The American Airlines shopping mall continues the trend of smaller back-to-school bonuses with a 1,000 mile bonus for $200 in purchases in the next week. The timing is a very narrow window. You only have until August 25th to spend $200. But, it’s really…
This hobby of collecting miles and points can make you a bit mad at times. I don’t mean mad in the sense of being angry, though there are plenty of disappointments with service issues and delays. I mean mad as in having an irrational…
Leave it to United (okay, the company that manages their shopping portal) to have no idea how much they’re offering on magazine subscriptions. I got an e-mail this morning letting me know that United MileagePlus is offering 24 miles per dollar through July 10th, 2014…
Don’t forget to help a fellow traveler win a brand new suitcase and get your own chance to win $50. There are 3 nominees all within range of winning the suitcase and they need your vote! Each time you vote and comment you get…
United Airlines has a huge announcement today. Starting March 1, 2015 all tickets will earn miles based on the price of the ticket, not the distance traveled. United has a webpage that discusses the changes, but here’s what you need to know: Similar to…
Buying miles is rarely a good proposition, but if you need to buy, United is selling miles for just under 2.5 cents a piece right now.
I’ve given United a try for a few years now, with 1K status the last two years. United has disappointed in upgrade percentage, availability of Wi-Fi, drastic cuts to the schedule that impact my ability to get to where I need quickly and arbitrary changes to policies like award redemption and carry-on bags that just plain make flying not fun.
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.
It’s no secret the United Airlines booking engine has its issues. Heck, it’s only been a handful of months since they had to shut down the entire booking engine because they were selling flights for free and couldn’t figure out how to fix it….
2014 is a less than brave new world in the airline industry. If you haven’t been paying attention, Delta and United have instituted spending requirements to achieve elite status on an annual basis along with the existing mile/segment requirements. Since my first United Premier…