This week on PointsHoarder
The latest episode of the PointsHoarder podcast is now online with Stephan and me discussing a whole bunch of events from the past couple weeks....
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United MileagePlus makes a move in social media
Want to earn MileagePlus point for tweeting? United Airlines is poised to make such transactions possible in the coming weeks thanks to a newly inked...
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MileagePlus offering double miles to Mexico
United Airlines is now matching the American Airlines promo for double miles on flights to Mexico until November 13, 2012. The AA deal started just over...
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Korean Air award availability now easy to find thanks to Delta
Award seats on Korean Air have, over time, alternated between easy and hard to find online. Looks like we’re back to easy. Despite plenty of...
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More partners available online for American Airlines award bookings
American Airlines has added two more partners to their online award booking engine. Air Berlin and Finnair are the latest additions to the aa.com site....
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MileagePlus, SkyMiles, Rapid Rewards offering bonuses for buying Marriott gift cards
Both United Airlines and Delta (and Southwest, too!) are offering bonus miles when you purchase Marriott gift cards. Gift cards can be used like cash...
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United survives DoT scrutiny on the 4 mile Hong Kong “sale”
Looks like United Airlines is going to get away with cancelling most of the 4 mile award tickets to Hong Kong. They have managed to...
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Goodbye, TACA; Hello, Avianca!
AviancaTaca Holding, the parent company of the merged Avianca and TACA brands, announced today that the TACA name will be retired in 2013. The company...
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United takes a stab at more personal marketing
I rarely read the emails I get from United Airlines any more. They simply aren’t all that relevant most of the time. Sure, I’ll look...
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How much does the Middle East alliance shake-up matter?
Yesterday was apparently THE day to make news if you’re running an airline and looking to change the face of the global alliances. The oft-suspected...