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InsideFlyer February 2008 |
Congressman Gives Miles Congressman Joe Donnnelly of Indiana made news recently when he donated the miles he earned last year in the course of official travel to and from Washington to the Fisher House Foundation. |
InsideFlyer December 2003 |
Operation Hero Miles Large numbers of Americans have donated their unused frequent flyer miles to the Department of Defense to help troops travel home and spend quality time with their loved ones, without worrying about how much it will cost. |
InsideFlyer June 2005 |
Wounded Troops, Families Receive Free Tickets The Fisher House Foundation has given out nearly 3,000 free airline tickets to war-wounded service members and their families under its current partnership with the Operation Hero Miles program. |
Fast Company November 1999 Amy Wilson |
I Can See for Miles New and interesting ways to earn -- and spend -- your frequent flyer points. |
InsideFlyer December 2011 |
Hotels for Heroes Lawmakers seek to expand the Hero Miles program to include Hotels for Heroes, a program that will allow members of loyalty programs to donate their hotel points to wounded members of the Armed Forces and their families. |
InsideFlyer October 2005 |
Broken Promises How to cope when your frequent flyer program changes the rules. |
InsideFlyer December 2007 |
Charitable Miles We delve into giving miles and points to charity. Who does it? Why do they do it? And the benefits of giving. |
InsideFlyer October 2004 |
Riding Out the Storm Several strategies that will help you protect your frequent flyer miles against bankruptcies, buyouts and blowhards. |
CRM June 2014 Sarah Sluis |
Airline Loyalty Programs in Flux Consumers and airlines rethink their commitments to each other. |
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 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 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 July 2012 |
Randy Petersen's Opening Remarks Frontier, which recently cut back severely on its daily service to Milwaukee is now offering Wisconsin members of their EarlyReturns program a one-time opportunity to transfer their frequent flyer miles to the Delta SkyMiles program. |
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. |
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 August 2009 |
60 Seconds with Steve Mathwig of Midwest Miles Midwest Airlines marketing director Steve Mathwig discusses upcoming changes with the airline and whether there is any danger that the beloved chocolate chip cookies will disappear as a result of the change in airline ownership. |
InsideFlyer September 2010 |
Transferring Miles and Points There are situations where transferring miles makes sense. Here are some of those scenarios and take a look at the different programs that allow members to transfer. |
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 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 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 |
Randy Petersen's Opening Remarks Randy imagines the world without frequent flyer miles. |
InsideFlyer July 2011 |
Life in the Air: Part 2 A conversation with mileage-savvy frequent flyers. |
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. |
Salon.com September 22, 2000 Don George |
Frequent flier liberation WebMiles lets you redeem miles without blackouts or expiration dates. How? |
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. |
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 June 2010 |
United and Continental Merger The new United Airlines will surpass Delta Air Lines as the world's largest carrier and serve 370 destinations in 59 countries. |
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 April 2003 |
After the Flood (How United and US Airways Are Recovering From Frequent Flyer Disaster) As if frequent travelers haven't been hammered enough this past year with waves of program changes, dwindling benefits and skyrocketing awards, now they're confronting another potentially devastating blow -- the bankruptcy of their preferred 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. |
BusinessWeek October 13, 2003 Michael Arndt |
Fliers' Dilemma: Save Now or Later? Tickets on discount airlines cost less, but their frequent-flier programs make it tough to earn a freebie. |
InsideFlyer August 2009 |
Clear No More Clear, the service to help frequent flyers get through security at airports more quickly, has ceased operations. |
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 November 2003 |
In Search of a Strategy: The Changing Face of Elite Status In the new world order of frequent flyer programs, all things elite are not created equal. Some programs are redefining what it means to be, and to become, elite. Is this the frequent flyer version of cutting off your nose to spite your face? |
InsideFlyer August 2009 |
Frontier/Midwest's New Republic Subject to court approval, Frontier Airlines will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Republic Airways Holdings, Inc., after Frontier completes its Chapter 11 restructuring later this year. |
InsideFlyer March 2008 |
Life Stages of a Frequent Flyer From hatchlings, to fledglings, to high flyers and snow birds - where are you in the life stages of a frequent flyer? |
InsideFlyer November 2006 |
Rumors Are Just ... Rumors A look at the possible financial woes of the big airlines and how it might affect frequent flyer programs. |
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. |
Fast Company September 2001 Ron Lieber |
3.5 Trillion Miles... and Counting They are the world's most powerful promotional currency -- a medium of exchange that people manage almost as carefully as cash. So what does the future hold for frequent-flier miles? Answers to seven high-flying questions. |
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 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 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 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 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 October 2005 |
America West, US Airways Merge Programs Starting this month, members of US Airways' Dividend Miles and America West's FlightFund can earn and redeem miles throughout both airlines' routes. |
InsideFlyer November 2006 |
Mileage Runs Chasing miles via a mileage run whether for the benefits or awards has changed over the years. Here's what you need to know to end your year on a high note. |
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 2010 |
Midwest to Frontier The merging of Midwest Airlines into Frontier Airlines is moving forward and by Nov. 1, 2010, there should be one Web site, one reservations system, one airport kiosk system and an integrated call center. |
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. |