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InsideFlyer February 2006 |
Four Major U.S. Carriers Drop from Diners Club As of this year, Club Rewards points will no longer be redeemable for miles with Continental OnePass, Northwest WorldPerks, or US Airways Dividend Miles. On April 27, United Mileage Plus will be dropping, as well. |
InsideFlyer September 2010 |
Transferring Miles and Points There are situations where transferring miles makes sense. Here are some of those scenarios and take a look at the different programs that allow members to transfer. |
InsideFlyer August 2011 |
UA and CO Mileage Plus United Continental Holdings, Inc. has announced that Mileage Plus will be the name of the new loyalty program for the combined United and Continental airlines. |
InsideFlyer January 2008 |
GLobal Points Exchange Points.com has launched a program that allows you to exchange unwanted points with others. |
InsideFlyer March 2007 |
Expiration Policies A summary of the expiration policies from the most popular frequent flyer programs. |
InsideFlyer December 2010 |
AA.com Car and Hotel Awards American AAdvantage members can now redeem miles or a combination of miles and cash for car and hotel awards. |
InsideFlyer April 2011 |
SkyMiles No Longer Expire Prior to the change, Delta SkyMiles members had two years to earn or redeem miles before all of the miles in their account would expire. |
InsideFlyer February 2009 |
Taking Back Your Miles Should you buy back your miles if they expire? We weigh the options and give advice on whether you should take advantage of buy-back policies. |
InsideFlyer September 2004 |
New WebFlyer Tool the Answer to Would-be Mileage Combiners' Prayers Mileage Converter is a database-driven application that shows frequent travelers how to transfer miles, points, kilometers and credits between any two programs. |
InsideFlyer April 2011 |
Combining Mileage Plus and OnePass Miles Although United Mileage Plus and Continental OnePass won't be combined into a single program until next year, frequent flyer members can now freely transfer their miles between accounts and combine their elite activity. |
InsideFlyer December 2011 |
Bonus Miles for Holiday Shopping Holiday shoppers can earn bonus miles for shopping through the online shopping malls. |
InsideFlyer February 2009 |
Calendar Note these dates to take advantage of recent travel promotions. |
InsideFlyer April 2012 |
10-K Award Statistics We compiled this information from the SEC's EDGAR database for 2011 to give you an idea of how many award flights were booked last year. |
InsideFlyer March 2008 |
Bonus Miles for Dining Multiple frequent flyer programs are offering bonus miles for dining out this month. |
InsideFlyer May 2013 |
Awards by the Numbers We looked at the airlines annual 10-K reports to see how many awards were redeemed by frequent flyer members and which airlines have higher percentages of flyers on award tickets. |
InsideFlyer December 2007 |
Continental Shift Continental Airlines announces changes to its OnePass frequent flyer program. |
InsideFlyer April 2008 |
Merger Madness Merger buzz stirs concern for frequent flyer programs. |
InsideFlyer March 2012 |
Delta SkyMiles Buy Miles Bonus Ff you are in need of SkyMiles, the program is offering a 75 percent bonus on purchased miles when you buy or gift miles through March 31, 2012. |
InsideFlyer October 2005 |
Delta to Merge "Grandfathered" Miles with Newer Ones Delta Air Lines is telling longtime customers that its oldest frequent flyer program is going away next year, but its points will still be usable. Member reaction has been mixed. |
Fast Company November 1999 Amy Wilson |
I Can See for Miles New and interesting ways to earn -- and spend -- your frequent flyer points. |
InsideFlyer October 2009 |
Cash and Miles/Points We take a close look at the cash plus miles or points options for award redemption. |
InsideFlyer August 2012 |
Battle for Milwaukee Last month, we wrote about Frontier Airlines' declining presence in Milwaukee and their promotion offering EarlyReturns members the ability to convert all of their EarlyReturns miles into Delta SkyMiles at a 1:1 ratio through Aug. 31, 2012. |
InsideFlyer August 2010 |
The Value of a Mile or Point One of the questions I get asked most often is what a mile or point is worth. People seem to wonder both what the cash value and the relative value of a mile is (though knowing one, it's easier to figure out the other). |
InsideFlyer September 2008 |
Alaska Alters Alaska Airlines has announced changes to the Mileage Plan program effective Nov. 1, 2008. |
InsideFlyer November 2006 |
Going, Going, Gone As part of Delta's "streamlining" of the SkyMiles program all of the old Frequent Flyer Miles will be converted into the newer SkyMiles. |
InsideFlyer September 2011 |
More Mileage Plus Changes In addition to a new credit card, other upcoming changes have been announced for the new combined Mileage Plus and OnePass frequent flyer program. |
InsideFlyer February 2010 |
Caution: Mileage Expiration Ahead We take a look at exactly how travel programs let their members know when their miles/points are going to expire. |
InsideFlyer October 2009 |
Delta SkyMiles + WorldPerks Delta expects to complete the integration of WorldPerks into SkyMiles this month. |
InsideFlyer March 2010 |
No More Grocery Miles Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan, American Airlines AAdvantage, Continental Airlines OnePass and United Airlines Mileage Plus members will no longer earn miles for grocery shopping at Safeway, Vons, Dominicks, Pavilions, Randalls, Tom Thumb or Genuardi. |
InsideFlyer December 2008 |
Naughty or Nice? Here's a look back at 2008. What happened, how frequent flyers reacted and what, if anything, you can do about it. |
InsideFlyer May 2007 |
The 19th Annual Freddie Awards The best of airline loyalty programs. |
InsideFlyer January 2006 |
Who, What, Where and Why - Frequent Flyer Programs in 2006 Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan... American AAdvantage... Delta Air Lines SkyMiles... Diners Club Rewards... Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards... etc. |
InsideFlyer February 2004 |
Love is in the Air Need flowers? Most major frequent flyer programs are partnered with online florists and offer varying amounts of miles per dollar spent. So take a look at this helpful chart to make the most of your budding purchases. |
InsideFlyer October 2008 |
Continental Baggage, OnePass Changes Continental Airlines new checked bag policy goes into effect. Plus, changes to the elite mileage bonus program cause a stir among OnePass elite members. |
InsideFlyer October 2013 |
60 Seconds with Christopher Barnard, President of Points Launched in 2000, Points.com is an online loyalty wallet that allows loyalty program members to track, trade, exchange and redeem their points, miles and awards from many of the world's loyalty programs. |
InsideFlyer October 2010 |
Very Important Flyers A look at lifetime elite programs. |
InsideFlyer April 2010 |
Flight Awards in 2009 The airlines have filed their 10-K reports for 2009 and overall, they report that fewer flight awards were redeemed by members in 2009 than in 2008. |
InsideFlyer October 2010 |
OnePass Maximizer Continental Airlines is joining the growing number of airlines that are giving members the option to buy additional miles in conjunction with a flight. |
InsideFlyer May 2008 |
The 20th Annual Freddie Awards The best travel loyalty programs, according to 629,022 frequent travelers. |
InsideFlyer September 2003 |
Shouldn't That Be iStay? For many insecure flyers in today's volatile market, hotel programs offer something of a safe haven for miles, which some fear may disappear. |
InsideFlyer June 2009 |
Alaska Partner Awards As of May 20, 2009, members of Alaska Mileage Plan can book Mileage Plan award flights that may include flights on both Delta and Northwest in the same itinerary. |
InsideFlyer May 2012 |
Welcome to the 2012 Freddie Awards After taking a hiatus for two years, the Freddie Awards have returned. Introduced in 1988, the Freddie Awards allow members of frequent traveler programs to vote for their favorite programs completely from their point of view. |
InsideFlyer May 2010 |
Frontier Changes Frontier Airlines EarlyReturns is making some changes to its program in an effort to align the program more closely with Midwest Airlines. |
InsideFlyer March 2009 |
OnePass Signup Bonus Travelers who sign up as new members of Continental OnePass can earn 2,000 bonus miles and an additional 5,000 bonus miles when you fly Continental by the end of 2009. |
InsideFlyer August 2009 |
Clear No More Clear, the service to help frequent flyers get through security at airports more quickly, has ceased operations. |
InsideFlyer May 2009 |
Freddie Awards The 21st Annual Freddie Awards. Over 700,000 frequent flyers have spoken - did your favorite programs win? |
InsideFlyer December 2009 |
Randy Petersen's Opening Remarks There are some things, some bad, some strange and some that just don't add up, about upcoming changes to US Airways' award chart. |
InsideFlyer October 2003 |
Continental OnePass Announces Changes to Program for 2004 The frequent flyer industry has entered a new era, one in which the focus has shifted from loyalty and is now aimed directly at revenue. |
InsideFlyer December 2014 |
Best (& Worst) of 2014 Here is a look at this year's best news for frequent flyers along with the changes that were real "dogs." |
InsideFlyer December 2005 |
Merry Christmas to All, and to All, a Few Miles Do your Christmas shopping at online malls and earn frequent flyer miles in the process. |