Wednesday, July 16, 2025

The Professor’s Minute Minute – July 17, 2025

 

Qatar Airways wants to try something new…

A surprising pivot: Qatar opens a partner login portal, hinting at broader platform play.

#Qatar #Airlines #Loyalty

https://www.qatarairways.com/en/Privilege-Club/partner-login.html


Britain is SOOOO inefficient.

The UK can’t build anything on time — from rail to roads, it’s budget chaos all around.

#UK #Infrastructure #Politics

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/britain-infrastructure-projects-hs2-roads-8fjdcv6kw


Want to know about Saudi Arabia’s tourism market?

A rare bright spot of transparency: official TIC docs give you the whole story.

#SaudiArabia #Tourism #MiddleEast

https://mt.gov.sa/tic/publications


Today’s PSA: How to stop spam from taking over.

Old-school digital hygiene still works. Take notes and pass them on.

#CyberSecurity #Spam #DigitalLife

https://us.norton.com/blog/how-to/spam-spam-go-away


These mileage challenges are getting silly… OH WAIT!

Etihad’s “win 5 million miles” is either genius engagement or loyalty lottery lunacy.

#Etihad #LoyaltyPrograms #UAE

https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/etihad-airways-etihad-guest/2195554-win-5-000-000-miles-challenge.html


China’s Big 3 have issues.

Once unstoppable, China’s state carriers are losing altitude — and money.

#China #Airlines #Geopolitics

https://www.flightglobal.com/airlines/chinas-big-three-to-extend-loss-making-streak-as-economic-geopolitical-challenges-remain/163783.article


Bonus: The world’s most livable cities?

The Economist ranks ‘em. Just don’t expect your city to make the cut.

#GlobalCities #Livability #EIU

https://eiu-enquiries.zoom.us/rec/play/pL8YcyDkKEtxosrC_Z7kDSasr_X3pRb5d5Akh6uWlJUHPq6mLIs1dn9bXzbrKljcg-7VqDR8zGeRMbyP.6YnpO98ycA005WS8


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