Award booking awesomeness (Part 2)
In part one of this report I recounted a great award booking – even though it was all in economy and on small planes –...
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Miles now fungible between Continental and United
Continental Airlines and United Airlines will not fully merge their loyalty programs until the end of the year but they are taking steps to ease...
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Award booking awesomeness (Part 1)
Some folks love the challenge of earning frequent flyer points. To me, that’s just business. I do it and I accrue and I move on...
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A great CC offer from JetBlue and American Express
Ask any mileage junkie their favorite tip for getting large buckets of miles on the cheap and odds are you’ll start to hear stories about...
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Delta drops SkyMiles expiration policy, upgrades Gold status
Delta Air Lines announced on Tuesday that they have removed the point expiration policy from their SKyMiles frequent flyer program. The change apparently went into...
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Perhaps the worst points redemption option I’ve ever seen
Redeeming points for anything other than the travel awards of the program in which they were earnt is rarely a good value. Rather than giving...
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A breath of life for bmi Diamond Club
Since its acquisition by Lufthansa, British regional carrier bmi has seen many bits of its operations aligned to their parent company’s operating model. Some routes...
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JetBlue adds Budget & Avis as earning partners
JetBlue’s TrueBlue program has added two new partners this week, Avis and Budget. The rental car programs join Hertz as TrueBlue partners. The earning rates...
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Changes to service in the Middle East & Central Asia
The past week has been a busy one for carriers in the Middle East and Central Asia. In addition to the move by Saudi Arabian...
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Comparing Southwest’s Rapid Rewards 2 and JetBlue’s TrueBlue programs
Since the announcement last week of Southwest Airlines’ new Rapid Rewards 2 program there have been a number of comparisons drawn to the other frequent...