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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 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 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 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 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 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 October 2009 |
Cash and Miles/Points We take a close look at the cash plus miles or points options for award redemption. |
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 May 2008 |
The 20th Annual Freddie Awards The best travel loyalty programs, according to 629,022 frequent travelers. |
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 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 2012 |
Death, Divorce and Miles We take a look at what happens to your miles and points when you reach the end of the road. |
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 March 2007 |
Expiration Policies A summary of the expiration policies from the most popular frequent flyer programs. |
InsideFlyer July 2011 |
Life in the Air: Part 2 A conversation with mileage-savvy frequent flyers. |
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 2009 |
AAdvantage and UNICEF Donations American AAdvantage members who donate money to UNICEF between now and Jan. 31, 2009 will receive bonus miles. |
InsideFlyer May 2009 |
Freddie Awards The 21st Annual Freddie Awards. Over 700,000 frequent flyers have spoken - did your favorite programs win? |
InsideFlyer May 2007 |
The 19th Annual Freddie Awards The best of airline loyalty 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. |
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 August 2009 |
Cover Story A complete look at credit cards and your miles and points. |
InsideFlyer July 2010 |
Opening Hotel Doors for Miles Ric Garrido looks at how to maximize mileage earning through hotel stays. |
InsideFlyer September 2008 |
Driving Miles The best ways to top up your miles and points when renting cars. |
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 August 2014 |
Revenue-Based FFPs What the move to revenue by major frequent flyer programs really means for members |
InsideFlyer May 2013 |
60 Seconds with Alden Hadwen, Director, Community Engagement at Aeroplan Since Aeroplan launched its Beyond Miles program in 2006, Aeroplan members have donated over 290 million miles and the Aeroplan program itself has donated more than 140 million miles to charitable organizations. |
InsideFlyer December 2014 |
Best (& Worst) of 2014 Here is a look at this year's best news for frequent flyers along with the changes that were real "dogs." |
InsideFlyer February 2003 |
Changing the Game: In Points We Trust Frequent guest programs inspire some of the strongest loyalty and fiercest resistance to change. Find out why hotel loyalty programs have been, and remain, a genuine value. |
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 |
Broken Promises How to cope when your frequent flyer program changes the rules. |
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 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 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 December 2013 |
Best & Worst of 2013 2013 was full of new partnerships between airlines and hotels to warm your heart and heartbreaking award chart changes that could bring you to tears. We take a look at the highlights and low points of the past year. |
InsideFlyer December 2003 |
Best Bets iDine has the best mileage-earning opportunity, with members earning five miles per dollar spent... Members of Choice Privileges can earn a free night after two stays at participating hotels... Alaska Airlines members can earn bonus miles based on segments flown... etc. |
InsideFlyer February 2007 |
High Flyers Who are the elite travelers? What are the elite frequent flyers programs offering their members? What do frequent flyers want? And what trends are we seeing? |
InsideFlyer February 2004 |
Love is in the Air Need flowers? Most major frequent flyer programs are partnered with online florists and offer varying amounts of miles per dollar spent. So take a look at this helpful chart to make the most of your budding purchases. |
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 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 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 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 2004 |
Riding Out the Storm Several strategies that will help you protect your frequent flyer miles against bankruptcies, buyouts and blowhards. |
InsideFlyer September 2007 |
The FFPs of the Middle East We map out the options and provide information and advice for frequent flyers in the Middle East. |
InsideFlyer July 2004 |
The Interview Issue Interviewing the industry about frequent flyer programs: Air Canada Aeroplan... Northwest's WorldPerks... Iberia Plus... United's Mileage Plus... Zevez... etc. |
InsideFlyer June 2011 |
Life in the Air Four mileage-savvy frequent flyers share their travel secrets. |
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 October 2010 |
Very Important Flyers A look at lifetime elite programs. |
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 November 2002 |
The Credit Card Choice We take a look at some of the recent trends in the credit card industry and lay out some options for the travel miles-and-points crowd. |