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Earn Bonus Miles on These Route Specific Promotions from Delta, American, and United; Plus JetBlue’s One-Day Sale

February 20, 2013

Save up to 20% on JetBlue Flights: JetBlue is having a one-day sale where customers can save up to 20% off flights. Customers can save 20% off their flights when they travel from 5/1-5/23/13 by entering promo code SPRING20. For travel from 5/28-6/19/13, customers will receive 15% off their flights by entering promo code SPRING15. To qualify, these flights must be booked [...]

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Paying For Airline Lounge Membership With Miles – Worth It?

February 20, 2013

Annual airline lounge membership – when it’s offered at all – can be an expensive proposition. However, several airlines let you redeem miles for membership rather than paying cash. TPG contributor Nick Ewen takes an in-depth look at the miles options out there and whether any of them are a good value. Airport lounges offer [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Potential Positive Changes and Negative Changes of the US Airways American Merger

February 19, 2013

As an American Executive Platinum and someone with several hundred thousand US Airways miles that I want to put to good use, I’ve got more than my fair stake in the outcome of the US Airways American Airlines merger – as do many of you, I’m sure. If past mergers are anything to judge by, [...]

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American Airlines: Qualifying for Status With Elite Qualifying Points

February 19, 2013

Most airlines award either Elite Qualfying Miles (based on how far you fly and in what class of service, which generally benefits long-haul flyers) or Elite Qualifying Segments (number of individual flights you take, which is better for short-haul flyers). Most will give a 50% EQM bonus on first class or refundable economy fares (sadly [...]

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Maximize Monday: Current Buy Miles Promotions – United, American, US Airways, British Airways and Avianca

February 18, 2013

Update: The current offer for the British Airways Visa is 50,000 Avios when you spend $1,000 in the first 3 months. There are several buy miles promotions from various airlines going on at the moment – including a United 40% bonus that ends today! – so we asked TPG contributor Nick Ewen to run through the options [...]

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Amazing Deal Alert: Business Class DFW-EZE and JFK-GYE For Under $1,000 Roundtrip

February 17, 2013

Yesterday, I wrote about amazing fares on American Airlines this spring where you could score roundtrip business class tickets on American and its Oneworld partner LAN from New York City to Santiago Chile for as low as $901 total. These fares are still available on many dates in April or May, so if you haven’t [...]

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Amazing Deal Alert: Business Class NYC to Santiago, Chile for $901 Total Roundtrip on American/LAN

February 16, 2013

Per Lucky and TheBOSMAN on Flyertalk, American is offering incredible roundtrip business class fares to Chile starting April 1 and going through June.  I just booked two $901 roundtrips from NYC to Miami in American first class and then Miami to Santiago, Chile in LAN Business class (lie flat beds). Sadly, American doesn’t offer bonus [...]

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Recap of US Airways/American Airlines Merger News And Media Appearances

February 16, 2013

The major travel news story this week was the merger of US Airways and American Airlines, which was officially announced on Thursday. I’ve been covering various aspects of the merger as details emerged, and discussed topics including: Official American Airlines US Airways Merger Announcement and What It Means For Consumers: This post covers the official [...]

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Saturday Recap: Discounted AAdvantage Awards to Hawaii, Air Canada Premium Economy Announcement, Hilton Fantasy Racing Contest, Bonus AA Miles to Seoul

February 16, 2013

Here’s a recap of the interesting points and miles news from this week: American/US Airways Merger Announcement: Earlier this week, American Airlines and US Airways officially announced their merger. As a recap, not including regional fleets, the new airline will have a total of 801 narrowbody planes and 147 widebody jets totaling 948 mainline aircraft. The cost [...]

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Cheap Flights from NYC To Hawaii: From $365 Total Roundtrip!

February 15, 2013

I love Hawaii and know few people who haven’t had amazing times visiting. Growing up on the east coast we always opted for the Caribbean for tropical vacations and I never understood why east coasters would trek all the way to the Pacific until I went to Kauai for the first time and fell in [...]

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How Will The US Airways American Merger Affect Million Miler Lifetime Status?

February 15, 2013

One of the major questions that has come up with the official announcement of the US Airways American Airlines merger has been speculation as to what will happen to flyers who have achieved lifetime elite status through the two airlines’ Million Miler programs. The outcome could be a huge boon for US lifetime members who [...]

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Official American Airlines US Airways Merger Announcement and What It Means For Consumers

February 14, 2013

There’s a new power couple on the runway. In a whimsically appropriate Valentine’s Day announcement, American Airlines and US Airways officially announced their merger today in a press conference from American’s hub at Dallas-Fort Worth DFW. You can find information on the new merged airline on a site that went live today. Financial analysts and [...]

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American and US Airways Board Approve Merger and The Potential Winners and Losers

February 13, 2013

Several reputable news outlets, like the AP and ABC News, just reported that both American and US Airways boards approved a deal to merge the airlines. Details will be announced early tomorrow morning, but basically US Airways CEO Doug Parker will be the CEO and the headquarters will be in Dallas (American’s current headquarters). The [...]

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The Best Travel Insurance Policy: Miles and Elite Status

February 13, 2013

As I alluded to on Thursday, as the potential snow-pocalypse was bearing down on the east coast, I realized that my plan to fly from New York JFK to Los Angeles on Saturday’s 1:45pm American Airlines flight would be in peril. Unfortunately I couldn’t really change my plans since I had an important meeting I [...]

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Maximize Monday: Maximizing A Potential American Airlines US Airways Merger

February 11, 2013

Update: The public offer for the Chairman’s Preferred US Airways Dividend Miles Premier World Mastercard has expired, but you still might be able to apply for it – check out this post for more information on it as well as a version of the card that comes with 35,000 bonus miles and the first year’s [...]

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Saturday Recap: SPG Crossover Rewards, Expanded American and Alaska Airlines Codeshare, Up to 50% Bonus when Buying TrueBlue Points, Marriott Elite Buy Back Offer

February 9, 2013

Here’s a recap of the interesting points and miles news from this week: Starwood and Delta Announce Crossover Rewards: Earlier this week, Starwood and Delta announced a new partnership that offers exclusive new benefits to Delta Medallion members and SPG elite members. The program, called Crossover Rewards, begins March 1, 2013, and provides elite members of both [...]

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What To Do If Superstorm Nemo Derails Your Travel Plans

February 7, 2013

With a massive Noreaster bearing down on the East Coast, I wanted to put together a few tips and a handy consolidated resource of the current travel advisories and flight change and refund policies of the major airlines so that you don’t get stranded this weekend. If you do think your travel plans are in [...]

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What a Potential US Airways/American Merger Might Mean for Frequent Flyers

February 7, 2013

News is swirling at a fever pitch about an imminent American Airlines/US Airways merger as soon as next week. I’ve reported on the possibility in the past as well as answered reader questions about what this might mean for both airlines. Although a deal seems to be close, a lot of things do fall apart [...]

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Delta’s New BusinessElite Amenity Kits And How They Stack Up To Other US Carriers

February 4, 2013

Although it’s certainly not the main reason why I select which premium class I fly to a particular destination, a great amenity kit can definitely make a difference to the in-flight experience, which is why I was interested to hear that Delta was updating its BusinessElite amenity kit. According to an announcement late last week, [...]

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Saturday Recap: 50% Bonus on Purchased American Miles, New Perks for Oneworld Emerald Members, Up to 30% Bonus on Hyatt Purchased Points, New Benefits For SkyMiles Medallions Flying GOL

February 2, 2013

Here’s a recap of the interesting points and miles news from this week: American Airlines 50% Bonus on Purchased Miles: Now, through February 28, 2013, you can earn up to 30,000 bonus miles when you buy AAdvantage miles. You can purchase between 5,000-60,000 miles and you’ll earn a bonus of 1,500-30,000 AAdvantage miles. So, you can get a [...]

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Malaysia Airlines Joins OneWorld Alliance, Double Miles for AAdvantage Fliers

February 1, 2013

With its new livery, new premium 777 planes, Choice Fares and the Business ExtrAA enrollment bonus, American Airlines has been on a roll lately with big news. Here is yet another tidbit that should get AAdvantage members excited: Beginning today, American Airlines, along with its fellow Oneworld alliance members, welcomes Kuala Lumpur-based Malaysia Airlines into [...]

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Airline Status Match and Challenge Information For 2013

January 30, 2013

At the end of February, many of you who did not accrue enough elite miles/points in 2012 will be dropped from your current elite status level. However, you can still use your existing status to challenge to another airline, which can be good until the end of February 2014. Just note that if you did [...]

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Expiring Elite Upgrade and Perks Exchange

January 28, 2013

It’s that time of year again – the valuable perks that top-tier elites have earned with airlines and hotels are starting to expire, and if you haven’t gotten around to using some of your systemwide upgrade or suite upgrades yet, rather than losing them, think about helping fellow members of the points community out by [...]

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Sunday Reader Question: How to Handle Unacceptable Schedule Changes to Flight Reservations

January 27, 2013

TPG reader Faith has a sticky scheduling situation: “I booked an award travel on Air Berlin using American Airlines miles and they just changed my flights to new times that are terrible for me. Any suggestions on how to take care of that?” Schedule changes are common. Airlines constantly update their schedules to adjust to [...]

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