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InsideFlyer July 2006 |
Study: Value of a Mile Jumps in 2005 The value of a frequent flyer mile seems to be increasing, and yet other measures suggest a troubled mileage marketplace, according to IdeaWorks in its new analysis of frequent flyer mile.  |
InsideFlyer July 2011 |
Opening Remarks How people see frequent flyers will likely change if the planned full media exposure of the life of the high flyer comes to fruition in some major media outlets.  |
InsideFlyer July 2014 |
Mileage Plan Ranks High The findings of a new survey are not surprising with Alaska and Southwest consistently ranking high in customer satisfaction and US Airways often coming in last.  |
InsideFlyer November 2008 |
Randy Petersen's Opening Remarks: The Credit Crisis Thoughts on the credit crunch and its impact on earning miles with credit cards.  |
InsideFlyer June 2011 |
Randy Petersen's Opening Remarks Randy imagines the world without frequent flyer miles.  |
InsideFlyer February 2009 |
Advantage Goes to AAdvantage The American AAdvantage program grew by almost three million members in 2008.  |
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 January 2012 |
Randy Petersen's Opening Remarks Mileage-based frequent flyer programs were invented in the U.S. and remain the home of the largest travel rewards programs in the world. Yes, they celebrated their 30th anniversary in 2011, but what's new with U.S.-based programs?  |
InsideFlyer October 2005 |
Broken Promises How to cope when your frequent flyer program changes the rules.  |
InsideFlyer July 2005 |
Hidden Assets? A look at what value frequent flyer programs have as hidden airline assets, and what going public might mean to members.  |
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.  |
InsideFlyer March 2009 |
MAS Civil Servant Program Malaysia Airlines has launched its Enrich-GOM program, which is a frequent flyer program for civil servants.  |
InsideFlyer February 2013 |
Randy Petersen's Opening Remarks It's too close to call regarding the potential merger between American AAdvantage and US Airways Dividend Miles -- news that seems destined to be announced before the next issue of this magazine -- and news that I haven't been able to worm out of even my best sources at these two airlines.  |
InsideFlyer April 2009 |
Frequent Flyer Economic Stimulus A McClatchy Newspapers article suggests giving someone frequent flyer miles to help in their search for work.  |
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 May 2009 |
Frequent Flyer Survey 2009 Loylogic, a reward services provider for loyalty programs, has released the results of a survey conducted during the recent Freddie Awards voting process. Here are the questions and the results.  |
InsideFlyer June 2009 |
Randy Petersen's Opening Remarks In 1981, AAdvantage invented the modern day mileage-based frequent flyer program. In 2009, AAdvantage has invented the modern day model of award redemption flexibility.  |
InsideFlyer July 2011 |
Qantas Overhaul Qantas Frequent Flyer is making several changes to the program including adding a new top tier status and increasing class-of-service flight bonuses, among other changes.  |
The Motley Fool January 25, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Trading on Climate Change Markets for emissions credits are starting to take root. As more of the Kyoto Protocol's provisions take effect, trading in these markets will likely accelerate, and emerging-market projects designed to take advantage of that trading will continue to provide opportunities for global investors.  |
InsideFlyer November 2011 |
60 Seconds with Mr Pickles who earned over 12 million AAdvantage miles with coins. A conversation with Mr. Pickles, who holds over 5.8 million miles and points over several programs and has top tier status with United, Air France, Continental and American Airlines as well as Starwood Hotels and Hilton Hotels.  |
InsideFlyer April 2007 |
Award Availability Survey Airline executives identified the lack of award availability as the aspect that frustrates frequent flyer program members the most.  |
InsideFlyer January 2011 |
AA and JetBlue The two carriers have announced that they will be expanding their relationship and launching a reciprocal frequent flyer agreement.  |
InsideFlyer December 2012 |
Opening Remarks Can someone tell me what the theme of 2012 was for travel loyalty programs? Fact is that I don't know myself.  |
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.  |
Chemistry World January 6, 2015 Ned Stafford |
Emissions trading scheme faces industry skepticism in South Korea Trading volumes are expected to be extremely light as the system gets off the ground, amid resistance from South Korean businesses and industry.  |
InsideFlyer March 2009 |
10 New FFP Commandments There's bold new thinking behind the best ways to get the most out of your frequent flyer miles these days.  |
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 September 2005 |
Congress Racking Up the Miles Ever since the government declared that federal employees could keep frequent flyer miles earned on taxpayer-funded travel, they've been doing just that.  |
InsideFlyer October 2010 |
AA, BA and IB It won't be long before American AAdvantage members will finally be able to earn and redeem miles on transatlantic British Airways flights.  |
InsideFlyer July 2014 |
Travel Talk - Annual Interview Issue We take a behind-the-scenes look into frequent travel programs and talk one-on-one with those making decisions that will have an effect on frequent flyers everywhere.  |
The Motley Fool February 3, 2005 Lawrence Meyers |
Why I Won't Invest in Airlines Oil prices, poor management, terrorism -- what's not to hate about the airline industry? Investors have so many other places to put their money. Why put it in a doomed industry?  |
InsideFlyer December 2005 |
What's Number One on This Year's List? The perfect gift for your frequent traveler this year is Mileage Pro, an insiders guide to frequent flyer bonus programs.  |
InsideFlyer June 2011 |
My 30-Year Love Affair with Frequent Flyer Miles A look back at 30 years of frequent flyer programs. It all started with AA.  |
InsideFlyer May 2012 |
Forbes Says: Spend 'em Forbes says rising fuel costs and the bankruptcy of American Airlines could hurt frequent flyers.  |
InsideFlyer October 2007 |
The (Unlawful) Sale of Awards Thousands, if not millions, of frequent flyers have wondered, "Why can't I do with my frequent flyer miles as I wish? They are my miles, after all." And on several occasions they have found themselves making their case in court.  |
InsideFlyer October 2005 |
Consumer Reports Validates Award Availability A recent issue of Consumer Reports reports that, after some 300 telephone calls to various frequent flyer programs, nearly 93 percent of the time they were able to secure an award.  |
InsideFlyer January 2007 |
Inspector General Weighs in on FFPs A follow-up review of frequent flyer programs reveals that little progress has been made in commitment to customer service.  |
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 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 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 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 May 2006 |
The Big 2-5 -- Celebrating 25 Years of Frequent Flyer Programs Frequent flyer programs have come a long way and carved their own niche these past two and a half decades.  |
BusinessWeek May 28, 2009 Mark Scott |
Banks: Gearing Up for Carbon Trading While the federal plan to trade carbon emission credits are a ways off, banks already are preparing for what they see as a new profit.  |
InsideFlyer January 2010 |
60 Seconds with Graduate Student Gabriel Leigh Interview with Gabriel Leigh, a graduate student in journalism at UC Berkeley, who created a 20-minute documentary about frequent flyer programs and the mileage junkies who collect miles and status.  |
InsideFlyer May 2009 |
Randy Petersen's Opening Remarks It's a great time to be a frequent flyer.  |
InsideFlyer January 2006 |
Intelligence In the wake of Starwood's recent acquisition of the Le Meridien chain... Hilton Honors has cut ties with Alaska Airlines... GlobalPass members can now convert their miles into miles or points... etc.  |
BusinessWeek February 28, 2005 Laura Cohn |
What Price Pollution? In Europe, the Kyoto Protocol is spurring a brisk market in emission credits. Under the program, banks and exchanges are preparing to service some 12,000 industrial installations across the EU.  |
InsideFlyer November 2012 |
Loyalty Litigation The U.S. is a litigious nation. So it's not surprising that some of these lawsuits involve frequent flyer program members who are bitter about unfavorable changes made by a loyalty program.  |
InsideFlyer January 2008 |
Theory of Evolution When Darwin posed that complex creatures evolve from more simplistic ancestors, little did he know that he was also forecasting the evolution of frequent flyer programs.  |
The Motley Fool July 9, 2008 Zoe Van Schyndel |
Turn Smog Into Money This new exchange-traded investment lets you profit from carbon credits.  |