One Mile at a Time [OMaaT] discussions [merged]
Nov 27, 2015, 11:19 am
#1171
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: London
Programs: BA Silver
Posts: 297
It's fair to say the whole 'is Ben for real' has been done ad nauseam elsewhere on FT. fwiw I find his blog content entertaining and escapist and don't give a monkeys how it is funded. Nor is it particularly relevant to his take on service received on BA (aside from the fact that he has a lot of other reference points...)
Nov 27, 2015, 11:23 am
#1172
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 319
For those of you that aren't US based, Credit Card points/miles offers out here are highly lucrative. On an average year I can get 500-700k points off of sign up offers alone. Normally you can cancel, reapply and get the bonus again after 1-2 years.
Credit card-companies pay bloggers like this handsomely for referrals (anywhere from $100-200 per sign up). His blog gets millions of hits, and even if he gets only a few-thousand CC sign-ups, it's a huge huge moneymaker. If any of you follow another popular points blogger, the "the-points-guy", he lives very handsomely and frequently takes private jets, helicopters, and recently shelled out $30k for "The Residence" between New York and Abu Dhabi.
To be fair to One-Mile-At-A-Time, he's very honest and open about how he pays for his travel, and will push the best CC offer even if he doesn't get a referral bonus from it. Tons of trolls frequent the comment section however.
Nov 27, 2015, 11:39 am
#1173
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: London
Posts: 3,500
Same as all the frequent travel bloggers - pushing credit cards over and over again, via links that earn them commission. They also talk about hotel and airline promotions, with 'click here' links to register for the promos - and these secretly take you via a third party site that gives a kick-back of future sales to the blogger.
Nov 27, 2015, 12:23 pm
#1174
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Munich, Algarve, Sussex or S.F Bay Area
Programs: Mucci, BA Gold, A3*Gold, AA Plat, HH Gold, IHG Plat Amb, Marriott Plat
Posts: 4,163
FWIW, I find the review totally believable. BA is inconsistent and has always been so, although I do also get the feeling standards continue to fall. The report was well written and not an emotional rant.
Both the best and worst crews I have ever had on any airline have been BA crews, it's that variable.
The newer J crews often do not know the product. I never ask them about the wines any more, since the chances they'll know anything are remote. They bring me my food and drink and when they forget me I push the call button. If I feel they're impolite, I tell them so, and if they don't like it I tell the senior crew member. I do always try to remember that it's public transport at the end of the day.
Both the best and worst crews I have ever had on any airline have been BA crews, it's that variable.
The newer J crews often do not know the product. I never ask them about the wines any more, since the chances they'll know anything are remote. They bring me my food and drink and when they forget me I push the call button. If I feel they're impolite, I tell them so, and if they don't like it I tell the senior crew member. I do always try to remember that it's public transport at the end of the day.
Nov 27, 2015, 12:24 pm
#1175
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Chester le Street
Programs: BA Executive, Virgin FC
Posts: 308
I'm not a frequent traveller but twice coming back from IAD in Club have had a terribly unfriendly, unprofessional and unhelpful and noisy crew.
The last one on the 380 was the worst. Started off by the greeter standing at the door with a coffee, then having a long and loud chat with one of the other crew about whether or not he should go sick or not. Then they knowingly handed out the wrong menus. Looked at me oddly when I said I didn't want a main course (already eaten well in the lounge).Talked loudly in the galley throughout the flight mainly about how much they hated the job and swore very loudly when a crew member realised they hadn't put the coffee on for the morning service. Very underwhelmed.
The last one on the 380 was the worst. Started off by the greeter standing at the door with a coffee, then having a long and loud chat with one of the other crew about whether or not he should go sick or not. Then they knowingly handed out the wrong menus. Looked at me oddly when I said I didn't want a main course (already eaten well in the lounge).Talked loudly in the galley throughout the flight mainly about how much they hated the job and swore very loudly when a crew member realised they hadn't put the coffee on for the morning service. Very underwhelmed.
Nov 27, 2015, 12:58 pm
#1178
Join Date: May 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 5,380
I think I may have seen it when I was on the train. Something like 'disappointing CW experience' but when I returned to the page to click on it a few moments later it had vanished.
Nov 27, 2015, 1:06 pm
#1179
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Chester le Street
Programs: BA Executive, Virgin FC
Posts: 308
It happened. Seated in 56D . CM1 came through to the galley area and said to CM2 'think some people got lunch menus'. Came through to the back cabin and proceeded to hand out the menus. Looked at mine and it was for Lunch. I told them and they just shrugged at me.
Just seemed a poor crew, no professionalism - one of them started eating a homemade sandwich while pax were loading.
Nov 27, 2015, 1:17 pm
#1181
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Chester le Street
Programs: BA Executive, Virgin FC
Posts: 308
