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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 January 2012 |
British Airways Changes When British Airways announced their upcoming changes to the Executive Club program, they didn't publish the new award charts and give members a chance to redeem at the old rates before implementing the changes.  |
InsideFlyer September 2008 |
Alaska Alters Alaska Airlines has announced changes to the Mileage Plan program effective Nov. 1, 2008.  |
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 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 January 2010 |
Singapore KrisFlyer Award Changes Members of Singapore KrisFlyer can now redeem miles for one-way awards on select Star Alliance partner airlines and Mexicana.  |
InsideFlyer December 2009 |
US Airways' GoAwards US Airways is introducing sweeping changes to its award structure, starting Jan. 6, 2010.  |
InsideFlyer September 2013 |
Award Experts We look at award booking services and talk to the experts behind them.  |
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 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 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 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 May 2011 |
JAL and AA AL Mileage Bank has changed some of its policies on earning and redeeming miles with airline partner American Airlines.  |
InsideFlyer February 2008 |
Extreme Awards 101 We take a round-the-world tour with road warriors who have been there, spent the miles and points, and shared tips on how you can do the same.  |
InsideFlyer July 2009 |
Cathay Asia Miles Discount Asia Miles members can redeem 20 percent fewer miles for one-way and roundtrip upgrades or roundtrip companion awards on all eligible Cathay Pacific and Dragonair flights.  |
InsideFlyer August 2012 |
Airline Security Fees Currently, the security fee on a one-way, nonstop ticket is $2.50 but the Senate recently approved an increase to $5 for one-way nonstop flights and $10 for roundtrip flights.  |
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 April 2007 |
How Best to Redeem Your Awards The current buzz word for award redemption is calendaring.  |
InsideFlyer April 2009 |
Award Patrol 2009 Is the perception that it's constantly getting more difficult to claim an award flight true?  |
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 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 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 October 2011 |
Last-Minute Awards Here's a look at claiming and changing award flights close to departure.  |
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 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 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 January 2015 |
Delta SkyMiles Eliminates Stopovers Delta recently announced as part of the new SkyMiles program, stopovers are no longer allowed on award travel booked on or after Jan. 1, 2015  |
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 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 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 April 2011 |
Award Search Strategies When it comes to cashing in miles, knowing the secrets of how, when and where to search can mean the difference between a decent award and an amazing one.  |
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 April 2010 |
United Mileage Plus Changes United Airlines has announced changes to its award chart, effective April 27, 2010.  |
InsideFlyer July 2010 |
Delta SkyMiles Award Fee Changes Delta SkyMiles has announced some changes that will go into effect immediately and others that will be implemented by this fall or next 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 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 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 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 October 2012 |
Delta Award Changes Delta broke one of the cardinal sins of the frequent flyer world when it published a new award chart on Sept. 1, 2012 without notifying members.  |
InsideFlyer March 2004 |
Best Value: The Top 10 Awards of All Time A look back through the years, and through the charts, in search of the awards that rank as the all-time best of the best.  |
InsideFlyer February 2011 |
Rapid Rewards 2.0 Southwest Airlines restarts their frequent flyer program with everything brand new - except the name.  |
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 November 2009 |
United Mileage Plus Hotel and Car Awards United Mileage Plus members can now redeem miles for hotel stays and car rental awards online.  |
InsideFlyer December 2007 |
Continental Shift Continental Airlines announces changes to its OnePass frequent flyer program.  |
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 September 2014 |
InsideEdition International As of Oct. 15, 2014, Lifemiles is changing the mileage redemption for Avianca and Star Alliance member airlines.  |
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 June 2011 |
Life in the Air Four mileage-savvy frequent flyers share their travel secrets.  |