We are nothing if not aficionados of bathroom amenities here at One Mile at a Time, be they hotel toiletries or premium class airline amenity kits. While at the end of the day whether your carrier's itty-bitty hand moisturizing cream is Ferragamo or…
The Private Suite LAX, which Ben reviewed in November 2017, is a fascinating concept. A private terminal operated by security specialists Gavin de Becker and Associates, the Private Suite allows you to skip LAX altogether by accessing the facility via…
Most Angelenos will concede that LAX, the area's flagship airport, leaves a lot to be desired. While there are plans underway to modernize the airport before the 2028 Summer Olympics and create light rail transit links to points throughout the city,…
(Cue the Russian trollbots in the comments section!) Scott Pruitt, the embattled Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, has no shortage of scandals involving misuse of government funds and staff, abuse of power and petty graft (this is…
It's no secret that airports often have separate entrances for fast-tracking so-called "VIP" travelers like major celebrities, politicians, diplomats, and other dignitaries. The reason is twofold -- the VIP travelers, of course, appreciate the privacy…
As a Californian and a loyal Delta Medallion, I'm currently gritting my teeth through a reconstruction of Delta's terminals 2 and 3 that leaves travelers on the short end of the stick until at least 2023. In the meantime, the New York Times has an interesting…
Yesterday I posted my review of the Hyatt Regency London - The Churchill, a very solid property that substantially exceeds almost every Hyatt Regency standard. As I mentioned in that review, I wanted to try out two chain-standard properties that I'd…
I was recently in London for two non-consecutive nights as a bookend to a trip to Scotland, and saw this as a perfect opportunity to try two chain-standard hotels that seemed like they could be a cut above the rest. Both Ben and Tiffany have both expressed…
Delta completed its big terminal move at LAX last week... sort of. I flew out of Terminal 3 yesterday afternoon, and passengers flying Delta out of Los Angeles should expect a good deal of chaos and a startling lack of amenities, at least for the next…
Breaking news today implicates the leader of one of the world's most respected democracies in a scandal involving years of deception right underneath the noses of the very people he's meant to serve. No -- I'm not talking about the orange-skinned man…
As you probably know by now, Delta is about to undergo a massive change at Los Angeles International Airport which will affect not only legions of Delta flyers but also flyers on Air Canada, Virgin America, JetBlue, Allegiant, Spirit, and Hawaiian. Starting…
As Ben pointed out yesterday, if there's a silver lining to the brutal treatment of a United Airlines passenger forcibly kicked off a Louisville-bound plane Sunday evening in order to accommodate deadheading crew, it's that suddenly the casually callous…
Seems like at least a half-dozen times a year Ben reports on an unruly passenger being escorted off a plane, sometimes forcibly, sometimes not, almost always involving a fellow passenger recording the incident on video. It's become, for better or worse,…
While most readers know me as the lone (consistently) pro-Delta voice on the blog, I recently flew United Airlines out of Los Angeles. (In truth, I've long since requalified for Diamond Medallion, Delta doesn't offer a nonstop from Los Angeles to Washington…
I somehow missed this news on Friday (I mean, to be fair, I think we all missed every bit of news that was not Donald Trump and his love of Tic-Tacs and unwanted sexual advances on Friday), but Delta has made another game-changing move in its battle…
There's no doubt that staying connected while traveling abroad has gotten exponentially easier in the last few years. While options for local SIM cards and rentable My-Fi devices have expanded, U.S.-based cellular carriers have started offering competitive…
I recently had a last minute work trip to Houston, which is perhaps the only sort of trip one takes to Houston in the summer, as it's not a popular leisure destination in August given the typical summer climate there. Nonetheless, hotel rates varied…
The Andaz Wall Street, in Lower Manhattan, is a foundation of Hyatt's Andaz brand, being the third hotel to open under the Andaz flag (following the chain's West Hollywood and London locations). There are no shortage of reviews of the Andaz Wall Street…
If there were an animated movie entitled "The Secret Life of OMAAT Contributors," it might just be 90 minutes of a Pixar-rendered Tiffany instant messaging with similarly animated versions of Travis, Andrew B., Mike, Matt, Ford and myself. Because both…
Back in November I stayed at the Fairmont Olympic Hotel in Seattle and was thoroughly impressed -- so much so, in fact, that I felt compelled to write a review for OMAAT detailing my experience there. When I stayed at the hotel in November, I noted that…
It seems the deceitful not-a-chocolate-chip-cookie / chocolate chip cookie at the Admirals Club has created one of the most controversial, thrilling, must-watch cookie situations since the delicious Cookie on Empire. Reporting live from the front lines…
