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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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When airlines do not publish their reward seat inventory on their websites it is a pain for their program members.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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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...
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Flight number one on flight number 1
Thanks to the crazy 10th birthday sale that JetBlue offered yesterday I’m out flying today. I managed to schedule three segments, all three on routes...
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Still time to enter for the free trip to the Gold Coast
On Monday I announced an opportunity to win a free trip to Australia’s Gold Coast, thanks to American Express and blog.wandr.me. There are a whole...
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The fight for BOS-BWI
Who knew that the Boston – Baltimore route was so coveted? Apparently Southwest, AirTran and jetBlue are convinced it is. The three carriers have launched...