News and notes from around the interweb: Delta Air Lines kicks off passenger who refuses to remove his vulgar MAGA hat (‘Build Back Better My Ass’): BREAKING – Delta Airlines is facing massive backlash as customers boycott and demand refunds after the airline refused to take action against a pilot and DEI...

I’ve written a good amount about United adding Starlink’s high-speed Wi-Fi across its entire fleet. Last month, United became the first airline to receive FAA certification for its mainline aircraft and tomorrow the first equipped flight takes off. At 8:00 AM EST, flight UA 2940 will depart from Newark Liberty...

MTM Vegas October 14, 2025 Consider joining our Vegas Patreon to get the weekly exclusive MtM Vegas after show! You can also listen to this episode as a podcast. Learn more here.  Today’s MtM Vegas Video This week Retro Escapes a massive “decades themed” park was announced for Las Vegas. While this new Vegas...

Through the years, many places – and I mean MANY places – have taken to charging for parking. Here’s why. And there’s probably no place more indicative of that than Las Vegas. Funny thing is, just a couple of years ago, that wasn’t the case. In fact, as recently as 2023,...

New Amex Offers American Express has several new offers that can be useful for some of our readers. That includes Amex Offers for Virgin Atlantic, Qatar Airways flights booked via Amex Travel, bonus points for Hilton cardholders, and Lyft rides. Let’s go over the details of each offer below. Virgin Atlantic Earn a...

The Southwest shopping portal is currently offering a surprisingly generous return of 1,000 bonus Rapid Rewards points on only $100 of spend. The Deal Spend $100+ via the Southwest shopping portal & earn 1,000 bonus Rapid Rewards points. Direct link to offer. Key Terms During the “Fall Bonus” offer, which runs from October 8, 2025...

A couple of days ago, I covered how a new video is being screened at TSA checkpoints nationwide. Well, as it turns out, the video isn’t actually playing at all airports, and it’s causing some beef between local authorities and the federal government. Airports pull TSA video blaming Democrats for shutdown It’s...

SoFi Checking & Savings Bonus SoFi is now offering up to 3.80% APY for its SoFi Checking & Savings account for all members who have direct deposit. Additionally you can earn a bonus of up to $715 when you open a new account. A bonus of $300 comes from SoFi and...

KEY LINK: Mesa Homeowners Card – 50,000 points after spending $12,000 in the first 3 months with code SEPT50. $0 annual fee. Offer expires October 15, 2025 Mesa’s new credit card aims to serve homeowners in a way few cards have: by rewarding your mortgage payments (yes, really). We have heard...

While planning my wife, Sharon’s, “JetBlue 25 for 25” trips, I fell down a fun rabbit hole. I was searching flights for her and noticed that Buffalo–JFK clocks in at about 90 minutes. My first thought: the whole flight stays in New York State. That’s not technically true—planes usually overfly...

We know that Saudi Arabia is investing an unprecedented amount of money to boost its tourism industry. A big part of this is the Red Sea Project, which covers 28,000 square kilometers on the west coast of the country, and includes an archipelago of more than 90 natural islands. Many major...

Today’s bonus offer highlight is the next buy points offer from Virgin Australia where you can get up to a 40% discount when buying Velocity Points! Check out all of the new bonuses added today: The Bonus Offer Highlight: Virgin Australia Velocity Receive up to a 40% discount when you buy Virgin...

Marriott Promotion Marriott has a new promotion that can earn you extra points for stays now through early January. You get 2,025 bonus points on up to three paid stays, and an additional 2,000 points with Marriott Bonvoy® Outdoors. Let’s see the details. The Offer Earn 2,025 bonus points on up to three...

Spirit Airlines is in bankruptcy for the second time in less than a year. A lot of ink has been spilled over the reasons why, but I do think a part of it is something simple everyone is missing. They’re a low cost carrier, but they’ve been facing rising costs....

In recent years, we’ve seen luxury hospitality companies increasingly getting into the cruising industry. For example, I’ve covered Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection, plus the upcoming launches of Four Seasons Yachts and Aman at Sea. Several OMAAT readers have brought another new concept to my attention, which I figure is worth covering....

Launching only six months ago or so, Rove Miles has been an exciting addition to the miles and points space. In case you’re not familiar with Rove, it’s a new transferable currency with – at the present time – 12 transfer partners. They have a shopping portal, the ability to earn...

Last year, United Airlines announced that it would begin adding fast, free, Starlink Wi-Fi across its entire fleet beginning in 2025. In March, the carrier outfitted its first plane, an Embraer E175 operated by SkyWest under the United Express banner. Now, there is a new development as the...

Marriott Bonvoy® is out with its second global promotion for 2025. This one offers 2,025 bonus points on up to three stays through January 10, 2026. Plus, you can earn an additional 2,000 bonus points on each stay with Marriott Bonvoy® Outdoors. You’ll need to register now through December 27th, here....