United goes cash-free in their airport lounges
United Airlines is cutting cash transactions completely at their airport lounges effective August 1, 2012. The company offers both complimentary and paid beverages at all...
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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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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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American’s new transcon A321 config announced
With more than 200 new narrow-body aircraft on order American Airlines had the opportunity to make a big move in terms of aircraft interior configurations...
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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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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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Is there such a thing as too much consumer protection?
In many ways this seems like a silly question. How could it be possible that customers can be protected too much from companies they do...
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Following the revocation of the United 4 mile awards the crazies come out
Mistake fares are a fickle beast. There’s always an awkward period of time waiting to see if they’ll be honored or not. Even when they...
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Hawaiian Airlines announces service to Auckland
Hawaiian Airlines is growing their long-haul service offerings in a big way, with Auckland, New Zealand as the newest destination announced. The carrier will be...
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Closing a huge booking loophole – going nuclear
With the 4 mile award redemption deal to or from China consuming many folks this afternoon I’m not all that in to pontificating on whether...