Last Friday I reported that Aeroplan, Air Canada's mileage program, was pricing out business class awards at economy class prices and first class awards at business class prices. I speculated that some sort of IT glitch was behind the "sale" and encouraged you to book now and ask questions later. Four days later the "sale" is still on and it appears I was mistaken: the "glitch" is actually a deliberate yet unpublished fare sale.

This morning I received the following comment in the ...

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 Aeroplan
US Airways raises price on purchased miles againBen summarized the devaluation of American Express rewards pointsAs an alternative mileage card the Ink Bold with ...

UPDATE: Aeroplan confirmed that this promotion is running for select destination for a short period of time. May end at anytime so book now!

While I generally do not like to kick someone while they are down, in this case I am going to make an exception. Afterall, Aeroplan has kicked its mileage holders three times in the last few months with massive program devaluations (inflated award chart, no first class on U.S. domestic flights, and the introduction of fuel surcharges on many ...

After a refreshing week away from the office, I am on my way back to Frankfurt today. To spice things up a bit and to take advantage of a great deal Turkish Airlines ran earlier this year on their new Premium Economy class product, my routing is a bit circuitous. No--I will not be flying Los Angeles to Frankfurt via Istanbul. Instead, I will be in the air a bit longer:

Los Angeles to Vancouver in Air Canada Economy [$125 - revenue ticket]Vancouver ...

 

Just landed in my inbox... Air Canada's Aeroplan just announced a transfer bonus that is live for less than a month. From today, November 21, 2011 until December 12, 2011, Aeroplan members can get bonuses of 20% to 25% on points transferred into their program's miles. Here are the transfer bonuses:

Convert to 5,000 Aeroplan Miles ->  Get 1,000 Bonus Aeroplan Miles (20%)Convert to 10,000 Aeroplan Miles -> Get 2,000 Bonus ...

Just days after tacking on fuel surcharges to Lufthansa flights, Aeroplan has decided to share the love:

Fuel surcharges to flight rewards on the following Star Alliance airlines will be effective as of the dates noted below:

November 30th, 2011: Asiana Airlines, Thai Airways International, All Nippon Airways, Austrian Airlines, LOT Polish Airlines, British Midland Airways

December 14th, 2011: Aegean Airlines, Japan Airlines, TAM Airlines, South African Airways, TAP ...