United Airlines is being sued by one of its most loyal frequent flyers in a half-million-dollar lawsuit that accuses the Chicago-based carrier of deceptive and unfair business practices by selling flights that it couldn’t operate because it didn’t hire enough staff. The lawsuit is being brought by Jonathan Davidoff, a...

All major hotel brands dangle various carrots in front of customers to incentivize their patronage. Bonuses for for elite status, loyalty program membership and credit card spending all serve as sweeteners that make rewards-earning a little faster and more fruitful. Promotions are another significant way that hotel loyalty programs try...

The Chase Sapphire Preferred Card and Chase Sapphire Reserve Card are both compelling travel rewards credit cards. In this post, I’d like to compare the two cards — while they have a lot of similarities, they also have a lot of differences, especially with the recent Sapphire Reserve refresh.

Just before it was voted on, one provision was discovered that made it into the final bill that will kill off casino loyalty programs like MGM Rewards and Caesars Rewards: recording your gambling transactions is going to mean a bigger tax bill, even when you lose money gambling. People aren’t...

It looks like he is a gentleman in waiting — waiting, that is, in the same spot for greater than 4,500 years. The Great Sphinx of Giza — also known simply as the Sphinx, although there are many other sphinxes in Egypt — is the largest monolith statue in the world...

Several passengers ended up over the wing during the evacuation, where the Boeing 737 does not have an inflatable slide. The post False Fire Alarm on Ryanair Flight Prompts Evacuation, Injuring 18 first appeared on Altitude Yes.

Tl;dr – We’ll see the long-awaited debut of the luxury hotel in mid-October 2025. Earlier this week, I…

Yesterday, I wrote about some shady behavior by the Hyatt Centric South Beach. An OMAAT reader made three bookings for next year on dates coinciding with World Cup games in Miami, as the rates weren’t inflated compared to what they’d usually be. Days later, the hotel emailed him to cancel...

Tl;dr – Roomers Frankfurt swaps Marriott Brands. A minor update on an existing points hotel – The Roomers…

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