A couple of weeks ago we learned how the access policies for Chase Sapphire Lounge locations would be updated, and they impact those who receive a Priority Pass membership through anything other than a Chase credit card, as well as those on connecting itineraries. Depending on how you look at it, this is either good or bad news.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig16 Aug
Marriott has co-branded credit cards issued by both American Express and Chase. It can be tough to figure out the differences between these cards. In this post, I’d like to take a look at the most popular mid-range personal credit card in the portfolio, which is the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit Card. Is this card worth it, and if so, under what circumstances?
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig16 Aug
I hope everyone is having a nice weekend so far! I’m “grounded” for a few more weeks, but at least my productivity should improve nicely this coming week, as our older son is starting (sort of) school. So yay for that, and for him getting out his energy somewhere that isn’t our home. 😉 On
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig15 Aug
Duringmy Four Seasons Yacht via Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia adventure, I flew Lufthansa’s Boeing 787 Allegris business class from Austin (AUS) to Frankfurt (FRA). I had an extended layover in Frankfurt before my Turkmenistan Airlines flight to Ashgabat (ASB), so I decided to spend some time in the Lufthansa Welcome Lounge, which is Lufthansa’s arrivals lounge at its hub airport.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig15 Aug
Allegiant Air, historically known as one of the United States’ most disciplined ultra low cost carriers, plans to significantly improve its passenger experience. This includes introducing a first class product, and also adding free drinks in economy.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig15 Aug
A Vietnam Airlines Boeing 787 had an accident today while taking off on a long haul flight from Germany to Vietnam. Fortunately no one appears to have been injured, but I cant even begin to wrap my head around how something like this could happen
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig15 Aug
For the first sector of my Four Seasons Yacht via Turkmenistan and Saudi Arabia adventure, I flew Lufthansa’s Boeing 787-9 Allegris business class on the 9hr25min flight from Austin (AUS) to Frankfurt (FRA).
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig15 Aug
In todays episode of travel companies gaslighting customers, Uber has decided to reduce the rewards for Uber One members. Thats fair enough, I suppose except for the fact that the company is claiming this is an improvement?!
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig15 Aug
We’ve seen a trend whereby an increasing number of airlines are offering what I like to call a ”business class plus” product, which is a special seating option within the business class cabin. While business class has come a long way in general, these seats can take your experience to the next level.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig15 Aug
We know that Delta has huge growth aspirations across the Pacific, particularly to Asia. It’s an area where Delta has increasingly fallen behind United in recent years, but Delta now hopes to not only catch up, but even beat United. We’ll see what comes of that, and in particular, find out just how costly that growth is.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig15 Aug
A couple of days ago, we learned how Delta Air Lines revealed plans to launch transatlantic flights out of a new airport, as the airline will start flying nonstop daily between Austin and Paris. There’s nothing here that’s too surprising, though it’s a cool route add no doubt.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig15 Aug
The European Union has the most consumer friendly policies when it comes to what passengers are entitled to in the event that their flight is significantly delayed or canceled. For example, if your long haul flight is delayed by at least four hours, you could be entitled to 600 Euro cash, which is huge. In this post, I’d like to go over everything you need to know about how this policy works.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig14 Aug
American AAdvantage has long had a partnership with Stand Up To Cancer, which is a fantastic charity. At the moment, donating to Stand Up To Cancer can be particularly lucrative, and is essentially a way to acquire AAdvantage miles for two cents each, while also doing good.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig14 AugAmerican AAdvantage has long had a partnership with Stand Up To Cancer, which is a fantastic charity. At the moment, donating to Stand Up To Cancer can be particularly lucrative, and is essentially a way to acquire AAdvantage miles for two cents each, while also doing good.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig14 Aug
In general, I’m not a fan of posting videos of people having meltdowns at airports — ”haha, look at this person having a really tough time, how funny.” Yeah, to me it’s not really funny.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig14 Aug
Two American Airlines jets with exactly the same callsign ended up on the same air traffic control frequency, basically flying toward one another. This is very odd, and one wonders how exactly this happened (thanks to Hans for flagging this).
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig14 Aug
World of Hyatt is my favorite hotel loyalty program, and I find top-tier Globalist status to be incredibly valuable. However, I realize I don’t talk much about World of Hyatt’s mid-tier elite level, Explorist status, so I want to take a closer look at that in this post (separately, I’ve written about entry-level Discoverist status).
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig14 AugWorld of Hyatt is my favorite hotel loyalty program, and I find top-tier Globalist status to be incredibly valuable. However, I realize I don’t talk much about World of Hyatt’s mid-tier elite level, Explorist status, so I want to take a closer look at that in this post (separately, I’ve written about entry-level Discoverist status).
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig14 Aug
Both American Express and Chase issue co-branded Marriott credit cards, meaning consumers have lots of options to choose from. In this post, I’d like to take a close look at the Marriott Bonvoy Bevy American Express Card.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig14 AugBoth American Express and Chase issue co-branded Marriott credit cards, meaning consumers have lots of options to choose from. In this post, I’d like to take a close look at the Marriott Bonvoy Bevy American Express Card.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig14 Aug