Join our frequent flyers as we discuss the closure of SpanAir, the bankruptcy proceedings of American Airlines, and recent hotel and airline promotions including:
Delta may make run at US AirwaysUS Airways evaluates merger with AAThe end of SpanAirAmerican Airlines restores free wine and beer in international economyNew Hilton Benefits New Hyatt Promo Earn up to 44,000 points (enough for two free nights)Starwood Platinum Benefit Changes ...In this week's frequent flyer travel podcast we discuss the recent airline news and changes many airline mileage programs including:
US Airways 100% mile bonus is backUnited and Continental get single operating certicateDelta selling MQMBritish Airways miles devaluationMore fuel surcharges for AeroplanUS Airways raises price on purchased miles againBen summarized the devaluation of American Express rewards pointsAs an alternative mileage card the Ink Bold with ...
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In this frequent flyer podcast we discuss Matthew's secret connecting city, some special offers, and then answer listeners questions. Topics include:
- Sale on Delta Club Passes and United Club Passes
- Hilton's reward booking "problem"
- Damian's upcoming business class mileage run
- Listener questions on mileage running, segment qualification and more
In this week's frequent flyer podcast, we are joined by Nicholas Kralev to discuss his new book Decoding Air Travel. We discuss how you can construct your own airfare by looking at the airline tariffs and inventory buckets and why you should be loyal to one airline alliance to maximize your benefits. In addition we cover some current promotions:
40% discount on Lufthansa business class upgradesUS Airways 100% bonus on purchased miles is backDo you have any tips for finding the ...
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In this week's frequent flyer podcast we are joined by Rick, frugal travel guy, to discuss churning credit cards for the most frequent flyer and hotel points. Listen as we discuss:
How you can apply for up multiple credit cards at once and apply again several times per year to get the most miles.Why you should check your credit score against multiple agenciesLearning which credit agencies pull your score through other sites like creditboards.com (see their credit pulls database ...In this week's frequent flyer podcast we are joined by Allen of Corporate Flight Management to discuss their new program socialflights.com. On social flights, individuals can group together to secure a corporate jet to fly to the same city. Groups are formed for special events (sporting event, shopping etc) and contract together to use the plane bypassing all the headaches of commercial flying.
More interestingly is the ability to fly on an empty leg (when they are repositioning the corporate jet). Starting at $150 you can fly on corporate jet between a large number of cities. Sounds like a good reason to mileage run!
