Ben Schlappig

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Rental Housing
National’s “One Two Free” Promotion Returns
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National Emerald Club is one of the most popular car rental loyalty programs among frequent travelers, thanks to their Emerald Aisle system of being …
Ghana
Global Ghana Airlines Now Selling Tickets To Chicago!!!
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In September 2017 I first wrote about Global Ghana Airlines, a new startup airline that intended to operate nonstop flights between Chicago and …
British Airways
British Airways Pilots Announce Strike Dates
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For weeks now, a British Airways pilot strike has been looming. Well, the dates are now official. The British Airline Pilots Association (BALPA) has …
TSA
TSA Pre-Check: Everything You Need To Know (Plus How To Get It For Free)
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While there are aspects of the US travel experience that are worse than ever before, there have also been some innovations in the past several years …
Apple Card
Oops: Problems With The Titanium Apple Card
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Earlier this week the Apple Credit Card was formally launched in the US. For those of us who are into maximizing credit card rewards, this card is …
United Airlines
Details Of United Airlines’ Big International Expansion
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Following American Airlines announcing some significant international expansion a couple of weeks ago, United Airlines has now announced some …
Hyatt
World Of Hyatt Award Sale At 22 Hotels
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Hyatt has quietly rolled out an award sale, offering discounts on both Free Night and Points + Cash bookings at 22 properties around the globe. Note …
Qantas
Qantas’ New York To Sydney “Research” Flights: Research Or Publicity?
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We know that Qantas is working on “Project Sunrise,” which is their goal of operating nonstop flights from the East Coast of Australia (Brisbane, …
Register For IHG’s Fall 2019 Accelerate Promotion
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For the past few years, most of IHG’s global hotel promotions have been customized. Everyone gets some type of offer, but different members get …
Airlines
United Airlines Announcing New International Routes
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A couple of weeks ago we saw American Airlines make a big international route announcement, and it’s expected that they’ll make another route …
British Airways
Review: British Airways A320 Business Class
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To return from Mykonos to the US we decided to fly British Airways, given what a convenient routing they had available. Getting from Mykonos to the US …
British Airways
British Airways Cabin Crew Are All Getting iPhones
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British Airways has just revealed the latest phase of their investment in improving technology and training, and it’s an interesting one. British …
AMEX
US Open Amex Centurion Suite Returning In 2019
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One of the best perks of The Platinum Card® from American Express (review) and The Business Platinum® Card from American Express (review) is access to …
Mykonos
Review: Santa Marina, Luxury Collection, Mykonos
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READ MORE FROM THIS TRIP• Introduction: The 25,000 Mile Journey To Greece • Review: Aer Lingus A321LR Business Class • Review: Aer Lingus Arrivals …
Business Travel
ANA Will Fly New 777s To New York & Frankfurt
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In early July, All Nippon Airways revealed a brand new first & business class product. This caught many of us off guard for a couple of reasons: I …
AMEX
American Express Cobalt Review (Canada)
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The banking environment here in Canada means we don’t have as many choices as our southern neighbours when it comes to credit cards. When Canada’s …
Business Travel
Hi Fly Modernizes Fleet With A330-900neo
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Hi Fly is a Portuguese wet lease operator. That’s to say that you’ve never actually booked a ticket with Hi Fly, but you may very well have flown on …
American Airlines
What South Pacific Routes Will American Airlines Launch?
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A couple of weeks ago American Airlines announced significant transatlantic expansion. In 2020 the airline will be launching year-round flights from …
Cathay Pacific
Wow: Backstory Of Cathay Pacific CEO’s Resignation
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Last Friday I wrote about how Cathay Pacific’s CEO suddenly resigned. Rupert Hogg had been CEO fo the company since May 2017, and by most accounts …
EasyJet
My EasyJet Flight Cost How Much?!?
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I had an incredible review trip trying all kinds of amazing business class products. Suffice to say that this portion of the trip ended on a low …
Anguilla
Update On American Who Killed Anguilla Hotel Worker
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I’m not trying to be Nancy Grace here, though there’s a story that I wrote about in April that has stuck with me ever since. It’s a story where just …
Frequent-flyer Programs
Citi American AAdvantage Business Card Review (2019)
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I recently reviewed the Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® World Elite™ Mastercard®, and in this post wanted to take a look at the business version …
Credit Cards
5 Reasons You SHOULDN’T Use Airline Credit Cards
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It always pains me to see people not maximizing their credit card spending. I’m not just talking about friends and family who have sub-optimal …
American Airlines
Citi AAdvantage Platinum Card Review (2019)
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Airline credit cards are among the most popular types of credit cards out there. Many people may be loyal to an airline because of where they live or …
Airlines
Air Italy Reports MASSIVE Losses
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So the airline flew significantly less, transported fewer passengers, and recorded much bigger losses. Qatar Airways’ CEO, Akbar Al Baker, has wanted …
American Express
Amex Business Platinum Card Review (2019)
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American Express’ Platinum Cards — both the business and personal versions — are among the most well known and popular premium credit cards out …
Boeing
Rough Landing Seriously Damages Delta 757
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Delta operates a seasonal flight from New York JFK to Ponta Delgada in the Azores with a Boeing 757-200. Usually a rough landing isn’t big news, but …
United States
American Will Fly A321Ts Between LAX & MIA (For A Limited Time)
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American’s A321Ts are probably the swankiest planes in their fleet, as they’re A321 aircraft in a three cabin configuration. First class features 10 …
American Airlines
American’s Latest Plans To Update Unpopular 737s
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American Airlines has gotten a lot of flak for the way in which they’ve been configuring their narrow body aircraft. This started with the Boeing 737 …
Airport Security
Airport Security Fired For Calling Passenger Ugly
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A Rochester Airport security worker has been fired following what she did earlier this summer. First of all it’s worth clarifying that Rochester …