
One Mile at a Time
Copa Airlines’ Starlink Wi-Fi Goes Live… But It’s Not Free For Most Passengers?!?
Copa Airlines is a bit of a powerhouse in Latin America, connecting the region via its hub in Panama (PTY). The airline is incredibly efficient, operating an all-Boeing 737 fleet, and is known for its attractive fares, good schedule, and operational reliability.
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23 Amex Platinum Insider Tips: Hidden Credits, Enrollment Traps, And Benefits Most Cardmembers Miss
Amex Platinum can be extremely valuable, but only if you know how the credits, lounge rules, enrollments, hotel benefits, status perks, protections, and airfare bonuses actually work. These 23 insider details cover the hidden value, easy mistakes, and practical traps that determine whether the card functions as a powerful travel...

One Mile at a Time
St. Barts’ Exhilarating Airport (SBH): How To Get There, And Why It’s So Fun
Ford and I recently took a quick weekend trip to St. Barts, a French overseas territory about 20 miles from St. Martin. While there’s a lot to like about St. Barts, as an aviation geek, what I was most excited about was the airport.

One Mile at a Time
Castlelake To Buy EasyJet For $7.3+ Billion: What’s The Real Motive, Though?
EasyJet is Europe’s second largest ultra low cost carrier, and also Europe’s second largest individual airline brand (after Ryanair, by both metrics). In recent weeks, we’ve known that US investment firm Castlelake was looking to buy the airline and take it private.

Frequent Miler
6 underrated states to visit for a domestic vacation
My wife and I were fortunate to visit all 50 states on a seven year road trip, getting to see parts of the country we’d never have thought to visit on vacation. Some of the places we visited hadn’t previously been on our radar, but they ended up being some...

One Mile at a Time
World Of Hyatt Adds Early Award Night Access For Elites & Credit Card Members
We recently saw World of Hyatt make massive changes to its award pricing. While the program is maintaining a published award chart, it has increased the range of pricing, meaning that peak season award stays cost more than ever before. This is clearly part of Hyatt’s efforts to improve the...

One Mile at a Time
Told To “Shut Your F**king Mouth” On Qatar Airways: What Would You Do?
An OMAAT reader shared an experience with me that he had on Qatar Airways, whereby the very loud guy seated across from him became verbally abusive, down to telling him to ”shut [his] f**king mouth.” He asks for my take on this situation, so let’s get into it…

Frequent Miler
What are hotel free night certificates worth?
Many hotel credit cards offer free night certificates as anniversary bonuses to incentivize you to keep a card, as “big spend bonuses” to entice you to spend more on the card, or even as part of a welcome offer to make it more attractive to apply for the card in...
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Chase Ink Business Preferred® vs. Chase Ink Business Unlimited® – $1,000 or 100,000 points
The Chase Ink Preferred and Chase Ink Unlimited are two of Chase's business credit cards and they can both be great options to boost your Ultimate Rewards points balance. Deciding which one is best can depend on ...

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This Pass Really Helps Me With Road Trips.
This pass really helps me with road trips, as one of the more mundane parts of a road trip is getting to the point where it should begin — especially in states that are far away from where I am based.
The pass to which I am referring is...

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Starlink Wi-Fi Has Always Been Free On Planes. Copa Airlines Is About To Change That
Starlink Wi-Fi has always launched as free internet on airlines, but Copa appears set to become the first carrier to charge most passengers for access. Premium cabin flyers, elite members, and Starlink residential or roaming customers will get it included, while everyone else may have to pay. It looks like...

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Why American Will Take Over JAL’s Chicago – Tokyo Narita Service
American's ability to serve Narita's afternoon/evening bank on both legs of its Chicago - Narita flights will offer better connections for Southeast Asia.
The post Why American Will Take Over JAL’s Chicago – Tokyo Narita Service first appeared on Altitude Yes.

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Capital One Offers: Earn 10X miles on Lyft rides (stack with other partnerships)
If you have any Capital One cards and you need to take Lyft rides in the near future, check your Capital One Offers as there’s a (possibly targeted) offer giving 10X miles on Lyft rides when paying with your Capital One card. The Deal Earn 10X miles from Capital One...

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Hyatt Under Canvas Chase Offer: Get 15% back on $450-467 spend
In addition to the Chase Offer for Hyatt’s Inclusive Collection properties, there’s a Chase Offer for a different Hyatt brand—Under Canvas—that’s giving 15% back as a statement credit when spending $450 or more. The Deal Get 15% back as a statement credit when spending $450+ at Hyatt’s Under Canvas properties...

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Save Up to 60% at Select Iberostar Beachfront Resorts With IHG One Rewards
You can enjoy some time relaxing at the beach and spend less money, as you can save up to 60% at select Iberostar Beachfront Resorts with IHG One Rewards at 27 participating resort properties in the United States, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Brazil, and Aruba between today, Friday, July 3,...

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IHG One Rewards Kills Email Support. Members Can Still Argue With AI Or Send A Fax
IHG One Rewards has eliminated email customer service, even for Ambassador members, pushing customers to phone support, chat, web forms, or fax instead. That may save staffing costs and reduce complaints, but email is still the best channel for complex loyalty problems because it is asynchronous, creates a paper trail,...

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I Was Ready To Ignore The Amex Resy Credit. Now, If I Didn’t Have It, I’d Miss It
When American Express started adding Resy credits to its cards, I understood why. Amex owns the restaurant-booking platform Resy, so encouraging cardholders to use it makes perfect sense. But I didn’t expect…

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The Biggest Rewards Credit Cards In A Nutshell: What They’re Actually Good For, And Where They Fall Short
The biggest rewards credit cards are easier to understand when you strip them down to what they actually do best. Sapphire Reserve, Amex Platinum, Venture X, Citi Strata Elite, Bilt Palladium, Bilt Blue, United Explorer, and Citi AAdvantage Business all have real strengths, but each one also has limits. The...

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Accor promo: Earn 1,000-7,500 bonus points in Europe, Africa, Middle East, & Asia
ALL Accor is running a new promotion that’s awarding 1,000-7,500 bonus points when staying at properties in Europe, Africa, Middle East, and Asia. The Deal Accor is running the following promotion on stays in Europe, Africa, Middle East, & Asia: Stay 2-4 nights Earn 1,000 bonus points Earn 1,500 bonus...

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Air India launches “Priceless Journey Sale” with Business Class fares from INR 15,000 and Economy from INR 1,499
Air India is back with another limited-period fare sale, this time offering discounts across its domestic and international network in Economy, Premium Economy and Business Class. Dubbed the Priceless Journey Sale, the promotion brings one-way fares starting at INR 1,499 and could be a good opportunity for those planning travel...

One Mile at a Time
Bilt Palladium Card Review: Bilt’s Premium Offer, A Spending Powerhouse
Bilt is the platform that is most known foroffering rewards for housing payments. Earlier this yearwe saw major changesto the companys rewards concept, and Bilt now has three Mastercard credit cards serviced by Cardless, which are potentially worth considering. This includes theBilt Blue Card,Bilt Obsidian Card, andBilt Palladium Card.

Traveling For Miles
Should you spend Amex points with Apple Pay?
No, you should not use American Express Membership Rewards points through Apple Pay, there are better options available and there are better ways to get good value out of what is a valuable currency to hold.
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