Thanks to Neil M. for sending along this article from Bankrate.com (pretty sure my father tried to send it to me as well, but the link didn’t come through). I usually get a good chuckle out of broad statements like “best” and “worst” because…
Delta’s new award chart isn’t horrible, but it doesn’t do any favor to SkyMiles members in the continental US. The amount of miles folks earn is generally going down while the price for popular awards like the US, Caribbean, Mexico and Hawaii stay the same. Overall, a bad change.
The airline shopping portals have bumped the earning amount on Apple purchase to 2 miles per dollar. If you were already in the market for Apple products double miles is a nice reward for a couple extra clicks of your mouse.
Subtitle: Things that seem kinda nuts on Thursday, February 13th, 2014. 🙂 Delta Skymiles aren’t worthless. But they are still worth less than their competitors’ miles. Gary of View From The Wing walks through a surprising increase in availability for travel from the US…
PointsHound has an offer out today for a 1,000 point bonus on any booking 3 days or longer. 1,000 points is a nice bonus but this promo is a bit more targeted based on the longer stay requirement. I earned over 15,000 miles…
The next Frequent Traveler University has been announced for April 25th-27th, 2013 in Seattle! Details: Purchase Tickets Here See Who’s Going And Discuss What You Want To Learn Special $99 Rate At Seattle Airport Marriott (host hotel) If you haven’t been to a…
I’ve been an Executive Platinum member with American Airlines for quite some time now. I think 2007 is probably the last year that I didn’t log 100,000 miles to retain/obtain EXP status. I truly value it as the best airline status amongst the legacy…
It’s been well over a decade since I started collecting miles and points. It’s been over two decades that I’ve been obsessed with interested in travel. Back in the day when I first started learning about miles and points, bulletin boards were the only…
The airlines are always looking for ways to acquire new elite customers. Status match offers, where you prove you’re a loyal elite customer of another airline so you’re newfound airline girlfriend airline of choice gives you a fast track with elite status from them….
I got an e-mail from one of my friends a few days ago. She had just returned from an overseas trip and wanted to send me a quick note about the miles she earned for her trip. It turns out she registered for the…