United delivers more than promised with award chart changes (but they’re still not great)
First it was the 2-day delay in implementation. Then it was the all-day outage on the website for most international award searches. But now the...
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The mysterious vanishing Singapore Air award inventory
UPDATE (1 March 2014): The award seats are once again available from United phone agents. Enjoy. It started as a simple enough effort: I was...
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PointsHound adds Frontier, Alaska Airlines as partners
The PointsHound family of earning options continues to grow. Alaska Airlines and Frontier are now on the partner earning list. The rates I saw when...
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Frequent flyer news and updates for those who don’t like to read
Ever get the feeling that reading is just too much work. That all the time you spend staring at a computer screen is wasted, or...
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United Million Miler lawsuit dismissed
The Lord Giveth and the Lord Taketh Away This is apparently the lesson which consumers are meant to learn when dealing with things like airline...
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A frequent flyer loser loses a lawsuit
It was roughly nine months ago that an enterprising attorney managed to find passengers from United, Delta and American to stand up as lead plaintiffs...
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JetBlue launches two more bonus promos for 2014
Want more TrueBlue points? JetBlue is offering two new promotions this year, open to all passengers. No registration necessary. First up, the High Five Bonus....
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Double Mosaic (elite) earning on JetBlue through 3 March 2014
Want a shot at JetBlue‘s TrueBlue Mosaic status but don’t really want to spend $4-5,000 for the privilege? For the next seven weeks all flights...
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Big bonus miles opportunity from American Airlines, US Airways
Week two of merger-related changes for American Airlines and US Airways comes with more reasons to fly on the “other” half as well as making...
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Earn Bitcoins for hotel bookings
First there were the cash-back bonus options. Then bonus points. Now online hotel bookings can earn you Bitcoins if you use PointsHound to make your...