RSS
Consumerist
surcharges
Posts Tagged “
Frequent Flyer Miles
”
Trim a little here, trim a little there: beginning in July, United will no longer give customers a minimum 500 frequent flyer miles for short trips. The new policy will be to give only the actual trip miles. [Chicago Tribune]
surcharges
credit cards
15 Credit Cards With Good Rewards Programs
The financial columnist at MSN Money quizzed five credit card industry experts and a frequent flyer expert to find the best cards when it comes to travel programs, cash back programs, and savings programs. She narrowed it down to a top six—two in each category—and a bunch of near misses. More »
airlines
Delta Downgrades Frequent Flyer Miles
Upgrade: Travel Better informs us that ever so lightly, Delta adjusted its frequent-flyer redemption policy to make it worse for travelers:
Effective December 1, 2007, SkyChoice Award Ticket Reservations will no longer be available on every Delta flight in which a seat is available for sale. SkyChoice Award Ticket Reservations will continue to be available on most Delta flights, but seats will be limited and possibly unavailable on some flights.Nudge. Nudge. Nudge. At this rate, some day you'll actually have to pay a fine for accumulating frequent flyer miles.
Another stab in the back of frequent flyers [Upgrade: Travel Better]
10 credit cards that give you fat airline mile bonuses for signing up. Also, 9 more that do the same, but have an annual fee. [FiveCentNickle]
"Mileage Runners" try to get as many frequent flyer miles as possible by planning flights with as many connections as possible. [Wired via BoingBoing]
How badly must have the child been screaming for his tantrum over apple juice that "the stewardess didn't bring quickly enough" to force the plane to make an emergency landing? Maybe he was really crying because Delta, like every other airline, has been quietly liquefying his frequent flyer miles.
questions
Why Are There Taxes On Frequent Flyer Miles?
Why are "free" frequent flyer miles taxed, asks Katie. More »
frequent flyer miles
Delta, US Airways, Shorten Frequent Flyer Miles' Halflife
With nary a peep, Delta and US Airways changed their rules on frequent flyer miles to make redeeming and keeping them even harder for consumers. More »
travel
Even More Ways To Actually Use Your Miles
Our buddy Mark over at Upgrade Travel was a great help to us when we put together our recent How-To: Actually Use Your Frequent Flyer Miles. More »
frequent flyers
HOWTO: Actually Use Your Frequent Flyer Miles
You're broke. Your woman has left you. But bigger than your heap o' troubles is a pile of Frequent Flyer miles, sitting in neat, invisible little stacks, to be exchanged for a trip to Hong Kong, Amsterdam or any other far-flung clime with easily accessible and cheap companions. More »
4:32 PM on Wed Aug 2 2006
By consumerist.com
2,495 views,
2 comments
Latest by billhelm: northwest airlines has a grid which you can pull up for three days before and after a given date more »
top
Snagging Prime Dates With Frequent Flyer Miles
Like a dog trying to kiss its own reflection in a pond, using frequent flyer to fly when and where you wants can leave you wet and unsatisfied. More »
travel
