Top-tier elite status: Scam or shortcut to the good stuff??
As the end of the year rolls around and many travelers look to wrap up their year by topping off an account with a quick...
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Air Berlin sells off Topbonus loyalty program
Air Berlin has joined the relatively small pool of airlines which no longer directly operate their own loyalty program. The carrier sold their Topbonus program...
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United removes extra first class award inventory for top elites
The first – and hopefully only – announcement of changes to the 2013 United Airlines MileagePlus program came out late this evening and unfortunately it...
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Last week on PointsHoarder
Did you catch the latest episode of the PointsHoarder podcast? If not you missed Stephan, Fozz and me talking about a bunch of changes to...
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United cuts off points aggregation sites
United Airlines has joined the ranks of companies trying to limit their customers ability to track loyalty program data through third party aggregation sites. They...
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Extra Free Hulu Plus for TrueBlue members
Want a free trial of the online streaming media service Hulu Plus? That’s actually pretty easy to get. Just go to the website and you...
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This week on PointsHoarder
The latest episode of our podcast is out once again and I figured it was probably worth sharing that and some of the other stories...
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Big changes coming to ANA’s Mileage Club program
It is that time of year where changes to frequent flyer programs are being announced in advance of the coming program year. For Japanese carrier...
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Hawaiian Airlines guts the one good value award they had
The frequent flyer program of Hawaiian Airlines doesn’t have a ton to recommend it. The earning rates aren’t great. Neither are the elite benefits. And,...
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Some notes from United’s open house with frequent flyers
Yes, getting to drive the deicing truck was the highlight of my visit to United Airlines last week. But that was on Thursday; Friday offered...