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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 2009 |
SkyTeam Upgrades SkyTeam recently launched an upgrade program that allows frequent flyer program members to use their miles to upgrade to business class when flying on any of the 10 SkyTeam member airlines.  |
InsideFlyer February 2013 |
Red Carpet Treatment Achieving the highest elite status is the strategy many members use to travel in the premium cabin without paying any extra money. And if you're lucky enough to fly an airline from a non-hub airport, your chances of being upgraded improve even more.  |
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 May 2009 |
Upgrades with Privilege Club Qatar Airways has created more upgrade opportunities for Privilege Club members.  |
InsideFlyer February 2012 |
Dividend Miles Changes Just days after Delta announced it was reducing the number of complimentary checked bags for Silver Medallion members, US Airways followed suit and announced the end of a free second checked bag.  |
InsideFlyer February 2009 |
Upgrade FAQs Here's a look at those elusive upgrades. We know you want them and answer some commonly asked questions about how to get them.  |
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 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 May 2012 |
Etihad Guest Changes Travelers flying in discount coach classes will only earn half as many miles on Etihad starting June 1, 2012.  |
InsideFlyer April 2010 |
United Mileage Plus Changes United Airlines has announced changes to its award chart, effective April 27, 2010.  |
InsideFlyer May 2012 |
Lufthansa Miles and More Changes Effective Sept. 1, 2012, Senator status will require 100,000 status miles for Germans and non-Germans alike.  |
InsideFlyer April 2009 |
NWA Calgary-Amsterdam Bonus Northwest WorldPerks members can earn up to 15,000 bonus miles on NWA/KLM nonstop flights between Calgary and Amsterdam until July 15, 2009.  |
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 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 October 2009 |
Cash and Miles/Points We take a close look at the cash plus miles or points options for award redemption.  |
InsideFlyer September 2010 |
What's Ahead for Delta SkyMiles Delta SkyMiles no longer charges for booking an award at the last minute, so if you can wait and be flexible with your travel plans, check out the Current Award Seat Availability Chart before going to the award calendar.  |
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 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 May 2009 |
London Bonus Earn big mileage traveling between the U.S. and the U.K.  |
InsideFlyer November 2011 |
The New United MileagePlus Takes Off Will the new program soar like an eagle or be a turkey? We take a look at the changes and point out which members will benefit the most.  |
InsideFlyer February 2013 |
US Airways Lufthansa Awards US Airways Dividend Miles has unofficially denied members the ability to redeem miles for first class flights on Lufthansa for years. And now, the program has officially documented this policy.  |
Fast Company October 1999 Heath Row |
Road Rules - Rule 13 Upgrade how you upgrade.  |
InsideFlyer July 2003 |
Airlines Jump on Just one week after United announced its "Fly 3, Get 1 Free" summer promotion targeting business travelers, every major North American airline has come out with its own, remarkably similar, promotion.  |
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 July 2009 |
Royal Jordanian Upgrades Members of Royal Jordanian Royal Plus now have more fare options when claiming upgrade awards.  |
InsideFlyer September 2008 |
Alaska Alters Alaska Airlines has announced changes to the Mileage Plan program effective Nov. 1, 2008.  |
InsideFlyer July 2014 |
AA/US Integration News AAdvantage elite status members can upgrade to first class on US Airways flights within 24 hours of departure for flights within and between the U.S. (excluding Hawaii), Canada, Mexico, Bahamas, Caribbean, Bermuda and Central America on a first come, first served basis.  |
InsideFlyer December 2009 |
US Airways' GoAwards US Airways is introducing sweeping changes to its award structure, starting Jan. 6, 2010.  |
InsideFlyer September 2014 |
InsideEdition International As of Oct. 15, 2014, Lifemiles is changing the mileage redemption for Avianca and Star Alliance member airlines.  |
InsideFlyer January 2015 |
United Elites Lose Benefits Effective April 15, 2015, the status of an elite member will no longer be extended when an elite member books an award ticket for another traveler.  |
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 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 January 2010 |
bmi Diamond Club Changes Mileage upgrades, a family plan, new partnerships and confirmable upgrades are all new benefits of bmi Diamond Club.  |
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 |
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 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 January 2015 |
7 Frequent Flyer Myths Debunked To explore frequent travel myths versus facts, we asked BoardingArea and Prior2Boarding bloggers to share their expertise and added a bit of our own expertise.  |
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 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 May 2014 |
InsideEdition United MileagePlus members can earn up to 15,000 bonus miles for roundtrip nonstop travel between San Francisco and Chengdu from June 9, 2014 through Aug. 31, 2014.  |
InsideFlyer January 2009 |
OK Plus Adds Awards, Partner With the new SkyTeam upgrade awards, Czech OK Plus members can now upgrade to business class for miles on all SkyTeam international or connecting domestic fights.  |
Entrepreneur January 2008 Julie Moline |
Fly Better With planes flying full, competition for upgrades is intense. How can you increase your chances of getting lucky? Here are some tips for getting yourself to the upper class.  |
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 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 November 2010 |
Eva Air Evergreen Club Eva Air Evergreen Club is increasing the number of elite-qualifying sectors members can earn in qualifying fare classes through Dec. 31, 2011.  |
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 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 June 2009 |
AAdvantage Flex American AAdvantage has announced new options when redeeming miles for flight awards.  |
InsideFlyer March 2011 |
Flying Blue Upgrade Awards Air France Flying Blue members can now redeem miles for upgrade awards online.  |