Why spend is a good qualifier for airline status
The rumor mill is running strong these past 24 hours with Lucky pointing out a possible new scheme for elite status on United Airlines. Yes,...
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Continental Expert Mode, now on steroids
When Continental updated their website to include the so-called “expert mode” a few weeks ago it was a pretty cool. Being able to click on...
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In flight: New York to Tokyo and progressively smaller seats
Tokyo for the weekend seemed like a good idea. Actually, it still does seem like a good idea and I’m considering booking more similar trips,...
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Changes to Mileage Plus & CC: Do they really matter?
Over the past couple days there has been a lot of coverage (Gary’s; Points Guy’s, among others) regarding the Chase Mileage Plus Explorer card, the...
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“Expert Mode” inventory listings coming to continental.com
As part of the merger between Continental and United Airlines there has been significant speculation about nearly everything. One of the more passionate discussions amongst...
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The ever decreasing value of upgrade awards
Not too long ago the common view was that the best value for redeeming frequent flyer points was on upgrade awards. The logic was actually...
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And the winner is….. Mileage Plus
The competition was pretty weak but Mileage Plus was announced this morning as the surviving frequent flier program name for the new United Airlines. This...
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Changes to the Continental REVUP Hawaii upgrade pricing
Continental has historically been opposed to selling discounted upgrades for cash on their BusinessFirst premium cabin flights. They’ve also mostly been opposed to processing upgrades...
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Yet another delay for Koito seat replacement
Since the announcement a couple years ago that much of the safety testing data from airline seat manufacturer Koito was falsified there has been a...
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Chatting with the crew at Upgrd.com
A couple weeks ago I recorded my first ever podcast. I’m rarely convinced that anyone wants to listen to me ramble about travel so I’m...