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Fuel Surcharges Hit Delta's Frequent Flier Program

Delta informed their beloved frequent fliers yesterday that effective August 15, all flights booked with SkyMiles will carry up to a $50 fuel surcharge. The airline also announced the impending release of an exciting "new multi-tiered Award program." More »

9:35 AM on Sun Jun 29 2008
By Carey
3,271 views, 21 comments

airlines

Best Airlines For Actually Booking And Using Reward Points

The Wall Street Journal has taken it upon themselves to find out which airlines are the best at actually giving your your rewards.

Most Available Seats (so you can actually USE the points):
American Airlines and United Airlines, followed by Continental and Northwest. More »

11:56 AM on Wed Mar 7 2007
By Meg Marco
4,474 views, 12 comments

airports

Elite Fliers Are Better Than You

The New York Times has an article today about the ways in which elite flying status is having a larger impact on the travel experience. Elite passengers are subject to fewer fees, get priority boarding, and enjoy privileges that regular passengers don't. "United is testing a new check-in and boarding procedure at San Francisco International Airport that completely separates elites from other passengers. Frequent fliers are checked in, screened and boarded in their own lines. The new program, tentatively called Airport Premier Services, will be added at United's hubs in Chicago and Washington in early 2007, and at an undetermined number of other airports later in the year." More »

9:55 AM on Wed Dec 27 2006
By Meg Marco
149 views, 37 comments

Latest by caravanfan: One more comment... if I were Delta or United or American and some guy wanted to drop $2000 on a ticket from Chicago to Fargo, I would have agents out there licking his boots if he wanted. People are more »

features

Feature: Converting Credit Card Reward Points Into Free Flights

An impassioned plea, sent weeks ago to our tips box. A certain level of confused hysteria is evident. "If I have a credit card with reward points, should I convert them into miles? When? How to tell whether I'm getting a good rate? Help!" More »

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3:23 PM on Thu Aug 31 2006
By consumerist.com
692 views, 5 comments