Virgin America introduces status matching for Elevate program
A couple months ago Virgin America‘s Elevate program officially launched Silver and Gold status tiers within the program. This week the carrier announced a challenge/match...
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Is it possible to take the quest for points too far??
How much is too much when it comes to the searching for more points for less money? Is there even such a thing? It seems...
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US Airways offering 100% bonus to buy miles
US Airways is at it again, selling points at a discount and making loung-haul, premium cabin award travel quite affordable. For the month of October...
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Why is the US aviation experience so awful?
Is the aviation experience in the United States so incredibly bad that the carriers have simply given up trying to compete with foreign carriers? Listening...
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Catching up on Points(Hoarder)
I know that I have not been posting much in the way of "points" news here lately. That’s not because there is no news –...
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Lounges coming and going in NYC
Lots of activity in the New York City airline lounge space in recent weeks, nearly all of it good news for passengers. Two new lounges...
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Cheap transcons, and maybe a free upgrade!
UPDATE: The fare is gone but the giveaway continues. And now there’s a GPU valid through the end of 2012 available, too. So if you...
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A quick update on the American Airlines bankruptcy proceedings
This week saw American Airlines back in front of the bankruptcy judge in NYC, arguing that their pilot contract should be vacated. Last time around...
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Why buying miles outright is sometimes a good idea
As a general rule I hate the idea of buying points directly for cash. Even with the occasional US Airways 100% bonus I’m not completely...
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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...