One Mile at a Time
Buy British Airways Avios With 40% Bonus (1.64 Cents Per Avios)
Buying airline points strategically can make a lot of sense, especially for first and business class redemptions, where redeeming points represents a disproportionately good deal. British Airways Executive Club has just launched a bonus on purchased Avios, which some people might find to be worthwhile.
One Mile at a Time
Review: Park Hyatt Vienna, Austria
For the next hotel stay ofour royal visit to Versailles, I spent a quick night at the 146-room Park Hyatt Vienna. The property first opened in 2014, so it’s a bit over a decade old. I had actually stayed there twice before, though my last stay was in 2015, so...
TravelUpdate
150,000 points & 0% APR: Business Gold Card Review
With this limited time offer on the Business Gold Card, you'll not only earn a welcome bonus of 150,000 points but also enjoy a 0% intro APR.
The Bulkhead Seat
ITA Airways Moves to Share Terminals With Other Lufthansa Group Airlines In Frankfurt and Munich
Lufthansa and ITA Airways announced last month that the Italian carrier officially exited the SkyTeam… The post ITA Airways Moves to Share Terminals With Other Lufthansa Group Airlines In Frankfurt and Munich appeared first on The Bulkhead Seat.
View from the Wing
40,000 Points Got Me A $2,000 Paris Suite — With 24-Hour Breakfast Delivered To My Room
I've stayed at the Park Hyatt Vendome Paris about a dozen times over the past dozen years, taking a couple of years off during the pandemic. It's an absolutely lovely hotel, but also a bit of a controversial one amongst frequent travelers. Continue reading 40,000 Points Got Me A $2,000...
TravelUpdate
200,000 bonus points! Business Platinum Card Review
At the moment, the Business Platinum Card by American Express is offering a whopping 200,000 Membership Rewards points welcome bonus.
Miles For Family
Dayuse.com was more like “No-use.com”: My Bad Experience
A few weeks ago, my family sailed on Icon of the Seas out of Miami. Royal Caribbean gave us a free airport transfer at 7 a.m. on debarkation day due to traffic congestions in the port area. But for me and two other members of my family, our flight home...
Eye of the Flyer
How I am Harvesting My Quarterly Hilton Hotel Credits (Remember That Q1/2025 Ends Today!)
There are a number of hotel credits cards offering some kind of quarterly “coupon book” credit — such as a yearly credit of $200 or $240 broken down across the year. If you are like my wife and me and have a bunch of these cards, it can be a...
One Mile at a Time
Will US Airlines Need To Reinvent Their Business Models?
A longtime OMAAT reader messaged me an interesting question, which is something I’ve been wondering about as well. I figure it makes for an interesting discussion:
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
German Court Says Lufthansa Has Deceived Passengers Over its ‘Green Fares’ With Consumers Led To Believe They Can Fly Climate-Neutral
A German court has ruled that the country’s flag carrier, Lufthansa, has effectively deceived passengers who were persuaded to pay for the airline’s so-called Green Fares with the promise that they could enjoy guilt-free air travel that is “at least CO2-neutral, if not climate-neutral.” Lufthansa launched its Green Fares initiative...
Frequent Miler
Best Ways to get to Africa using points and miles (2025)
From the markets of Marrakesh to the quintessential South African safari, the African continent has many wonders to behold. Whether you’re hoping to catch a glimpse of penguins in Cape Town or The Great Migration across the Serengeti, here are a number of good options for booking award travel to...
Live and Let’s Fly
Review: Air France Hop Embraer 190 Economy Class
Our Air France HOP! Embraer 190 economy class flight from Mulhouse to Paris was a quick and easy jaunt to position us for our connection to Los Angeles. I appreciate this comfortable aircraft and that Air France still offers a drink and snack on a flight this short. Air France...
Monkey Miles
Accor Live Limitless – how to use your suite upgrades on a booking
Earlier in 2025, Bilt Rewards ran a promotion whereby you could match your Bilt status to Accor Live Limitless. Accor has some incredible brands under its umbrella ( Raffels, Banyan Tree, Fairmont, Sofitel, Pullman, etc ) and if you had Bilt Platinum status, you would receive a direct match to...
Wingtips
Dynasty Upgrade: China Airlines Locks In A350-1000s
First, it was EVA Air, and now it’s China Airlines, as the airline just made it official: that… The post Dynasty Upgrade: China Airlines Locks In A350-1000s appeared first on Wingtips.
One Mile at a Time
Boom CEO Makes Business Case For Supersonic Travel (It’s A Stretch)
Boom is an aeronautics company that’s working on bringing back supersonic passenger air travel. The companys main product is the Boom Overture, which is essentially intended to be the modern day Concorde.
Paddle Your Own Kanoo
Ryanair is Boasting About Unruly Passengers Being Arrested And Fined As Latest Disruptive Customers Gets Slapped With €2,000 Fine
Dealing with unruly passengers is, unfortunately, one of those unpleasant things that airlines have to deal with from time to time, although most international carriers don’t like to advertise the fact that their flights are occasionally the scene of disruptive and sometimes ugly, violent behavior. The same, however, can’t be...