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InsideFlyer February 2011	AA Mileage Challenge If you ever find yourself with expired miles (and we hope that you don't) be sure to call the airline and ask them for all of the options that are available to you for getting them back.
InsideFlyer July 2011	Life in the Air: Part 2 A conversation with mileage-savvy frequent flyers.
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 January 2014	Ultimate Guide to Chase Ultimate Rewards We explore in detail the four-year-old Ultimate Rewards program.
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 April 2011	SkyMiles No Longer Expire Prior to the change, Delta SkyMiles members had two years to earn or redeem miles before all of the miles in their account would expire.
InsideFlyer August 2009	Supersize your HawaiianMiles Hawaiian Airlines has joined other airlines in offering members the option to purchase additional miles at a lower cost than buying miles without flying.
InsideFlyer March 2010	Buying Your Way to the Top Here's how members can buy their way to elite status through credit card spending and how frequent flyers view frequent buyers.
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 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 2010	Caution: Mileage Expiration Ahead We take a look at exactly how travel programs let their members know when their miles/points are going to expire.
InsideFlyer November 2008	Credit Card Choices Seven reasons why affinity cards are better than cash back cards and why they deserve a second look.
InsideFlyer September 2011	Shopping for Miles Here's a look at the benefits of mileage mall shopping, the downsides to online shopping and some of the ways you can maximize your earnings from online purchases.
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 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 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 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 February 2010	Elite Shortcut with Frontier If you almost but didn't quite make it to elite status with Frontier Airlines this year, the airline is giving you a break.
InsideFlyer February 2009	Midwest 10,000 Bonus Miles Midwest Miles members can rack up 10,000 bonus miles when flying Midwest Airlines and Midwest Connect through March 31, 2009.
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 October 2009	Cash and Miles/Points We take a close look at the cash plus miles or points options for award redemption.
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 February 2014	Alaska Airlines EQMs Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan members can earn elite qualifying miles on five additional international partners.
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 October 2013	Randy Petersen's Opening Remarks Randy comments on the United MileagePlus card, problems calculating credit offered for air travel miles, and Delta SkyMiles latest travel packages.
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 March 2008	Bonus Miles for Dining Multiple frequent flyer programs are offering bonus miles for dining out this month.
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.
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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 June 2010	Miles for Dining Through June 30, US Airways Dividend Miles members can earn up to 4,000 bonus miles for dining at participating restaurants.
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 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 August 2014	Revenue-Based FFPs What the move to revenue by major frequent flyer programs really means for members
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.
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InsideFlyer July 2010	Opening Hotel Doors for Miles Ric Garrido looks at how to maximize mileage earning through hotel stays.
InsideFlyer November 2012	Randy Petersen's Opening Remarks Just because Halloween was just upon us doesn't mean that this column is about creepy crawly things, but rather it's about the creep of changes certainly to come from your frequent flyer program.
InsideFlyer September 2008	Alaska Alters Alaska Airlines has announced changes to the Mileage Plan program effective Nov. 1, 2008.
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 June 2008	United Mileage Plus -- US Airways Dividend Miles Don't be fooled -- airlines will do whatever it takes to stay competitive.
InsideFlyer October 2011	Shopping for Miles: 2 Three promos that didn't deliver the goods.
InsideFlyer July 2009	Bye Bye Brussels Privilege Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines are working to establish a partnership and the two airlines are waiting for approval by the European Commission to finalize the agreement.
InsideFlyer December 2012	A look at 2012 We're taking a look at the year from the point-of-view of frequent flyers, pointing out the bonuses and program changes that made us smile or frown in the hotel and airline industries.
InsideFlyer April 2009	Award Patrol 2009 Is the perception that it's constantly getting more difficult to claim an award flight true?
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 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 June 2011	Life in the Air Four mileage-savvy frequent flyers share their travel secrets.
InsideFlyer January 2015	Mileage Plan Makes Earning Changes Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Gold 75K members will earn 50,000 bonus miles upon qualification and an elite mileage bonus of 125 percent when flying on Alaska Airlines and all partner airlines.