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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 March 2007	Expiration Policies A summary of the expiration policies from the most popular frequent flyer 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 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 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 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 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 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 September 2011	More Mileage Plus Changes In addition to a new credit card, other upcoming changes have been announced for the new combined Mileage Plus and OnePass frequent flyer program.
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 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 August 2005	AAdvantage Allows Members to Reactivate Expired Miles Through Dec. 31, and for a fee, AAdvantage members can reactivate some or all of their expired miles. With AAdvantage's Short Hop awards redeemable at only 15,000 miles, it may be a good deal.
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 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 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 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.
Fast Company November 1999 Amy Wilson	I Can See for Miles New and interesting ways to earn -- and spend -- your frequent flyer 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 October 2005	Broken Promises How to cope when your frequent flyer program changes the rules.
InsideFlyer October 2004	Riding Out the Storm Several strategies that will help you protect your frequent flyer miles against bankruptcies, buyouts and blowhards.
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 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 September 2008	Alaska Alters Alaska Airlines has announced changes to the Mileage Plan program effective Nov. 1, 2008.
InsideFlyer April 2012	10-K Award Statistics We compiled this information from the SEC's EDGAR database for 2011 to give you an idea of how many award flights were booked last year.
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 September 2004	New WebFlyer Tool the Answer to Would-be Mileage Combiners' Prayers Mileage Converter is a database-driven application that shows frequent travelers how to transfer miles, points, kilometers and credits between any two programs.
InsideFlyer September 2014	JAL Award Sale on US Airways JAL Mileage Bank members can spend fewer miles for US Airways domestic U.S. economy class flights completed by Oct. 3, 2014.
InsideFlyer April 2009	Award Patrol 2009 Is the perception that it's constantly getting more difficult to claim an award flight true?
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 September 2008	United's Award Accelerator Mileage Plus has introduced a new Award Accelerator, which gives members the option to pay a fee and earn double or even triple miles for a flight.
InsideFlyer February 2010 Randy Petersen	Opening Remarks The author has something to say about possible government-run frequent flyer programs.
InsideFlyer December 2009	Randy Petersen's Opening Remarks There are some things, some bad, some strange and some that just don't add up, about upcoming changes to US Airways' award chart.
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 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 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 April 2008	Merger Madness Merger buzz stirs concern for frequent flyer programs.
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 April 2004	You Can't Always Take Them With You When life or love ends, there are always questions. And increasingly, those questions involve miles and points. Here are a few answers to those questions.
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 May 2011	United Award Chart Changes United Mileage Plus has modified its award chart and members who redeem their miles for upgrades will now be faced with higher co-pays and more expensive mileage requirements.
InsideFlyer December 2010	AA.com Car and Hotel Awards American AAdvantage members can now redeem miles or a combination of miles and cash for car and hotel awards.
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 August 2009	Continental Now with GPX Continental OnePass members can now trade miles on the Global Points Exchange (GPX).
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 August 2009	Cover Story A complete look at credit cards and your miles and points.
InsideFlyer May 2010	Frontier Changes Frontier Airlines EarlyReturns is making some changes to its program in an effort to align the program more closely with Midwest Airlines.
InsideFlyer March 2008	Bonus Miles for Dining Multiple frequent flyer programs are offering bonus miles for dining out this month.
InsideFlyer June 2009	Buy AAdvantage Miles Get Bonus Through June 30, 2009, members of American AAdvantage who purchase AAdvantage miles through specific miles programs will get 30 percent more miles.
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 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.