(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,…
It has been something of a big news day for relatively affordable roundtrip business class airfares to typically expensive destinations. Earlier today I posted about a fairly amazing ~$2,100 airfare from Los Angeles to Nairobi on SkyTeam carriers, and…
It's been a while since we've seen some business class fare sales on SkyTeam carriers, but there are a few notable deals going on now that are worth jumping on quickly, particularly if you're eyeing a trip to East Africa -- perhaps to try out the new…
Last week Ben wrote about a rumored addition to Delta's Diamond Medallion benefits. Per Rene's Points, it was suggested that for the 2018 SkyMiles program Delta would take away the automatic SkyClub membership it bestowed upon its top-tier Diamond Medallions,…
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…
Delta's $21 million new SkyClub at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport opens tothe public today between Concourses A & B, and at 21,000 square feet, not only is it enormous, but it's a stunner. This club supplements and largely supplements Delta's existing…
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…
