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 Aug
Air France first class (marketed as ”La Premiere”) is regarded as one of the world’s best first class products. Best of all, the airline is in the process of rolling out a brand new first class suite, which takes the experience to the next level.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig14 Aug
In early 2026, Bilt rolled out massive changes. This includes a new portfolio of three credit cards — the no annual feeBilt Blue Card (learn more), $95 annual feeBilt Obsidian Card (learn more), and $495Bilt Palladium Card (learn more) — plus a new system for paying rent and mortgages (read my Bilt credit card review & comparison) ( Rates & Fees ).
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig13 Aug
This is the start of our new Community Stories series, where readers can submit their own stories, and they'll appear in the Reader-Stories section of the site. Learn more about community stories and our new features .
One Mile at a Time•Fenrod13 Aug
Delta Air Lines has just 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 Schlappig13 Aug
While Emirates only has one primary hub in Dubai (DXB), the airline does operate some fifth freedom flights around the globe. It looks like the airline may be significantly growing its number of fifth freedom flights to the Americas, though only time will tell how this plays out.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig13 Aug
This is the start of our new Community Stories series, where readers can submit their own stories, and they'll appear in the Reader-Stories section of the site. Learn more about community stories and our new features .
One Mile at a Time•AVEnthu8813 Aug
Las Vegas is known at times for being a place of questionable business practices and ethics, but this has to be a new low. There’s a ”new” hotel in Las Vegas — except it doesn’t actually exist, and the photos used to market it are AI. Then guests end up actually staying at an old hotel that gets bad reviews. I can’t imagine this is even legal…
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig13 Aug
In 2025, SWISS introduced new cabins for its long haul aircraft (including an all-new first class and business class), in a project that’s known as SWISS Senses. SWISS is part of Lufthansa Group, so these cabins are essentially identical to the new Lufthansa Allegris concept, but with different branding.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig13 Aug
Bilt and BLADE launched a partnership back in 2024, offering Bilt members perks with BLADE. Well, this partnership has just been taken to the next level, as it’s now possible to redeem Bilt Cash on BLADE, and we’ve also seen BLADE bookings integrated directly into the Bilt app. Let’s cover all the details.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig13 Aug
American Airlines recently rolled out a new passenger experience on its long haul flights, particularly with the introduction of its Flagship Suite business class, as well as its front-row Flagship Suite Preferred. While this product is finally being offered on newly delivered Boeing 787-9s that are assigned certain routes, we’re also seeing some existing planes reconfigured.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig13 Aug
Several months back we learned about how President Trump planned to privatize airport security as much as possible, and that included cutting funding for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). The concept of privatized airport security in the United States isnt completely new, as we already have the Screening Partnership Program (SPP), which is currently used at around 20 airports.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig13 Aug
Delta’s pilot union has just informed members that upcoming contract negotiations won’t be fast tracked in the way that was hoped. This has major implications for passengers, given that one provision of the current contract is what’s contributing to operational issues at the airline…
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig13 Aug
Last week, luxury hotel group Aman’s newest property, Amanvari, made global headlines, and not in a good way. A YouTuber claimed that the hotel canceled his reservation at the last minute and then called the police on him. The backlash to this was massive, yet the hotel remained silent.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig12 AugIf you have the Amex Platinum Card or Amex Gold Card (and in turn, have a Resy restaurant credit), there’s reason to be excited, as your options for getting a statement credit for dining out will soon be increasing significantly.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig12 Aug
Latvian flag carrier airBaltic has been in a rough financial spot for some time, and in recent weeks there has been talk of the airline potentially needing to suspend operations due to running out of cash.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig12 Aug
Lufthansa has long struggled with labor relations, and it has cost the airline dearly. Over the years we’ve seen endless strikes at the airline, and in the end, management seems to lose. It’s amazing how executives at the airline make the same mistake over and over, while expecting different results.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig12 Aug
Here’s a topic that I figure makes for an interesting discussion. If you’re traveling in economy, can you use the first class lavatory? And if you can, should you? Some people are always surprised by the answer to this…
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig12 Aug
A politician in India is calling on aviation regulators in the country to require airlines to offer gender segregated bathrooms onboard flights. Maybe it’s a hot take, but I don’t actually disagree with where she’s coming from. However, there’s no way this will actually become a reality.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig12 Aug
Last week, an Air India flight made headlines, after it suddenly dropped 300 feet while at cruising altitude, injuring over a dozen people onboard. While it’s of course awful to see injuries, initially one wondered if the plane just hit clear air turbulence, or what.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig12 Aug