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InsideFlyer
October 2011 |
Last-Minute Awards Here's a look at claiming and changing award flights close to departure.   |
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
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 2014 |
Randy Petersen's Opening Remarks Before I explore a recent announcement for frequent flyers, let me first frame it with a confusing scenario. Yes, this is about the American/US Airways merger. |
InsideFlyer
May 2006 |
The Big 2-5 -- Celebrating 25 Years of Frequent Flyer Programs Frequent flyer programs have come a long way and carved their own niche these past two and a half decades. |
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 2010 |
Delta SkyMiles Award Fee Changes Delta SkyMiles has announced some changes that will go into effect immediately and others that will be implemented by this fall or next year. |
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
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
August 2014 |
Revenue-Based FFPs What the move to revenue by major frequent flyer programs really means for members |
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
July 2011 |
Life in the Air: Part 2 A conversation with mileage-savvy frequent flyers. |
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
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
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
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
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 2013 |
Award Experts We look at award booking services and talk to the experts behind them. |
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 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
November 2008 |
Credit Card Choices Seven reasons why affinity cards are better than cash back cards and why they deserve a second look. |
InsideFlyer
January 2012 |
Mileage Managers to the Rescue A look at time-saving websites that can help you manage your loyalty program currency. |
InsideFlyer
August 2008 |
Straight from the horse's mouth- Part 2 Interview insights from executives of Delta Air Lines, Red Lion Hotels, Star Alliance Services GmbH, American Airlines, and Jonathan Miles, author of Dear American Airlines. |
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 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 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
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
October 2008 |
Blurring the Lines of Loyalty Starwood Preferred Guest is blurring the lines between hotel and airline loyalty programs. Hotel points? Award flights? |
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
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
April 2009 |
Award Patrol 2009 Is the perception that it's constantly getting more difficult to claim an award flight true? |
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
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
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
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
August 2006 |
Letters Despite airline assurances and our research to the contrary, it appears that some members are still finding "award availability" to be an oxymoron. |
InsideFlyer
March 2007 |
Expiration Policies A summary of the expiration policies from the most popular frequent flyer programs. |
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
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
September 2008 |
Driving Miles The best ways to top up your miles and points when renting cars. |
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
August 2009 |
Cover Story A complete look at credit cards and your miles and points. |
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
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
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
February 2009 |
Upgrade FAQs Here's a look at those elusive upgrades. We know you want them and answer some commonly asked questions about how to get them. |
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
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
November 2012 |
Spirit Airlines Adds Online Award Booking Fourteen years after the first airline, Northwest Airlines, introduced online award booking for members, Spirit Airlines has finally announced that FREE SPIRIT members can search for and book award tickets online. |
