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Rumor: Delta About to Make Changes to Same Day Confirmed Policy

March 28, 2013

Delta’s Same Day Confirmed policy is one of the reasons I strive to maintain Gold or higher status every year- you can change to a different flight within 3 hours of departure as long as they are selling at least 1 seat in your ticketed class of service. I’ve confirmed onto flights that had 100 [...]

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Saturday Recap: My Latest Credit Card Churn, Enter to Win 100,000 SPG Points, Hilton Daily Grand Promo, British Airways and American Airlines Premium Fare Promotion, Alaska Airlines Now Offers One-Way Partner Awards

March 23, 2013

Here’s a recap of the interesting points and miles news from this week: My Latest Credit Card Churn: This week I wrote a series about my most recent round of credit card applications. The first post covered the basics of credit and how to perform a personal check to make sure everything is healthy before a round of applications. [...]

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Travel Tuesday Top 10: Most Valuable Credit Card Sign-up Bonuses for Travelers

March 19, 2013

2013 has started off as a pretty solid year for credit card sign-up bonuses. This year has brought some amazing deals via sites like CreditCard.com’s Card Match Tool, which has recently offered now expired 100,000-point Amex Platinum and 50,000-point Amex Premier Reward Rewards Gold deals. Word on the street is that more lucrative bonuses are [...]

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Maximize Monday: How to Stay Connected in the Sky- An In-Flight WiFi Roundup

March 18, 2013

The more time I spend up in the skies, the more I have come to value in-flight WiFi. Although some people, including myself from time to time, like to disconnect onboard and enjoy a few brief hours of email/Facebook/Twitter-less bliss, losing six hours of work and communication time while flying cross-country can be a daunting [...]

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Reminder: Sign Up For Starwood Delta Crossover Rewards

March 12, 2013

As I reported a couple weeks ago, Delta and Starwood have teamed up on a new joint loyalty venture called Crossover Rewards where SPG elites receive some elite benefits when flying Delta and Delta Medallions enjoy some elite benefits when staying at Starwood. The program is now live and you can register at either the [...]

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Saturday Recap: 20% Mileage Bonus for Miles & More members, Delta Increasing Service at Los Angeles

March 9, 2013

Here’s a recap of the interesting points and miles news from this week: 20% Mileage Bonus for Miles & More members: Now through March 31, 2013, Lufthansa is offering a 20% mileage bonus on award miles for their Miles & More members. They are offering this promotion as a way to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the [...]

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SRQ: Is It Worth Using Delta SkyMiles on Upgrades?

March 3, 2013

TPG reader Natalie is worried about imminent changes to the Delta SkyMiles program and wants to put her miles to good use on domestic upgrades on the route she flies most between Raleigh and Los Angeles. Here’s here question: “I have been reading your releases regarding the changes for Delta frequent flyers and Medallion members. [...]

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Saturday Recap: SPG Delta Crossover Rewards, Bonus American Miles, Save on Orbitz Hotels, Paypal Discount on Qatar, Kids Fly Free to Disney on Jetblue

March 2, 2013

Here’s a recap of the interesting points and miles news from this week: Registration Now Open for SPG and Delta Crossover Rewards: Crossover Rewards is now live, so be sure to enroll by heading to either the SPG Registration Page or Delta Registration page. As a recap, Crossover Rewards provide elite members of both loyalty programs reciprocal benefits. SPG Gold and Platinum [...]

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Alitalia Awards Now Bookable on Delta.com

March 1, 2013

I often complain that Delta’s website is broken since it can be darn near impossible to find partner award availability – partly because the site actually pulls availability from so few partners to begin with. However, following recent developments that have made awards on partners like Korean and Virgin Australia searchable, Delta.com now shows Alitalia [...]

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My Ranking of the Top Five Limited Time Travel Rewards Card Offers

February 27, 2013

Update: The current offer for the British Airways Visa is 50,000 Avios when you spend $1,000 in the first 3 months. Update: The 50,000 point sign up offer for the American Express Premier Rewards Gold card is no longer available through the Card Match Tool. They say timing is everything, and that certainly holds true [...]

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Delta and Westin Launching First In-Flight Heavenly Bed

February 26, 2013

While Delta doesn’t have an international first class cabin like American or United, I’ve always found that their lie-flat BusinessElite product is one of the best business class products available. Not for just the seat, but Delta provides a large pillow and extra heavy duvet that I’ve enjoyed on many sleep heavy flights. Delta seems [...]

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SRQ: Which Delta Medallion Choice Benefit Should I Choose?

February 24, 2013

TPG reader Jim just became a Delta Platinum Medallion and now has to choose which Choice Benefit he wants. Here’s his question: “I just became a Delta Platinum Medallion. I am wondering which Choice Benefit to take. The upgrade certificate seem like a joke since they require very expensive flights. I have family and friends [...]

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Saturday Recap: Up to 50,000 Amex Points, 1,000 Bonus SPG Points for Sheraton Club Stays, Delta Enhancing Transcontinental Flight Services, Pre-Reserve Meals on American, Wyndham Updates Award Chart

February 23, 2013

Update: The 50,000 point sign up offer for the American Express Premier Rewards Gold card is no longer available through the Card Match Tool. Here’s a recap of the interesting points and miles news from this week: Amazing Deal – 50,000 Membership Rewards Points for the Amex Premier Rewards Gold: Earlier this week, American Express released [...]

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Amazing Deal Alert: 50,000 Points for the Premier Rewards Gold; 45,000 Miles for the Amex Delta Gold & More

February 20, 2013

American Express’ most lucrative offers are ones that are often targeted and not available to the general public. They have an exclusive relationship with Creditcards.com and their Card Match tool that allows you to see if you have any of these special offers targeted towards you. I just went on and saw four offers that [...]

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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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SRQ: What’s The Best Use Of Amex Points To Get To The Caribbean?

February 17, 2013

TPG reader Craig is sitting on some American Express Membership Rewards points that he wants to use to get to the Caribbean. Here’s what he wants to know: “I have 525,000 points I earned with an American Express Business Gold Rewards card. I travel to several Caribbean islands each year and usually fly with US [...]

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SRQ: Which Should Be My Primary Skyteam Airline, Delta or Korean?

February 17, 2013

TPG reader Eric is putting together a new Skyteam mileage strategy based on upcoming travel and the credit cards he currently has, and is wondering which would be a better choice to be his primary airline frequent flyer program, Delta or Korean Air. Here’s his question: “SkyTeam is the only alliance within which I don’t [...]

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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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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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New Starwood Delta Partnership: SPG Crossover Rewards

February 7, 2013

On Tuesday, Loyalty Lobby reported on some leaked details about Starwood Preferred Guest’s upcoming Crossover Rewards partnership program with Delta. I just received the official details on the new joint program directly from SPG myself and here are the specific confirmed benefits. Starwood Preferred Guest Elite Members Flying with Delta: -Bonus Points: SPG Gold and [...]

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Delta Plans To Add Outdoor Terraces at Sky Clubs in Atlanta and New York

February 6, 2013

Delta has partnered with Architectural Digest and selected designer Thom Filicia to create its first-ever outdoor airport terraces, which it has dubbed “Sky Decks,” to debut at the Delta Sky Clubs at Atlanta’s Concourse F and JFK’s Terminal 4 this summer If you want to check out these new spaces for yourself, you’ll need to [...]

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Buy Elite Miles Promos: A Cautionary Tale

February 6, 2013

TPG reader Ed wrote in the other day about a situation that provides a good cautionary tale as a reminder to us all that you need to read the terms and conditions of any bonus or promotion you plan to take advantage of, or you could be out a lot of money. Ed wrote up [...]

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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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