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InsideFlyer March 2007 |
Expiration Policies A summary of the expiration policies from the most popular frequent flyer programs. |
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 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 March 2012 |
Delta SkyMiles Buy Miles Bonus Ff you are in need of SkyMiles, the program is offering a 75 percent bonus on purchased miles when you buy or gift miles through March 31, 2012. |
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 March 2009 |
SkyMiles Dining Bonus Delta SkyMiles members can earn 1,000 bonus miles for dining at SkyMiles Dining establishments between now and March 31, 2009. |
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 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 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 March 2009 |
New Dividend Miles Member Bonus If you aren't already a member in US Airways Dividend Miles, now is a good time to sign up. |
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 June 2010 |
Miles for Dining Through June 30, US Airways Dividend Miles members can earn up to 4,000 bonus miles for dining at participating restaurants. |
Fast Company November 1999 Amy Wilson |
I Can See for Miles New and interesting ways to earn -- and spend -- your frequent flyer points. |
InsideFlyer August 2009 |
Double Skymiles Until Year's End Delta SkyMiles members who carry a SkyMiles credit card from American Express can earn double miles on all Delta and Northwest flights through Dec. 31, 2009. |
InsideFlyer February 2009 |
Calendar Note these dates to take advantage of recent travel promotions. |
InsideFlyer March 2008 |
Bonus Miles for Dining Multiple frequent flyer programs are offering bonus miles for dining out this month. |
InsideFlyer June 2009 |
Delta/Northwest Partner Bonus Delta SkyMiles and Northwest WorldPerks members can earn up to 25,000 miles with a new "Pile on the Miles" partner promotion. |
InsideFlyer January 2009 |
Sextuple SkyMiles Delta SkyMiles members can rack up the miles this winter when staying at Hilton properties. |
InsideFlyer October 2009 |
Delta SkyMiles + WorldPerks Delta expects to complete the integration of WorldPerks into SkyMiles this month. |
InsideFlyer February 2013 |
US Airways Lufthansa Awards US Airways Dividend Miles has unofficially denied members the ability to redeem miles for first class flights on Lufthansa for years. And now, the program has officially documented this policy. |
InsideFlyer April 2004 |
Delta Launches SkyMiles Gift Card Not sure what to get the SkyMiles member who has everything? Delta is now offering gift cards, in various mileage denominations, at all Atlanta-area city ticket offices. The gift cards will be sold in additional retail outlets later this year. |
InsideFlyer May 2009 |
Choice Privileges Redemption Bonus Choice Privileges members can receive double Delta SkyMiles when redeeming Choice Privileges points for SkyMiles from May 1 through June 25, 2009. |
InsideFlyer December 2005 |
Merry Christmas to All, and to All, a Few Miles Do your Christmas shopping at online malls and earn frequent flyer miles in the process. |
InsideFlyer August 2009 |
Continental Now with GPX Continental OnePass members can now trade miles on the Global Points Exchange (GPX). |
InsideFlyer February 2009 |
AAdvantage Vacations AAvacations.com now has a feature that shows the price of your vacation in AAdvantage miles and dollars while you search the site so that you can pay online with miles and a credit card. |
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 November 2010 |
Eva Air Evergreen Club Eva Air Evergreen Club is increasing the number of elite-qualifying sectors members can earn in qualifying fare classes through Dec. 31, 2011. |
InsideFlyer February 2014 |
Alaska Airlines EQMs Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan members can earn elite qualifying miles on five additional international partners. |
InsideFlyer June 2010 |
Hotel Mileage Promos Hotel loyalty programs are putting on the charm and enticing frequent flyers with special offers of bonus miles to fill up hotel rooms this summer. |
InsideFlyer October 2011 |
Dividend Miles Daily Deal US Airways has joined the daily deal trend started by Groupon and Living Social and is offering Daily Deal Rewards for members living in or near US Airways hub cities. |
InsideFlyer December 2011 |
Bonus Miles for Holiday Shopping Holiday shoppers can earn bonus miles for shopping through the online shopping malls. |
InsideFlyer May 2014 |
InsideEdition AAdvantage members can earn over 10,000 bonus miles with the AAdvantage Passport Challenge on the American Airlines Facebook page through May 23, 2014. |
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 July 2008 |
US Airways' Grand Slam U.S. Airways is offering a limited-time chance to pad your Dividend Miles account. |
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 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. |
InsideFlyer August 2009 |
Clear No More Clear, the service to help frequent flyers get through security at airports more quickly, has ceased operations. |
InsideFlyer August 2014 |
Proposed IRS Changes and FFPs The IRS is considering changes to the tax code that would tax corporations for loyalty programs whenever a consumer accrues the benefits, rather than when the consumer uses the points or miles or when the points or miles expire. |
InsideFlyer May 2009 |
Delta/NWA Timeline Delta has put together a timeline for members of Delta SkyMiles and Northwest WorldPerks to help answer any questions you might have regarding the merger |
InsideFlyer October 2013 |
60 Seconds with Christopher Barnard, President of Points Launched in 2000, Points.com is an online loyalty wallet that allows loyalty program members to track, trade, exchange and redeem their points, miles and awards from many of the world's loyalty programs. |
InsideFlyer June 2008 |
United Mileage Plus -- US Airways Dividend Miles Don't be fooled -- airlines will do whatever it takes to stay competitive. |
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 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 2012 |
Flying Blue Rollover Miles Flying Blue elite-level members can now carry over any extra Level Miles (elite-qualifying miles) earned into the following year. |
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 May 2011 |
Spirit Airlines 5,000 Bonus Miles Spirit Airlines FREE SPIRIT members can earn 5,000 bonus miles just for signing up for a sweepstakes. |
InsideFlyer March 2008 |
Home Improvement Mileage Plus Miles United Mileage Plus program offers several ways for members to earn up to five miles per dollar spent on home improvement projects. |
InsideFlyer October 2009 |
Cash and Miles/Points We take a close look at the cash plus miles or points options for award redemption. |
InsideFlyer August 2004 |
Best Western Gets Busy During what has seemed a sleepy summer for hotel programs, Best Western's Gold Crown Club International is bucking the trend. |
InsideFlyer March 2014 |
Judge Sides with Delta A federal judge has ruled on the side of Delta in a class action brought against the airline by a member of Delta SkyMiles who says the airline should award miles according to the flight route actually flown. |