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InsideFlyer September 2012 |
JAL Awards For JAL flight awards issued from Oct. 1, 2012, new rules will be implemented for awards with itineraries including JAL and one other partner. |
InsideFlyer September 2008 |
Alaska Alters Alaska Airlines has announced changes to the Mileage Plan program effective Nov. 1, 2008. |
InsideFlyer September 2014 |
JAL Award Sale on US Airways JAL Mileage Bank members can spend fewer miles for US Airways domestic U.S. economy class flights completed by Oct. 3, 2014. |
InsideFlyer August 2009 |
Supersize your HawaiianMiles Hawaiian Airlines has joined other airlines in offering members the option to purchase additional miles at a lower cost than buying miles without flying. |
InsideFlyer February 2011 |
AA Mileage Challenge If you ever find yourself with expired miles (and we hope that you don't) be sure to call the airline and ask them for all of the options that are available to you for getting them back. |
InsideFlyer May 2011 |
United Award Chart Changes United Mileage Plus has modified its award chart and members who redeem their miles for upgrades will now be faced with higher co-pays and more expensive mileage requirements. |
InsideFlyer January 2015 |
Mileage Plan Makes Earning Changes Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Gold 75K members will earn 50,000 bonus miles upon qualification and an elite mileage bonus of 125 percent when flying on Alaska Airlines and all partner airlines. |
InsideFlyer September 2014 |
InsideEdition International As of Oct. 15, 2014, Lifemiles is changing the mileage redemption for Avianca and Star Alliance member airlines. |
InsideFlyer June 2010 |
Value of a Mile We look at the different ways frequent flyers assign value to miles to help you decide when to spend miles or cash. |
InsideFlyer October 2009 |
Cash and Miles/Points We take a close look at the cash plus miles or points options for award redemption. |
InsideFlyer March 2009 |
Flying Blue Changes In a move that sets the program apart from others, Flying Blue members who are not elite members cannot redeem their miles for a first class seat regardless of how many miles they have in their account. |
InsideFlyer August 2009 |
JAL Discounts Upgrades JAL Mileage Bank members living in the Americas can redeem miles for upgrade awards at a 50 percent discount or more. |
InsideFlyer September 2008 |
United's Award Accelerator Mileage Plus has introduced a new Award Accelerator, which gives members the option to pay a fee and earn double or even triple miles for a flight. |
InsideFlyer April 2010 |
United Mileage Plus Changes United Airlines has announced changes to its award chart, effective April 27, 2010. |
InsideFlyer April 2012 |
High Flyer or Big Spender We look at the differences between FFPs that reward flyers for the miles they fly or the amount they spend. |
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 December 2009 |
US Airways' GoAwards US Airways is introducing sweeping changes to its award structure, starting Jan. 6, 2010. |
InsideFlyer January 2010 |
Free Seats Faster with Spirit Spirit Airlines is making the route to free flights quicker for FREE SPIRIT World MasterCard cardholders by introducing a new award chart for credit cardholders with lower mileage thresholds. |
InsideFlyer January 2009 |
oneworld AAdvantage Bonus If your New Year's resolutions include earning more miles and international travel, American Airlines has just the ticket. |
InsideFlyer June 2009 |
AAdvantage Flex American AAdvantage has announced new options when redeeming miles for flight awards. |
InsideFlyer March 2006 |
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Frequent Flyers Whether you're a million-miler or a new mileage consumer, practicing these habits will help you survive and thrive in today's world of miles and points. |
InsideFlyer August 2014 |
Revenue-Based FFPs What the move to revenue by major frequent flyer programs really means for members |
InsideFlyer April 2011 |
United's New Award Rules United Mileage Plus recently changed some policies around award booking and updated the website to allow members to choose the award type, class of service and payment method. |
InsideFlyer May 2010 |
Award Choices 2010 We take a look at some of the ways to spend your miles after you've flown the miles. |
InsideFlyer May 2009 |
Extensive Changes at airberlin As of April 1, 2009, airberlin topbonus members will now collect more status and award miles on flights with airberlin and NIKI depending on the cost of the flight. |
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 April 2013 |
Cover Story US Airways and American Airlines announced their upcoming consolidation with the combined airline being called American Airlines. Members of American AAdvantage and US Airways Dividend Miles have already started getting some details about what to expect from the new AAdvantage program. |
InsideFlyer November 2010 |
BA and AA now BFF American Airlines AAdvantage members and British Airways Executive Club members can finally earn and burn miles on transatlantic flights between the U.S. and U.K. on either airline. |
InsideFlyer April 2009 |
Award Patrol 2009 Is the perception that it's constantly getting more difficult to claim an award flight true? |
InsideFlyer September 2012 |
Never Say Never Last month, American AAdvantage announced that miles earned prior to July 1, 1989, known as "Miles with No Expiration" will automatically be converted on Nov. 1 to "Miles Subject to Expiration" and will indeed expire if you don't earn or redeem miles at least once every 18 months. |
InsideFlyer November 2012 |
Spirit Airlines Adds Online Award Booking Fourteen years after the first airline, Northwest Airlines, introduced online award booking for members, Spirit Airlines has finally announced that FREE SPIRIT members can search for and book award tickets online. |
InsideFlyer March 2013 |
Sun Country UFly Rewards Minnesota-based Sun Country UFly Rewards is following a recent trend and has transitioned to a revenue-based program. |
InsideFlyer February 2009 |
Midwest 10,000 Bonus Miles Midwest Miles members can rack up 10,000 bonus miles when flying Midwest Airlines and Midwest Connect through March 31, 2009. |
InsideFlyer October 2014 |
Ethics of a Mile Do you own your frequent flyer miles, or does the airline own the miles in your account? If you earn the miles, do you have the right to dispose of them as you see fit? |
InsideFlyer May 2009 |
KrisFlyer Upgrade Points Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer members will earn special upgrade points on all qualifying flights flown between April 1 and June 30, 2009, including all Singapore Airlines flights that are eligible to earn miles. |
InsideFlyer March 2007 |
Low-Fare Airlines Conquer the World A look at the new low-fare carriers in countries outside the Americas, and more specifically, their relation to frequent flyer programs. |
InsideFlyer July 2009 |
Purchase Miles When Booking Alaska Airlines Alaska Airlines is now offering travelers the option to purchase additional miles at a discounted price when you book a flight at alaskaair.com. |
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 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 November 2007 |
To Hoard or Not to Hoard Is hoarding miles and points as popular as it used to be? Or has the horde of hoarders disappeared? |
InsideFlyer November 2005 |
America West-US Airways Program Integration Begins America West and US Airways have finalized their merger and begun operating as a single carrier. The airlines' Web sites will operate separately in the short term, as will the their reservations systems. |
InsideFlyer October 2005 |
Broken Promises How to cope when your frequent flyer program changes the rules. |
InsideFlyer July 2014 |
KrisFlyer Joins Ultimate Rewards Chase Ultimate Rewards has added Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer program to its airline transfer partners allowing Ultimate Rewards points to be exchanged one-to-one for KrisFlyer miles. |
InsideFlyer February 2006 |
Winning The Battle - Award Redemption in 2006 With most airline flights full of paying passengers, it might come as a surprise that there's hope that you, too, can really get the award you want. But it's not always an easy fight. |
InsideFlyer March 2010 |
Unredeemed Awards It's hard for us to imagine FFP members letting their miles and flight awards expire, but unaware or disinterested members miss out on thousands of opportunities for free travel. |
InsideFlyer October 2012 Ric Garrido |
Hotel Miles Most frequent flyer programs allow members to earn miles when staying at hotels. The table below shows which airlines partner with each of the 10 major global hotel loyalty programs. |
InsideFlyer May 2014 |
InsideEdition AAdvantage members can earn over 10,000 bonus miles with the AAdvantage Passport Challenge on the American Airlines Facebook page through May 23, 2014. |
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 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 February 2003 |
Changing the Game: In Points We Trust Frequent guest programs inspire some of the strongest loyalty and fiercest resistance to change. Find out why hotel loyalty programs have been, and remain, a genuine value. |