Bad news for Star Alliance reward searches
Finding reward seats is always the harder part of playing the mileage game. Earning enough for a great reward is one thing but once you...
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Triple miles (including MQMs!) from Delta
Delta has announced a triple miles promotion for the summer. The promotion covers three routes – all the Delta Shuttle operations – and offers the...
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The end of 5-stop transcons on United
United Airlines used to be my favorite airline for booking mileage runs. Why? Because of their routing rules. Their route and hub structure, combined with...
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Continental upgrades on reward flights confirmed
This morning I raised the question of whether Chase let the cat out of the bag on an upcoming program change for Continental OnePass. There...
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Upgrades on award tickets maybe coming to Continental
It is always awkward when the fine print on a partner offer unveils a change in benefits before the company itself has the opportunity to...
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American Airlines introduces Mileage Multiplier offer
Folks seem to be reasonably obsessed with frequent flyer points and airlines make a lot of money selling them to just about anyone they can...
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Some help with booking “old” JetBlue award seats
When airlines do not publish their reward seat inventory on their websites it is a pain for their program members. Having to call in to...
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A couple downgrades from Continental
It is always a shame when the airlines make cuts to their loyalty programs. Certainly the value of the points in your accounts is likely...
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Beating up on the loyalty programs
I always enjoy reading Chris Elliott’s columns, sometimes because they are really good and sometimes because they are entertainingly bad. He writes them weekly and...
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AirTran makes a play for Milwaukee
AirTran is no stranger to poking fun at other airlines and doing what they can to poach frequent flyers from those carriers. They basically have...