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There are more updates on Qatar Airways joining the oneworld alliance. Starting February 23rd, American Airlines and Qatar will begin codesharing on many of their flights, meaning members of the AAdvantage program will be able to earn miles on a substantial number of Qatar…
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There are some enticing mileage deals out today if you’re trying to get some Black Friday shopping done. The US Airways Dividend Miles Storefront is offering the following: 9 miles/$ on Sears purchases (instead of the normal 3) 9 miles/$ on Sephora purchases (instead…
Shopping portals are a great way to increase your mileage earning. Not only do the portals provide you with extra miles for purchases you were already going to make, but they also offer periodic bonuses that make certain vendors an even better offer. Finally,…
AVIS is offering 250 bonus AAdvantage miles per day for car rentals. This one is good through the end of 2012. There’s a discount code that goes with it as well. A couple random checks yielded some rates that were the same without the…
American Airlines’ AAdvantage program shopping mall has some early double mile deals if you’re early bird shopping for the holidays. Right now, you can earn double the normal amount of miles at such merchants as: Macy’s (4 miles/dollar) Nordstrom (4 miles/dollar) Under Armour (6…
For those that don’t spend 30% of their life on airplanes, the various shopping malls run by the airlines can be a great way to accumulate miles. Generally speaking, you can buy pretty much anything you need through one of the malls at the…
I generally don’t find purchasing miles to be lucrative. US Airways used to have a pretty good price, but they’ve raised prices since then to make it not quite such a good value. American Airlines AAdvantage is offering a discount on purchased miles again…
I summarized yesterday the recent (painful) struggles my favorite domestic carrier, American Airlines, has been having lately. And, then, this morning, the head of AA’s AAdvantage loyalty program sent out a note to some (or all) of the airline’s elite customers, saying the following:…