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Entries tagged as frequent flier…
November 11, 2009, 1:10 PM
An offer from British Airways and Chase.
November 8, 2009, 9:01 PM
JetBlue makes it less straightforward to earn free flights. But it also adds more flexible ways to fly for free.
July 28, 2009, 8:32 AM
United drops its fees of $75 to $100 for booking award miles at the last minute. Assistant editor Amy Chen explains how that personally would have saved her a lot of money had the policy been effect on American earlier this year.
July 7, 2009, 2:41 PM
It's increasingly tough to redeem miles, but I didn't appreciate how far they've been devalued until the July 4th weekend—when I lost my seat and was nearly bumped from my Delta flight.
May 14, 2009, 1:48 PM
American Airlines' now lets you cash in your miles for one-way tickets, lowering the bar you need to put your miles to use. It's the first major airline to change its frequent flier program in this way.
April 23, 2009, 1:23 PM
A bonus 25,000 Sky Miles when you sign up, which is standard. But if you use those miles by August, they give you another 25,000 miles. Plus they waive the card's $95 fee!
January 14, 2009, 5:57 PM
Reasons why you shouldn't bank those credit-card reward points for travel. If you have a stockpile of rewards points, consider redeeming them for rewards now before they are likely to be devalued.
November 20, 2008, 12:42 PM
In a free service that debuted this week, Yapta will send you e-mail notices if either the fare drops or an award seat becomes available for booking on a route you want to fly
November 11, 2008, 11:23 AM
The NBC travel journalist says United may fail by March.
June 30, 2008, 10:44 AM
Even a free ticket on Delta is going to cost you money starting on August 15.
April 28, 2008, 4:07 PM
If there's one piece of advice I give more than any other, it's to join the loyalty club of any company you use. But when I recently stayed at the Hard Rock Hotel in Chicago, I didn't take my own advice...
October 11, 2007, 10:22 AM
I was impressed by US Airways: I've had no activity since June 2006, so the airline sent me an email.
June 4, 2007, 12:08 PM
Many members of American's AAdvantage frequent flier program recently received an email reminder that their reward miles are in danger.