Category Archives: Airlines

Continental Mile Auctions

I got an email this afternoon from Continental, advertising an auction for a 32GB iPad 2 and a Callaway Golf RAZR Hawk Driver.  Uninterested in either product (if I was, I would have bought one already), I ignored it.  Seth … Continue reading

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US Airways Grand Slam

Registration is now open.  The promotion runs from September 14th through November 14th. The 40th tier requires having elite status on US Airways.  While it’s possible to buy a 90-day trial of the lowest tier  for $200 (plus 7.5% in … Continue reading

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AA Million Miler Changes

I’m a bit late to the party, but American announced the official changes to their million miler policy. Currently, all redeemable miles with American count towards the million mile thresholds.  This is inclusive of credit card bonuses, elite bonuses, and … Continue reading

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Thoughts on the Mileage Plus Rumors

Yesterday’s rumored changes have turned into a 36 page long thread (as of this writing) on FlyerTalk.  The lack of a complete denial by United’s representative on FlyerTalk isn’t helping.  A few other bloggers have written on the topic as … Continue reading

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On the Sharp End of the Spoke

To get back from Las Vegas, I booked a ticket with American for LAS-LAX-JFK.  While it seems odd to fly west to go east, the fare rule I would have used to get back to JFK on a direct flight … Continue reading

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Possible Changes to MileagePlus?

Lucky reports that there might be some significant changes coming to United’s elite program starting next year.  The scary bit:  Elite levels have revenue requirements associated with them.

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Airlines, Codeshares, and Passengers

Someone at work was looking to get to Europe later this summer and asked my advice for how I find cheap fares.  I pointed out ITA in addition to my paid ExpertFlyer account.  A quick search later turned up an … Continue reading

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