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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 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 June 2011 |
Randy Petersen's Opening Remarks Randy imagines the world without frequent flyer miles. |
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 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 January 2011 |
Randy Petersen's Opening Remarks 2011 will be the dawn of a new age of the enlightened frequent traveler. |
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 March 2009 |
MAS Civil Servant Program Malaysia Airlines has launched its Enrich-GOM program, which is a frequent flyer program for civil servants. |
InsideFlyer May 2009 |
Radisson 500 FFP Miles Per Night Radisson Hotels & Resorts is offering 500 miles per night's stay at Radisson. |
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 May 2012 |
Forbes Says: Spend 'em Forbes says rising fuel costs and the bankruptcy of American Airlines could hurt frequent flyers. |
InsideFlyer January 2009 |
Emirates Looks to Australia Emirates Skywards members can now earn and burn miles on Virgin Blue and has launched an Australian-based frequent flyer credit card to lure Aussies to the airline. |
InsideFlyer August 2013 |
Opening Remarks There's something new out there that certainly points toward further establishing the frequent flyer mile as a universal reward currency. |
InsideFlyer September 2012 |
Qantas and UNICEF As of Sept. 1, 2012, Qantas Frequent Flyer members are able to redeem Frequent Flyer points to make a donation to UNICEF through the Qantas Frequent Flyer Store. |
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 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 March 2011 |
Arik Air Launches WingsPlus West Africa's Arik Air has launched its first frequent flyer program, Arik WingsPlus. |
InsideFlyer July 2014 |
OK Plus Extends Mileage Expiration Czech Airlines has made changes to the OK Plus frequent flyer program to extend mileage expiration and has added several member benefits. |
InsideFlyer December 2012 |
PointsHound Bonus Miles Frequent flyer program members can now earn miles when making hotel reservations through PointsHound.com. |
InsideFlyer April 2011 |
Combining Mileage Plus and OnePass Miles Although United Mileage Plus and Continental OnePass won't be combined into a single program until next year, frequent flyer members can now freely transfer their miles between accounts and combine their elite activity. |
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 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 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 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 February 2010 Randy Petersen |
Opening Remarks The author has something to say about possible government-run frequent flyer programs. |
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 May 2009 |
Randy Petersen's Opening Remarks It's a great time to be a frequent flyer. |
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 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 July 2008 |
FlyerGuide Wiki This wiki is a collaborative effort where everyone is invited to share their knowledge of all things related to frequent travel programs and travel in general. |
InsideFlyer June 2007 |
Miles Metropolis A few cautionary tales of how far some people will go to get free flights and look at legitimate, but what some might call extreme, ways to get miles. |
InsideFlyer April 2012 |
Citibank Lawsuit In a federal class action lawsuit, Citibank customers are suing because they say the bank lured them in by offering frequent flyer miles, and not telling them that they would have to report those miles as 2.5 cents per mile income to the IRS. |
InsideFlyer October 2007 |
One Million Dividend Miles Winner The grand-prize winner in the US Airways "Vacations Million Miles, Million Dreams Sweepstakes" said he "forgot" that he had entered the contest. |
InsideFlyer November 2007 |
To Hoard or Not to Hoard Is hoarding miles and points as popular as it used to be? Or has the horde of hoarders disappeared? |
InsideFlyer August 2011 |
60 Seconds with Delta SkyMiles Diamond Medallion Member Ron Hernandez He bid more than 483,000 miles in an online auction to win the opportunity to help build houses in China with Delta and Habitat for Humanity. |
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 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. |
The Motley Fool May 24, 2007 Rich Duprey |
Frequent Flyer Air Support Nearly a dozen airlines let travelers donate frequent flyer miles to help injured troops fly home. |
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 August 2014 |
Revenue-Based FFPs What the move to revenue by major frequent flyer programs really means for members |
InsideFlyer November 2014 |
Frequent Traveler University - D.C. The event will feature "everything you need to know about travel, miles and points" and is open to everyone who has an interest in maximizing their frequent travel. |
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 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 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 2004 |
Airline Employee Busted on Miles Fraud A former Air Canada employee who used 18 false frequent flyer accounts to collect over 5 million miles was sentenced in June to nine months in jail. His pleas for a non-custodial sentence were rejected. |
InsideFlyer August 2009 |
Tripit Pro TripIt has introduced a paid version of the Web travel tracking service. |
InsideFlyer May 2011 |
Spirit Airlines 5,000 Bonus Miles Spirit Airlines FREE SPIRIT members can earn 5,000 bonus miles just for signing up for a sweepstakes. |
InsideFlyer July 2009 |
Qantas Partners with Woolworths Qantas Frequent Flyer members can now earn one Frequent Flyer point for every dollar spent above A$30 in one transaction through a partnership with the Woolworths Supermarket Everyday Rewards program. |
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 April 2009 |
Airlines Through Fooling Around With Frequent Flyer Headaches Major news for every member of a frequent flyer program in North America. |