Ben Schlappig
@OneMileataTime

Blogger. Airline, hotel, and loyalty program expert. Love A380s, jetlag, dogs, dirty martinis, and crime shows.

 Hopefully traveling!
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Joined October 2008
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Boeing 737 MAX 10 Gets FAA Certification, And It’s A Big Deal For Airlines onemileatatime.com/news/boei…

Boeing 737 MAX 10 Certification Just Days Away, And It's A Big Deal For Airlines

Boeing's 737 MAX 10 certification is expected within days. Here's what it means for Alaska, American, Delta, United, and other airlines with big orders.

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Capital One Venture X Business: Up To 300K Miles + $1,300 In Travel Credits With $120K Spend onemileatatime.com/deals/cap…

Capital One Venture X Business: Up To 300K Miles + $1,300 In Travel Credits With $120K Spend

The Capital One Venture X Business is offering up to 300,000 miles plus $1,300 in travel credits with $120K spend. See how it compares to the Venture Business.

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Singapore Airlines First Class Passengers Now Get A Personal Concierge At Changi Airport onemileatatime.com/news/sing…

Singapore Airlines First Class Passengers Now Get A Personal Concierge At Changi Airport

Singapore Airlines has made its first class concierge at Changi permanent, escorting passengers from check-in to The Private Room, then on to the gate.

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The World’s Southernmost Hotel Opens In Chile, But Only Silversea Cruise Guests Can Stay onemileatatime.com/news/worl…

The World's Southernmost Hotel Opens In Chile, But Only Silversea Cruise Guests Can Stay

The Cormorant at 55 South in Puerto Williams claims to be the world's southernmost hotel, but you can only stay there as part of a Silversea cruise package.

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Buy JetBlue TrueBlue Points With Up To 120% Bonus (1.47 Cents Each): Worth It? onemileatatime.com/deals/buy…

Buy JetBlue TrueBlue Points With Up To 120% Bonus (1.47 Cents Each): Worth It?

JetBlue is offering a bonus on purchased TrueBlue points. Is this an offer you should consider taking advantage of?

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Best Ways To Redeem Bilt Points (And The Redemptions To Skip) onemileatatime.com/guides/bi…

Bilt Rewards Points: Best Ways To Redeem Them (And Which To Avoid)

Learn how to redeem Bilt Rewards points for maximum value, from airline and hotel transfers to home down payments, travel portal bookings, and more.

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Delta’s Free Wi-Fi Rollout Is 95% Complete, But Its Edge Over United Won’t Last Long onemileatatime.com/news/delt…

Delta's Free Wi-Fi Rollout Is 95% Complete, But Its Edge Over United Won't Last Long

Delta says free Wi-Fi is now on nearly 1,300 aircraft, about 95% of flights, including Asia-Pacific routes. Here's the timeline and why the lead may not last.

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Lufthansa Adds Munich To Phoenix Flights, The First Lufthansa Group Route To Arizona onemileatatime.com/news/luft…

Lufthansa Adds Munich To Phoenix Flights, The First Lufthansa Group Route To Arizona

Lufthansa will fly Munich to Phoenix 3x weekly from August 3, 2027 on an Airbus A350-900, the first Lufthansa Group nonstop service to Arizona. Full details.

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Etihad 787 Enters Runway At Boston Without Clearance, Causes Go Around onemileatatime.com/news/etih…

Etihad 787 Enters Runway At Boston Without Clearance, Causes Go Around

An Etihad Boeing 787 crossed an active runway at Boston Logan after reading back hold short instructions, and air traffic control sent a Republic jet around.

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Alaska Launching Seattle To Osaka & Tahiti Flights, Using Hawaiian A330s onemileatatime.com/news/alas…

Alaska Launching Seattle To Osaka & Tahiti Flights, Using Hawaiian A330s

Alaska Airlines is adding Seattle to Osaka flights in May 2027 and Seattle to Papeete in June 2027, using Hawaiian A330s. See the schedule and branding quirks.

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Citi Strata Card Welcome Bonus Offers Compared: Elite 75K, Premier 60K, Strata 20K onemileatatime.com/deals/cit…

Citi Strata Card Welcome Bonus Offers Compared: Elite 75K, Premier 60K, Strata 20K

Compare the Citi Strata Elite (75K), Strata Premier (60K) and Strata (20K) welcome bonuses, plus annual fees, spending requirements and eligibility rules.

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Which Credit Card Should You Use At Hotels? Here’s The Math onemileatatime.com/guides/cr…

Which Credit Card Should You Use For Hotel Spending? Here's The Math

Should you use a hotel's co-branded card or a transferable points card? I compare returns on hotel spending, and only Hilton's card beats the Sapphire Reserve.

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Air Canada Thinks Outside The Box, With Unique Winter-Only Europe Route onemileatatime.com/news/air-…

Air Canada Thinks Outside The Box, With Unique Winter-Only Europe Route

Air Canada is launching Montreal to Seville flights on the A321XLR from September 2027, a rare Europe route that skips peak summer. See schedule and details.

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Lufthansa Will Fly To Columbus, Ohio, Thanks To $46.9 Million Revenue Guarantee Program onemileatatime.com/news/luft…

Lufthansa Will Fly To Columbus, Ohio, Thanks To $46.9 Million Revenue Guarantee Program

Lufthansa will start 3x weekly Boeing 787-9 flights from Frankfurt to Columbus on May 5, 2027, helped along by Ohio's $46.9 million in revenue guarantees.

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Osaka Station Hotel, Marriott Autograph Collection Review: Come For The Specialty Salon & Breakfast onemileatatime.com/reviews/o…

Osaka Station Hotel, Marriott Autograph Collection Review: Come For The Specialty Salon & Breakfast

Osaka Station Hotel review: a train-themed Marriott Autograph Collection with a bathhouse, an incredible Specialty Salon lounge, and a great breakfast buffet.

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Air France & Air Côte d’Ivoire Add Codeshare, Loyalty Reciprocity: Am I In Luck?! onemileatatime.com/news/air-…

Air France & Air Côte d’Ivoire Add Codeshare, Loyalty Reciprocity: Am I In Luck?!

Air France and Air Côte d’Ivoire are adding a Paris–Abidjan codeshare from October 25, 2026, plus Flying Blue and sMiles reciprocity. Here's my take on it.

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Why Hotel Credit Cards Are Worth It, Even If You’re Not Loyal To A Hotel Group onemileatatime.com/insights/…

Why Hotel Credit Cards Are Worth It, Even If You're Not Loyal To A Hotel Group

Even if you're not loyal to a hotel group, hotel credit cards can be worth it. Free night certificates often cover the annual fee, and the other perks add up.

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United CEO Scott Kirby On Wealth Tax, Flying Private, And Being Betrayed By American onemileatatime.com/news/unit…

United CEO Scott Kirby On Wealth Tax, Flying Private, And Being Betrayed By American

United CEO Scott Kirby's New York Times interview covers a wealth tax, inheritance taxes, flying private, middle seat pricing, and his exit from American.

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How To Reinstate Expired American AAdvantage Miles Without Paying A Fortune onemileatatime.com/insights/…

How To Reinstate Expired American AAdvantage Miles Without Paying A Fortune

Did your American AAdvantage miles expire? Instead of paying $1,000 to reinstate them, here's the challenge American offers to get your expired miles back.

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Citi Strata Card Eligibility Rules: Elite, Premier, & Strata Bonus Requirements onemileatatime.com/guides/ci…

Citi Strata Card Eligibility Rules: Elite, Premier, & Strata Bonus Requirements

Citi Strata Elite, Premier, and Strata eligibility is independent. Learn the 8/65 rule, once-in-a-lifetime bonus rule, credit score needs, and approval tips.

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