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October 2009 |
Cash and Miles/Points We take a close look at the cash plus miles or points options for award redemption.   |
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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
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
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
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
September 2009 |
Cover Story A conversation with five industry insiders and one blogger who keeps a close watch on the airline industry. |
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
April 2009 |
Award Patrol 2009 Is the perception that it's constantly getting more difficult to claim an award flight true? |
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
October 2005 |
Broken Promises How to cope when your frequent flyer program changes the rules. |
InsideFlyer
June 2006 |
The New Golden Egg United's new bombshell, Mileage Plus Choices, means looking at the future of frequent flyer programs in a whole new way. |
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
February 2011 |
Rapid Rewards 2.0 Southwest Airlines restarts their frequent flyer program with everything brand new - except the name. |
InsideFlyer
October 2011 |
Last-Minute Awards Here's a look at claiming and changing award flights close to departure. |
InsideFlyer
July 2011 |
Life in the Air: Part 2 A conversation with mileage-savvy frequent flyers. |
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
August 2014 |
Revenue-Based FFPs What the move to revenue by major frequent flyer programs really means for members |
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
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
June 2011 |
Life in the Air Four mileage-savvy frequent flyers share their travel secrets. |
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 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
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
June 2005 |
Annoyances Today's frequent traveler programs are so engaging and rewarding that there's only one thing they can't seem to do -- stop bugging us! Redeposit Fees... Paying to Earn Miles... No Notice... Logging In... Partner Rules... etc. |
InsideFlyer
September 2013 |
Award Experts We look at award booking services and talk to the experts behind them. |
InsideFlyer
June 2009 |
A New Deck of Cards It might be time to take a close look at the way you use your credit card for travel awards. |
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
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
January 2014 |
Ultimate Guide to Chase Ultimate Rewards We explore in detail the four-year-old Ultimate Rewards program. |
InsideFlyer
January 2009 |
60 Seconds with Yapta.com's CEO, Tom Romary Tom Romary, CEO, answers a few questions about Yapta's new frequent flyer award seat alert service, and what changes site users can expect to see in the future. |
InsideFlyer
January 2003 |
Rolling the Dice on a New Year Our panel of five distinguished experts offers you five tips each on how best to win at the miles and points game this year. We've even added a few comments from a sixth expert you may be familiar with. |
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
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
May 2009 |
Freddie Awards The 21st Annual Freddie Awards. Over 700,000 frequent flyers have spoken - did your favorite programs win? |
InsideFlyer
January 2008 |
Theory of Evolution When Darwin posed that complex creatures evolve from more simplistic ancestors, little did he know that he was also forecasting the evolution of frequent flyer programs. |
InsideFlyer
March 2014 |
Delta: The Industry's Canary in a Coal Mine It's been three years since rumors first began leaking out of Atlanta that Delta was considering modifying their popular SkyMiles frequent flyer program from a "mileage-based" program to a "revenue-based" program. |
InsideFlyer
March 2013 |
60 Seconds with Lucky of One Mile at a Time Lucky, a.k.a. Ben, is a travel consultant, travel writer and avid points collector. Along with One Mile at a Time, Ben stays busy with PointsPros.com, a travel consulting service specializing in award trips. |
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Don George |
Frequent flier liberation WebMiles lets you redeem miles without blackouts or expiration dates. How? |
InsideFlyer
March 2004 |
Best Value: The Top 10 Awards of All Time A look back through the years, and through the charts, in search of the awards that rank as the all-time best of the best. |
InsideFlyer
April 2007 |
How Best to Redeem Your Awards The current buzz word for award redemption is calendaring. |
InsideFlyer
May 2010 |
Award Choices 2010 We take a look at some of the ways to spend your miles after you've flown the miles. |
InsideFlyer
August 2011 |
Rapid Rewards 2.0 In this article, we'll look at the old and new Rapid Rewards. Frequent flyers in general do not like change, so how have Southwest's most loyal customers taken to the new Rapid Rewards? |
InsideFlyer
February 2008 |
Extreme Awards 101 We take a round-the-world tour with road warriors who have been there, spent the miles and points, and shared tips on how you can do the same. |
InsideFlyer
October 2012 |
Growing Fees Whether you love 'em or hate 'em (and we know you hate 'em), airlines fees are a lucrative business for the airlines. |
InsideFlyer
August 2010 |
The Value of a Mile or Point One of the questions I get asked most often is what a mile or point is worth. People seem to wonder both what the cash value and the relative value of a mile is (though knowing one, it's easier to figure out the other). |
InsideFlyer
August 2009 |
Cover Story A complete look at credit cards and your miles and points. |
InsideFlyer
May 2008 |
The 20th Annual Freddie Awards The best travel loyalty programs, according to 629,022 frequent travelers. |
InsideFlyer
January 2012 |
Mileage Managers to the Rescue A look at time-saving websites that can help you manage your loyalty program currency. |
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. |
