NY Times (and me!) on changes in frequent flyer programs
The NY Times ran a piece in today’s print edition (25 Aug 2009) and also online titled “Airlines Are Sweetening Frequent-Flier Programs.” The article focuses...
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Continental giving miles on Star Alliance flights
When Larry Kellner, CEO of Continental, said during their quarterly earnings call that he felt the transition time between SkyTeam and Star Alliance would be...
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American Airlines bonus for NYC-area folks
The legacy airlines are all pretty desperate and they aren’t afraid to use promotions and the allure of more miles to try to increase revenue...
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Playing arbitrage with points
Would you be willing to pay about $1000 for a restricted inventory seat in business class between North America and wither Europe or Asia (Japan,...
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United lets go of their “hold” reservations feature
United Airlines made a rather significant change to their website very quietly on Friday evening, removing the option for customers to “hold” a reservation rather...
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ATI hurdle cleared for Continental & Star Alliance
As part of their announced move to the Star Alliance, Continental applied for anti-trust immunity (ATI) from US and foreign regulators. The ultimate goal is...
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Delta completes the bonus elite mile party – with a catch
Not willing to be outdone by the other major carriers, Delta announce today that they too will offer bonus elite miles for their customers. They...
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United raises fees; Qantas cuts them
A couple bits of news on the “fee” front from over the weekend. Good news out of Oz as Qantas has cut one of the...
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Continental joins the Spring 2009 double EQM party
Continental Airlines has joined American Airlines and United Airlines in offering double elite miles for travel this spring. Continental’s promotion is actually a bit more...
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Double your pleasure, double your fun, double your EQMs
Business travel is down this year. There is no one arguing that fact. The carriers are all looking for ways to boost their numbers –...