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Unique: Chase Sapphire Preferred 10% Anniversary Bonus Points

3 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.
Tokyo Hotels Accused Of Exchanging Insider Info, Possibly Price Fixing

3 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.
Review: The Tokyo EDITION Toranomon, Japan (Great Views, But...)

3 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.
American Airlines Mobile App Gets A Refresh, But It's A Work In Progress

3 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!).
American AAdvantage Business Program: Earn Extra Rewards For Free

3 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.
Game Changer: Etihad Airbus A321LRs With Flat Bed First & Business Class

3 days ago | onemileatatime.com | Ben Schlappig

In just over three months, Etihad Airways plans to begin commercial service with its Airbus A321LRs. While the airline still hasn’t revealed exactly what we can expect onboard these jets, these planes will are long overdue for the airline, so I’d like to go over what we do know. Etihad Airways has 20 Airbus A321LRs on order, which are expected to be delivered starting in the coming weeks.
Backpacking German Teenagers Denied Entry To US, Jailed & Deported

3 days ago | onemileatatime.com | Ben Schlappig

There’s a story that’s going viral about two German teenagers who entered the United States to go backpacking, only to be handcuffed, strip searched, jailed, and then deported the next day. Of course in recent times there has been lots of talk of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. While I have a lot of criticisms of Trump, this is something that his administration can’t be blamed for, in my opinion. Nonetheless, I think this story has some important reminders for travelers.
TUI 787 Rejects Takeoff, Ends Up In Grass, And It Was Totally Avoidable

3 days ago | onemileatatime.com | Ben Schlappig

The Aviation Herald has the story of a strange incident that happened a few days ago, and it just seems like shouldn’t have happened…TUI Boeing 787 ends up in grass in Melbourne, FloridaThis incident occurred on Friday, April 18, 2025, and involves a TUI Boeing 787-9 with the registration code G-TUIN. The aircraft was scheduled to operate flight BY601 from Melbourne, Florida (MLB), to Birmingham, England (BHX).
United A321XLRs Coming 2026 With New Polaris Seats, Premium Plus

4 days ago | onemileatatime.com | Ben Schlappig

In December 2019, United Airlines placed an order for 50 A321XLRs, which is Airbus’ new ultra long range and fuel efficient evolution of the A321. The plane entered commercial service in late 2024, with Iberia and Aer Lingus being the launch customers. As of now, United is expected to get its first A321XLR in early 2026, though of course that timeline could slip further.
Southwest Extra Legroom Seats Coming To Entire Fleet By End Of 2025

4 days ago | onemileatatime.com | Ben Schlappig

In September 2024, Southwest Airlines announced that it would introduce assigned and extra legroom seating, as one of the biggest changes to its business model in decades. In the meantime, the company has of course gone way more extreme than that, and plans to start charging for checked bags, introducing basic economy, and much more. Anyway, when it comes to Southwest’s plans to introduce extra legroom seating, there’s an update, as aircraft will start to be reconfigured shortly.