Award ticket surcharge arbitrage: Aussie style
Want to save hundreds of dollars in fuel surcharges on Qantas award flights between Australia and Europe? Turns out it is a trivial task. Thanks...
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United gets down to business with new MileagePlus network for companies
For most airline loyalty programmes the only way to be a member is to be a person. Some recent news stories have highlighted how musical...
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Double Up points earning at more than 3200 hotels via PointsHound
When hotel booking engine PointsHound started up late last year there were some notable limitations to the service. Most significantly, like other OTAs, bookings made...
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Changes to change fees on JetBlue; Mosaic members win big
‘Tis the season for changes to flight change fees, it would seem, and JetBlue got in on the action this week. Yes, the change fees...
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Mileage earning coming to Norway
For nearly the past decade earning points for flights within Norway was not possible thanks to laws designed to encourage competition and prevent one airline...
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JetBlue, Emirates team up on two-way codeshare
Europe and the Middle East are about to become destinations JetBlue flight numbers serve, even if it isn’t JetBlue-operated flights making the trips. The NYC-based...
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Finding an award seat from here to anywhere
Ever find yourself thinking about a trip and not really caring about where you’re going, so long as you can get somewhere across the ocean?...
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So, just how big a deal was the 75K AmEx signup bonus?
If you believe the bloggers, the latest sign-up promo might have been the most significant news this year. It certainly gathered the most posts in...
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My favorite conversation from FTU DC
It is no secret that the best conversations at larger events happen in the margins. Smaller conversations among more intimate groups naturally tend to be...
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Finding the carrot ineffective, Frontier wields the stick with their customers
Airlines are looking to cut costs in just about every way imaginable. For Frontier airlines a major focus on that front has been encouraging customers...