American Paid $300 For Marriott Employee Rates On Craigslist—Then Got Arrested In Singapore [Roundup]

News and notes from around the interweb: Don’t use hotel rates you aren’t eligible for in Singapore or toss used chewing gum on the street. An American woman travelled to Singapore claiming to be the sister of a Marriott associate to repeatedly obtain discounted room rates. …The court heard that in 2024, she was in the US when she went on classified advertisements website Craiglist and bought an Explore membership – a programme by hotel company Marriott Bonvoy – from an unknown seller for US$300 (S$380). State Prosecuting Officer Zakir Hussain said Kao knew the seller had falsely stated in the Explore membership authorisation form that she was the sister of one Michael Melendez, a Marriott associate. She also knew that only Marriott associates and their family members could receive discounted rates for their rooms at participating properties worldwide by presenting the “Explore by Marriott Bonvoy Program Authorisation Form” at the front desk. Housekeeping in 2026 be like: Walked into this tonight by u/uscgamecock2001 in ihghotelsresorts I blame the parents. Guess which member of comfort+ complained about the taxi time at JFK by u/btt_lckr in delta Austin airport increasing fees on private planes “Making private wealth work for public good” though there seems to be little connection between airport revenue and public good. The money stays at the airport, so if anything it holds down fees that would otherwise be charged to commercial airlines. Fine as far as it goes but the framing seems disingenuous. Genuine caring. A culture of life is built through moments like this. Monique, a United flight attendant, saw an exhausted mother who desperately needed rest and had accidentally fallen asleep with her baby in her lap. Instead of criticizing her, she offered to care for her baby while she got… pic.twitter.com/L5cUQfDjJl — Lila Rose (@LilaGraceRose) September 4, 2026 Man gets to fly Delta like it’s a private jet – the flight was delayed so long, all the other passengers got rebooked but he stuck with it. Delta Private by u/cgrzecki in delta Topics on this page