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You Can Now Buy A Pre-Dented Suitcase — So Your Bag Looks Destroyed Before The Airline Gets It [Roundup]

View from the Wing·Gary Leff·26 days ago
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News and notes from around the interweb: You can buy a pre-dented suitcase (HT: Paul H ) I guess that makes you look well-traveled, if you’re trying to signal that to the randos at baggage claim? Amex is running a 10% transfer bonus to JetBlue for just a week (through May 11). Normally points transfer at less than 1:1 (at 5:4). With this bonus it’s still less than 1:1 (5:4.4, or 1,000 Amex -> 880 JetBlue). That is genuinely meh. Not saying there are never use cases for a JetBlue transfer, but it’s not a top one and this bonus doesn’t change that calculation. But better than not a bonus. Amex’s business travel platform was spun off in 2021, with American Express retaining a 30% stake. Other major investors include Expedia, Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund, and BlackRock. General Catalyst-backed Long Lake is acquriing it for $6.3 billion .…

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