One of the best perks of The Platinum Card® from American Express ($550 annual fee) and The Business Platinum® Card from American Express ($450 annual fee) is access to Centurion Lounges. These lounges are for the most part significantly better…
Update: American Airlines Denies “Service Analyst” Concept
This is an update to a post I wrote yesterday based on a Chicago Business Journal story (you can find the original post below). American Airlines tells me that this story isn't true, and that American Airlines hasn't introduced a new "service analyst"…
TAP Air Portugal’s SFO Flight Now Bookable (Great Fares & Award Seats)
TAP Air Portugal's US expansion continues, with their third new route announcement in a matter of weeks. So far we've already learned that: -- TAP Air Portugal will fly 5x weekly to Chicago as of June 1, 2019 -- TAP Air Portugal will fly 5x weekly to…
Wear An Ugly Sweater And Get Priority Boarding On Alaska
Friday, December 21, 2018, is National Ugly Holiday Sweater Day (apparently?). To celebrate, Alaska Airlines is offering priority boarding to those who wear ugly holiday sweaters on that day. This is also a promotion they offered last year, so I guess…
Review: British Airways Business Class A318 New York To London City
I had taken this flight almost a decade ago when it first launched, and forgot just how damn special and cool it is. At the door I was greeted by the friendly cabin service manager, who pointed me towards my seat. British Airways' A318 has just 32 business…
Hot Deals for December
Does Applying For Credit Cards Hurt Your Credit Score?
I like to tell everyone who will listen about the huge value they can get by maximizing credit cards and using them responsibly. There are so many great credit cards out there, and those who are using debit cards or paying cash are basically throwing…
United 787 Polaris In 10 Pictures
Hello from San Francisco! After flying Air Tahiti Nui's 787 from Los Angeles to Tahiti, I decided to mix things up by flying United's 787 from Tahiti to San Francisco, as this is a brand new route for them (I booked this using miles, as United has opened…
I’d Like Airlines To Offer LESS Service In Business Class
I spend a lot of time here talking about airline soft products. As airlines keep improving the quality of their first and business class, it's a topic I find really interesting, as there's such variation in quality. However, at the end of the day it's…
Last Chance: Chase Freedom Q4 5x Points Registration (Plus Q1 Categories Revealed)
The Chase Freedom® Card is one of my favorite no annual fee credit cards, as it offers 5x points in rotating quarterly categories, for up to $1,500 of spend per quarter. Most people use this as a cashback card, meaning the 5x points really translates…
Review: British Airways Pre-Flight Dining New York JFK
In the last installment I reviewed British Airways' First Lounge JFK, which is open to oneworld Emerald members. In this installment I wanted to review British Airways' pre-flight dining, which is open to all British Airways business class passengers…
Are Marriott Hotels Intentionally Shorting Points For Stays?
Here's something interesting that I had never put much thought into, though I'm now realizing this may be a widespread issue. Maybe I'm just been lazy, but historically I haven't generally "audited" my hotel stays to make sure I was earning the correct…
WOW Air Cuts Chicago Flights
Man oh man, WOW Air is just slowly withering away. WOW Air has been on the verge of collapse for a while. At the beginning of November it looked like Icelandair would acquire WOW Air, though that deal ended up falling through. Now it looks like WOW Air…
Anne Rigail Appointed New Air France CEO
It sure is an exciting time for Air France. In August it was announced that Ben Smith would be appointed CEO of Air France-KLM (this is different than being the CEO of Air France or KLM -- he's the CEO of the parent company, which is one of the "big…
How The Chase Ink Business Preferred Cell Phone Protection Works
I consider the Ink Business Preferred℠ Credit Card to be the all around most well rounded business credit card. The card has a huge welcome bonus of 80,000 Ultimate Rewards points after spending $5,000 on purchases within the first three months. I consider…
United’s “Historic” Announcement: More International Flights From SFO
Last night I wrote about how United revealed that Oscar Munoz would be making a "historic" announcement today. This was described as a "historic package of new and expanded international routes," and suffice to say that it led to lots of speculation…
Points Posting From Lucrative “Home With IHG” Promo
A couple of weeks ago IHG launched an awesome promo (details below), where you could earn 5,000 bonus IHG Rewards Club points for posting a picture on Instagram or Twitter. The bonus points from this promotion are now posting, which is pretty awesome.…
Recent Trip Reports
Review: British Airways Business Class A318 New York To London City
I had taken this flight almost a decade ago when it first launched, and forgot just how damn special and cool it is. At the door I was greeted by the friendly cabin service manager, who pointed me towards my seat. British Airways' A318 has just 32 business…
Review: British Airways Pre-Flight Dining New York JFK
In the last installment I reviewed British Airways' First Lounge JFK, which is open to oneworld Emerald members. In this installment I wanted to review British Airways' pre-flight dining, which is open to all British Airways business class passengers…
Review: British Airways First Lounge New York JFK
My flight from New York to London City was departing at 6:45PM, and I arrived at Terminal 7 at around 1PM, plenty early (I was connecting off an American flight, and wanted to make sure I didn't misconnect). The primary tenant at Terminal 7 is British…
Introduction: A Quick African Adventure
Welcome to my next trip report, covering travel in British Airways business & first class, RwandAir business class, and Norwegian premium economy, as well as stays at some (pleasantly surprising) points hotels. In late October and early November I took…
Review: British Airways Club World 747 London To New York
My flight from Nairobi arrived at Terminal 3, while my connecting flight to New York was departing from Terminal 5. After a great flight my good luck continued, as my transit was seamless. I got on the connector bus between terminals, the bus wasn't…
Review: Escape Lounge Hartford-BDL
The Platinum Card® from American Express and The Business Platinum® Card from American Express offer an amazing slew of airport lounge benefits. In addition to Delta Sky Club access and Priority Pass Select membership, American Express has gotten a ton…
British Airways Class Action Settlement Avios Are Posting
This is an update to a previous post. As you can see below, in June I wrote about a British Airways class action settlement involving how British Airways was marketing carrier imposed surcharges as "fuel" surcharges." For those of you who are entitled…
Review: British Airways First Lounge New York JFK
My flight from New York to London City was departing at 6:45PM, and I arrived at Terminal 7 at around 1PM, plenty early (I was connecting off an American flight, and wanted to make sure I didn't misconnect). The primary tenant at Terminal 7 is British…
Now Open: Air France’s New JFK Pre-Flight Dining
In late October I wrote about how Air France's JFK lounge was being closed for a period of several weeks. This was being done so that Air France could refurbish the lounge to enhance the pre-flight dining area. The lounge reopened yesterday, and Air…
Introduction: A Quick African Adventure
Welcome to my next trip report, covering travel in British Airways business & first class, RwandAir business class, and Norwegian premium economy, as well as stays at some (pleasantly surprising) points hotels. In late October and early November I took…
United Airlines To Make “Historic” Route Announcement Tomorrow
As noted on airliners.net, United has issued a media advisory that Oscar Munoz will make a "historic route announcement" tomorrow at 11AM CT: "United Airlines CEO to Make Historic Route Announcement Tomorrow United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz will host…
United Now Awards Elite Miles On Basic Economy Tickets
It sure is nice to see US airlines backtrack a bit when it comes to basic economy. While Delta has been selling basic economy tickets for years, both American and United only began selling them in early 2017. While Delta only had mild restrictions in…
The Best Cards For Everyday Spending
For those in the US with good credit, the best way to rack up points is through credit cards. This can include the welcome bonuses offered by credit cards, the points offered for spend on the cards, and all kinds of other offers. I've written in the…
Why Aren’t There Many Premium Economy Reviews At OMAAT?
At OMAAT, we feature news articles about premium economy products that we think may be of interest to readers, such as the incredibly bad breakfast British Airways served on a flight from Tampa to London, and what United Airlines' new premium economy…
Impressions Of The Conrad Bora Bora
I'm spending some time in beautiful Bora Bora at the moment. A couple of days ago I shared my initial impressions of the St. Regis Bora Bora, and now I wanted to share my impressions of the Conrad Bora Bora, where I stayed afterwards. Let me start by…
10 Best Credit Card Offers For December 2018
Every month I make a post with what I consider to be the best credit card bonuses of the month. While there are several excellent long standing credit card offers, the specifics of the best offers are constantly changing (be it the annual fee, minimum…
