Ben Schlappig

6 days ago | onemileatatime.com | Ben Schlappig

There’s a lot to love about the $95 annual fee Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card (review). The card offers a great return on spending, some valuable perks, and excellent travel protection. This is an especially good time to apply, in light of the bonus that’s currently available, as lots of people should be eligible for the card. In this post, I want to focus on one unique perk of this card, which is the 10% anniversary points bonus.

6 days ago | onemileatatime.com | Ben Schlappig

Japan is one of the lowest corruption countries out there, so it’s interesting to note what has been uncovered as part of a recent investigation by authorities (thanks to NFSF for flagging this). Japan’s Fair Trade Commission has issued a stern warning to 15 hotels in the Tokyo area, requesting they immediately cease a decades-long practice that could be considered a price-fixing antitrust violation.

6 days ago | onemileatatime.com | Ben Schlappig

For the first hotel stay of our winter ski trip to Niseko, we spent a night at the 206-room Tokyo EDITION Toranomon. We wanted to be able to compare the two Tokyo EDITION properties, so we spent the following night at the Tokyo EDITION Ginza, which I’ll be reviewing in the next installment. I’m conflicted about the Tokyo EDITION Toranomon, and I probably wouldn’t return.

6 days ago | onemileatatime.com | Ben Schlappig

American Airlines has announced that it’s rolling out a redesigned mobile app, with some new features. Given that American trails the competition when it comes to tech, I suppose this is something we should be happy about. American is introducing a redesigned mobile app, which should be rolled out through the end of May 2025 (so keep an eye out for app updates!).

6 days ago | onemileatatime.com | Ben Schlappig

American Airlines offers a small business rewards program, known as the AAdvantage Business program. This is a great way to earn extra rewards for your travel on American, including qualifying for bonus Loyalty Points and miles. Best of all, eligibility for the program is surprisingly simple, assuming you have the Citi® / AAdvantage Business™ World Elite Mastercard® (review). In this post, I’d like to take a look at all of the details of the program, as many people find it to be quite complicated.