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Delta Air Lines has just announced three new long haul domestic flights to Hawaii, which many travelers may find convenient.
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Delta SkyMiles & Instacart Launch Partnership
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It’s always great to see airline loyalty programs team up with other companies to offer perks and points earning opportunities for members. Delta SkyMiles is launching a partnership with grocery delivery service Instacart next week. With this, all SkyM…
Starlux Airlines Reveals New A330-900neo Cabins
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Taiwanese airline startup Starlux Airlines has just taken delivery of its first Airbus A330-900neo, and in the process we’ve gotten our first look at the onboard product.
Delta Wants To Launch Atlanta To Cape Town Route
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Delta Air Lines has just filed with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to request the right to operate flights to Cape Town. Some may remember that Delta planned to serve Cape Town last year, but the route wasn’t approved. This time it’s a bit d…
Alaska Adds Awards On Malaysia Airlines, And It’s A Comically Bad Value
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While Alaska Airlines joined the oneworld alliance as of March 2021, the airline hasnt yet rolled out award redemptions on all oneworld partners. For now the airline is maintaining separate award charts for each airline partner, and redemptions are slo…
Air Moldova Plane Draws “RELAX” In Sky Near Ukraine Border
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An Air Moldova plane operated a pretty interesting flight to nowhere yesterday…
Hot Meals Returning To Delta First Class March 2022
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Around the start of the pandemic we saw a vast majority of airlines greatly scale back inflight service in order to minimize contact between people and maximize the amount of time people have their masks on. Since then we’ve seen airlines gradually res…
Details: Marriott Bonvoy & Uber Partnership
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Marriott and Uber have just launched an exciting new partnership, giving Bonvoy members the ability to earn points for purchases with Uber.
Thai Hotel Owner Threatens To Sue “Gangster” Guest For Millions For Negative Review
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Are people really this outrageous, or is this a case of ”any publicity is good publicity?”
FAA Administrator Steve Dickson Resigns
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The top government official directly overseeing airlines has just resigned, roughly halfway through his five year term.
Niceair, A New Northern Icelandic Airline
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Theres a new airline being developed in Iceland. Unlike all the others, the business model isnt to connect North America and Europe via Keflavik
Singapore Eases Vaccinated Travel Lane Testing
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Among countries that initially took a zero-tolerance approach toward coronavirus, Singapore has been leading the way when it comes to reopening. The country launched a vaccinated travel lane (VTL) concept in the fall of 2021, whereby vaccinated travele…
New: How To Check Your Detailed Uber Rating
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Rideshare giant Uber is known for its reciprocal rating system, whereby passengers rate drivers, and drivers rate passengers. While many can appreciate the intent of this (to keep both parties well behaved), the rating system has also been controversia…
Southwest Airlines Performance Business Card Review (2022)
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Chase and Southwest have a portfolio of co-branded credit cards. I’d argue that the Southwest Rapid Rewards Performance Business Credit Card is Southwest’s most compelling credit card. In this post I wanted to explain why, between the huge bonus and va…
Does Anyone Want To Be Escorted To Their Hotel Room?
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A reader raised an interesting question in the comments section of my Ritz-Carlton Turks & Caicos review, which I wanted to address in a separate post. Everyone has a different travel style, so I wonder how varied OMAAT readers’ opinions are on thi…
Introduction: An Open-Ended Journey To Oman
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As promised, I intend to write more trip reports going forward. I just wrapped up a quick trip to Turks & Caicos, and Ford and I are now off on another adventure.
Innovative: Alaska Airlines Launches Flight Pass
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Alaska Airlines has just launched the first-ever flight subscription service in the United States, offering a certain number of flights for a flat fee.
Banco Popular Closing Avianca LifeMiles Credit Cards
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It has just been announced that Avianca LifeMiles’ United States credit card is being discontinued. I’m curious to see if LifeMiles will partner with a different bank, or what exactly is going on.
Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority Card Review (2022)
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Southwest Airlines has some fantastic co-branded credit cards with Chase. Of the three personal cards, my favorite one is the Southwest Rapid Rewards Priority Card. In this post, I wanted to take a closer look at the card, especially as the card is cur…
Ryanair’s Hilarious, Rude, Savage Twitter Team
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This is nothing new, but I think it’s worth giving a shoutout to Ryanair for having the most bizarre, unconventional, and amazing Twitter presence of any airline.