For those that follow closely, the most recent sale of miles announced my American Airlines likely won’t excite. As they’ve changed the interface used for “Buy Miles” transactions, I actually needed to key in credit card information and get to a final review…
View From The Wing notes this afternoon that standard award availability is now showing up on both American Airlines and US Airways’ websites for award booking using miles from either airline. Some people reading this just said, “Why would I want to book a…
Hyatt Gold Passport is offering a 30% bonus if you purchase points right now, and that made me wonder if this is a good deal. ETA: This may be targeted, as one reader has noted. I’ve gotta hand it to the marketing folks. I’ve never…
I was asked by InsideFlyer to put together an intro to hotel loyalty programs from my recent presentation. You can find the full article on their website here, but I’ve also included some key pluses and minuses from the article below. The article contains…
Don’t forget I’m giving away United beverage vouchers and a free Gogo pass. HiltonHHonors is moving to less systemwide promotions. They announced on Milepoint that they’ll only have 2 this year, but they did not that they plan to have more targeted offers at…
United Airlines has released a large update to partner earning rates. For most customers, I suspect earning rates will go down. Across the board, it’s gotten more confusing for customers to figure out how many miles they earn. Wandering Aramean did a great job…
I woke up this morning to a number of changes to the British Airways Avios program (after a night where our daughter was up sick most of the night, or I might have posted this sooner). View From the Wing has all the details,…
It’s called the House of Miles. It’s located on Frequent Flyer Point in Colorado Springs. And, it’s home to the original mile junkie, Randy Petersen. Randy announced his retirement from InsideFlyer magazine yesterday, and subsequently also retired the magazine itself, ending a 29-year publication…
Here’s a recap of previous posts and a list of what’s upcoming for our recent trip to Italy. United Airlines To Rome St. Regis Rome Vatican Osteria 44 Photo Essay of Angels & Demons A Quiet Meal At Cul de Sac Trevi Fountain (Semi)…
Starwood Preferred Guest is the most recent loyalty program to announce that members have had their accounts hacked, following on the heels of hacks at American Airlines and United Airlines. According to this Consumer Affairs article, a “large number” of accounts have been compromised….