How Online Shopping Is Costing Travelers Their Global Entry (And TSA PreCheck) [Roundup]
News and notes from around the interweb:
- I wrote about how ordering a Starbucks mug online could cost you your Global Entry here’s another story of online shopping getting Global Entry yanked, which of course means loss of TSA PreCheck which comes with it:
…I get another letter from USCBP saying my Global Entry privileges have been revoked (essentially for life).
— Dan Nunn (@danyay) July 12, 2024
Remember they are looking not just for people they can trust not to be terrorists, and look to criminal records for that, but also people who don’t violate customs rules… including violating U.S. companies’ IP.
- Aman owner buys $135 million Aman New York condo
- Wow. I’m working with seven figure balances in Chase and Amex, but… wow:
What should I do with these?
byu/chiodos_arctic inChaseSapphire - Woman demands first class upgrade because she’s pregnant When she says “I’m asking to sit in an open seat because I’m incredibly uncomfortable, I’m high risk, I probably shouldn’t even be flying in the first place” that should be the cue to remove her from the aircraft – a passenger who says they may not be medically able to fly? No airline wants to divert.
However the videos of the reported incident don’t strike me as real. This wasn’t taken with a cell phone:
@kinyawn “Someone like you can’t afford to sit up here” Karen gets served karma PART 1 #fyp
@kinyawn “Someone like you can’t afford to sit up here” Karen gets served karma PART 2 #fyp
- Meme stock/crypto influencer discovers airline credit card initial bonuses.
The trick is POINTS!! Just like I have been doing every single summer, you too can fly for (almost) free in business class.
The hack is not to use points from a regular credit card, but from an airline affiliated card.
My go-to for airline cards is American Airlines because I…
— (✿◠‿◠) (@thetradingchick) July 11, 2024
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