United Airlines adds spend to elite qualification requirements
Money talks. The airlines have been clear about that for some time now, each tweaking their programs a bit to make it more and more...
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Marriott, American Airlines team up again
Stays at Marriott hotels can now (and again) earn miles in the American Airlines AAdvantage program. The two programs were partners in the past took...
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JetBlue drops points expiry for TrueBlue program
The TrueBlue program has gone from one of the most strict in terms of points expiry to one of the most generous and their customers...
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Aeromexico Business Class award searches made easier
As of 1 October 2013 Aeromexico is changing their award booking buckets to align with (most of) the rest of SkyTeam. Economy awards will book...
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Emirates, Qantas “solve” fuel surcharge differences
Just a couple weeks ago there was discussion bout how to beat the Qantas fuel surcharges on many awards, thanks to their new partner Emirates....
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What would you do with 5 million award search data points?
I love good data. Taking huge chunks of information and trying to distill trends, patterns and links has always been interesting to me. And so...
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Delta plays favorites with their partners; customers lose
Man do I hate being right on this one. I’ve been saying for nearly a year now that the three major global alliances are losing...
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Hyatt, MGM announce huge new partnership
Today is a major day in the world of hotel loyalty and Las Vegas. In short, 12 properties – all part of the MGM portfolio...
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Another option for Hawaiian Airlines partner award searches
Looking to find award seats on Hawaiian Airlines flights? So long as you’re redeeming partner miles for the trip I’ve got a new option available...
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Where to credit a one-off oneworld flight??
Last week I was facing a bit of a conundrum: I had an upcoming flight on an alliance I don’t bank a lot of miles...