Posts by metahacker
Due to COVID-19: Deadline for Flying Nationwide in the U.S. Without a Real ID Extended Another Year to October 2021
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many state agencies that handle driver’s licenses have stopped operating, affecting the issuance of Real IDs. On March 25, Acting Secretary of Homelan...
2020 Tax Deadline Extensions: Federal and State Tax Filing Update
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many places across the United States have begun implementing restrictions to slow the spread of the virus. As a result, the already-approaching tax se...
TSA Announces You Can Carry Up to 12 Ounces of Hand Sanitizer Through Security
Because the U.S. COVID-19 recommendations now emphasize frequent hand washing, TSA has also announced a relaxation of its security restrictions on hand sanitizer. Originally, hand...
Limited Time: Earn Extra Elite-Qualifying Miles on Alaska Airlines
As everyone knows, the COVID-19 outbreak had already spread widely across the United States, greatly reducing demand for both business and leisure travel. In response, Alaska Airli...
In Response to COVID-19: U.S. Airlines Are Rolling Out Free Change Policies
As COVID-19 continued to worsen in the United States, many travelers became reluctant to book trips out of concern that the outbreak could get even more serious. In response, airli...
Intuit, the Parent Company of TurboTax, Says It Will Acquire Credit Karma
With tax filing season coming up, Intuit announced that Credit Karma, the free online tax-filing software provider, has agreed to be acquired by Intuit, which is the parent company...
HNA Group Officially Taken Over!
What had to happen has happened: HNA Group announced today (Feb. 29) that it was formally taken over, with a joint task force made up of the Hainan provincial government and banks...
US Consulates in China Resume Visa Appointment Booking
Since February, all US visa services in mainland China have been suspended, and a temporary entry ban was also put in place. Today, according to North America Deal Alerts, US visa...
Alaska Airlines Buy One, Get One Airfare Sale for Travel February 29–March 3
To celebrate Leap Day, Alaska Airlines (AS) is offering a buy-one-get-one sale for today only. How do you use it? Go to the Alaska Airlines website, search for flights, select two...
"Passport restriction lifted as of 2/10" Royal Caribbean bans holders of Chinese, Hong Kong, and Macau passports from boarding
[Updated Feb. 10] Effective Feb. 10, Royal Caribbean has removed the passport- / nationality-based restriction. We welcome this change. After recent incidents in New York State and...
Air China Seeks Approval to Operate PEK-LAX-SFO and PEK-JFK-IAD, and Cancel Existing U.S.-China Routes
Air China Limited yesterday (February 2) submitted an emergency application to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DoT), asking the DoT to approve the cancellation of all of its...