What a year it has been! A roller coaster, no less! Endless devaluations, endless rants, arguments, blogger wars, you name it. Our tiny, overcrowded niche is spilling over. Never before has our hobby been so entertaining, and not just to us–certified nutheads–but even to the folks standing on a sidewalk looking in. Ah, the hell with… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Mile And Points
Free Ticket? Sure, but Don’t Forget to Fill Us Up!
British Airways is being sued by a group of flyers for imposing fuel surcharges on award tickets. If British should lose, it might open the floodgates of lawsuits against other “greedies” who brazenly and routinely use bogus “fuel surcharges” (also coded as YQ or YR), in order to pad their bottom-line. These infamous fuel… Continue Reading
The Merger of Them All
The main event of the last week was the decisive victory of American Airlines, US Airways, and ultimately the US consumers over the DOJ’s malicious attempts to halt their merger. Since American and US Air agreed to divest a few slots scattered across some of the nation’s airports, the merger will proceed as planned. The… Continue Reading
Are Shopping Portals Worthwhile?
alles-schlumpf / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-SA This is my Saturday post for Frugal Travel Guy With the holiday season just around the corner, combined with the improved economy, shopping is on everyone’s mind. Loyalty programs have never been shy trying to sell us stuff other than flights and hotel rooms. So much so, that I… Continue Reading
American Airlines Reduced Mileage Award Sweet Spots
Foter.com / CC BY This is my Saturday post at frugaltravelguy.com If you are the holder of at least one of American Airlines better credit cards (and who isn’t) take a closer look at their Citi AAdvantage Reduced Mileage Awards promo that is running until January 2014. I was surprised to find many interesting destinations… Continue Reading
DIVIDED WE STAND
AND LIKE THAT, POOF… It’s been a few days since United dropped a bomb on their unsuspecting customers in the middle of the night with their sudden and drastic MileagePlus devaluation. Smart move: history proves there is no better time for a good ambush than early morning. After the initial outrage, things have mostly quieted… Continue Reading
UNITED GUTTED — PART 2: Stop AA and US Merger Before It’s Too Late!
matt.hintsa / Foter.com / CC BY-NC-ND Read Part One Here DOJ: Tear Down This Merger! Interestingly enough, the only thing we can do now has nothing to do with United. I have never heard that a corporation would back down due to the popular protest (disclaimer: it doesn’t mean it’s never happened, it means that… Continue Reading
UNITED GUTTED! Part 1: The Bloodbath
By now, you’ve heard the news. United Airlines seriously gutted their Mileage Plus program. It’s all the rage on Flyertalk, Twitter, and every major blog in existence. Gary from The View From The Wing called it a bloodbath, which I find extremely accurate. This recent review below (not mine) will show you in every excruciating detail… Continue Reading
Virgin America Gets Serious with Emirates
Virgin America’s Elevate program has become a little more interesting this week with the announcement of a new alliance with Emirates Skyward. Effective October 24, members of both frequent flyer programs can accrue and redeem their points and miles on each carrier, although the partnership does not extend to earning status on either airline. The… Continue Reading
JetBlue Now Allows Family Members to Pool Their Points
One of the least pleasant (to say the least) features of most airline loyalty programs is that they do not allow the members to transfer miles to friends and family. Well, not without a hefty fee. There are only three airlines, at least of the better known ones, that allow joint family accounts: British Airways,… Continue Reading
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