British Airways offers new Avios upgrade option
I just received an email informing me that my Avios can now be used to upgrade flights on British Airways. Given that I always assumed...
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Star Alliance courting Jet Airways. Again.
It would appear that Star Alliance remains focused on seeing an Indian carrier join the global alliance, despite issues with prior efforts to integrate Air...
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This week on PointsHoarder: Comparing United and US Airways for award travel
The latest episode of the PointsHoarder podcast is now online. This time around Stephen, Fozz and I are discussing the United Airlines and US Airways...
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American Airlines clarifies policy on mileage aggregator sites
Want to track account balances for multiple award programs from a single interface? Aggregator sites such as GoMiles.com or AwardWallet make it possible, at least...
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Who took “the” from Ukraine?
I have no idea why, but Ukraine used to be The Ukraine from what I can remember. I don’t know when that changed or what...
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Virgin America introduces Elevate elite levels
Virgin America has upgraded their Elevate frequent flyer program, announcing today the introduction of a tiered elite status system. The changes add two tiers, Elevate...
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United responds to “lifetime” benefits lawsuit
Sometimes the wheels of justice grind slowly. In other cases things can progress quite quickly. In the case of a United Airlines MileagePlus member seeking...
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Oneworld award alerts now available!
Looking for a free and easy way to monitor award availability for flights on oneworld partner airlines? Look no further than the new oneworld award...
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United opens up Denver – Hawaii to complimentary elite upgrades
An interesting change showed up on the United Airlines upgrade award chart this afternoon. Denver is no longer listed on the list of destinations from...
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First Class is dead; long live first class
The Wall Street Journal has a piece out this week discussing the ever shrinking number of first class seats flying around the world. They’re calling...