a short flight on a Delta Boeing 717 — here’s why it’s now my favorite plane

• Another U.S. Airline is Raising Drink Prices on Flights (spoiler: it’s Delta)

• UK and EU must ‘wake up’ to risk of grounded flights after Brexit, airline body warns

• U.S. credit demand declines, rejection rates rise: NY Fed survey

• Schumer says Marriott should pay to replace hacked passports

• Exclusive: Lion Air ponders cancelling Boeing jets in row over crash – sources

• Inside the lavish $218M private jet Mexico’s new president is selling

Phew! What a start to the end of 2018. I have booked a few AM mileage runs to make sure I keep Diamond one more year. Next year, we shall see. Oh, if you saw any other cool travel bits please comment below and please do include a link to the story. – René