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Current Buy Miles Promos – 30% United Discount, 30% American Bonus

May 16, 2013

United and American are both currently offering promotions on purchased miles, so I thought I would take a look at each promo and whether they are worth considering. Now through 11:59pm CT on May 20, 2013, United is offering up to a 30% discount on purchased United miles. Here’s how it works, MileagePlus members will save 30% [...]

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In-Store Points and Miles Bonuses Through Online Shopping Portals

May 16, 2013

As I discuss often, online shopping portals can be a great way to rack up bonus miles and points on your everyday online purchases – and many of your favorite airline, hotel and credit card sites offer them. What you might not realize, however, is that several of these same portals offer a section that [...]

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The Transcontinental Route Competition Heats Up

May 13, 2013

American recently announced that it would begin offering hourly transcontinental flights between New York JFK and Los Angeles LAX as it takes on both United and Delta on the most trafficked domestic route. All that means more choices and lower fares for consumers. Right now, American offers between 8-10 flights a day in each direction [...]

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Maximize Monday: Avoiding Airline Fees

May 6, 2013

As airline fees continue to rise on everything from ticket changes/cancellations to carry-on bags, to lounge memberships to on-board snacks, now is the time to pay more attention than ever to how much you’ll be paying to fly and how you can get out of some of these fees so you can maximize your travel [...]

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Saturday Recap: US Airways 100% Buy Miles Promotion, Airlines Keep Raising Their Fees, Marriott Rewards Summer Promotion, Cathay Pacific Business Class Sale

May 4, 2013

Here’s a recap of the interesting points and miles news from this week: US Airways 100% Buy Miles Promotion: As a recap from earlier this week, now through May 31, 2013, US Airways is offering up to a 100% bonus on purchased miles. There is a limit of 50,000 purchased miles (so 100,000 with the bonus). It [...]

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Higher Airline Change Fees Are Here To Stay – United, US Airways and Delta All Raise Prices

May 1, 2013

Update: On the morning of the publication of this post, American Airlines also announced it would be matching United, US Airways and Delta in increasing its ticketing change/cancellation fees for travel within the U.S., between the U.S. and Canada, and between both the U.S. and Canada and Mexico, Puerto Rico & the Virgin Islands, the [...]

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Maximize Monday: Airline Frequent Flyer Programs for Businesses

April 29, 2013

Normally when we talk about frequent flyer  accounts, we’re discussing those held by individuals or even households, but what you might not realize is that many airline frequent flyer programs  actually offer business accounts that allow businesses to earn points on the itineraries their employees travel while the individual employees still earn the miles and [...]

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Video SRQ: How Do You Maintain Status On So Many Different Airlines?

April 28, 2013

TPG reader Michael is wondering how you can maintain status on multiple airlines while still frequently booking travel using miles: “I have only discovered your blog in the last year (since gaining status for the first time). It seems like you take a lot of trips on miles, so I wanted to ask (maybe naively) [...]

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Saturday Recap: 35% Transfer Bonus From Amex to British Airways, 300 Free Priority Club Points, Best Western’s $50 Gift Card Promotion, Double AAdvantage Miles Between New York And Houston, Alitalia Cash and Miles Awards

April 27, 2013

Here’s a recap of the interesting points and miles news from this week: 35% Transfer Bonus From Amex to British Airways Avios: As a recap from earlier this week, American Express Membership Rewards is offering a 35% transfer bonus from Membership Rewards to British Airways Avios through June 7, 2013. While not quite as generous as recent transfer bonuses of 40% and [...]

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ExpertFlyer To The Rescue: Save Time and Miles With Flight Alerts

April 24, 2013

I’ve been using ExpertFlyer for years, whether its searching for award availability, routing options or fare information, it’s got a lot of functionality. However, the one tool that I can’t sing enough praises about is the flight alert feature which allows you to set alerts for award tickets so as soon as the airline releases [...]

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Targeted Offer: 50% United Elite Miles Bonus

April 17, 2013

United sent out a targeted offer to certain elite members for a 50% bonus on Premier Qualifying miles on United-operated flights from now through May 23, 2013. To qualify, register with the link provided specifically to you by United and purchase a roundtrip ticket in United Global First, United First, United BusinessFirst, United Business or [...]

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Airline Miles Expiration Policies Roundup

April 17, 2013

Following up on the recent national survey I commissioned from The Princeton Group and my contest about how people track their frequent flyer miles, I thought it would be a good idea to create a basic guide to the expiration policies of the major airline and hotel loyalty programs. Although mileage expiration is a major [...]

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United 787 Flights Resume May 31

April 10, 2013

Get your tickets here, get your tickets here! United is planning to put its six 787’s back into service beginning May 31. This is the first good news since JAL and ANA both grounded their fleets and the FAA ordered United to do the same back in January. The first flights will be short roundtrips [...]

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Newark to Los Angeles and San Francisco for $99 Each Way Total on United, American and Virgin America!

April 9, 2013

Virgin America recently started flying from Newark to Los Angeles and San Francisco and as a way to lure customers away from United and American, they’re offering some roundtrip fares for $99 one-way, $198 total roundtrip! Details: Travel Sept 3rd – October 30th and depart on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Saturday. This works in both [...]

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SRQ: Best Strategy For Booking Saver Awards to Bangalore

April 7, 2013

TPG reader Steve asks: “I want to book a one way ticket from Boston to BLR, (or even anywhere in India) leaving on July 19th using United miles.  There are no Saver tickets available for 40K on that day.  The best i can find is something on the 23rd.  I really don’t want to wait [...]

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WWE Star John Cena and United Airlines Will Match Your Miles Donation to Make A Wish

April 3, 2013

For over 30 years, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has become one of the world’s most famous charities thanks to efforts to make the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions come true, and to celebrate that wonderful mission, April 29 marks World Wish Day. To celebrate, the Make-A-Wish Foundation has launched a special nationwide campaign to [...]

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Video SRQ: Preparing for a Trip During a Time of Political Conflict

March 31, 2013

TPG reader Marie will be traveling to Japan this summer and wants to know how she should prepare for possible tensions between the US and North Korea and how it may affect her trip: “My friends and I are all set to travel to Japan this July.  I personally booked an award ticket via United Airlines [...]

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The Phantom Award Space Menace: United Ghost Availability And How To Fix It

March 28, 2013

Today, TPG contributor Jason Steele tells us a ghost story that has haunted many of us in the past – the story of phantom United award space availability and how to overcome this spooky glitch to book the travel that you want. As I have written before, it is extremely difficult to find more than [...]

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Bonus United Miles from Chic Outlet Villages Malls in Europe

March 23, 2013

For you shopaholic European United MileagePlus members out there, the Chic Outlet Shopping Villages are offering members one bonus mile (award miles, not Premier-qualifying miles) for every Euro or pound sterling spent in any of the boutiques at the nine European Chic Outlet Shopping Villages. To get the credit, you have present your receipts for [...]

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Five New Cards and 315,000 Miles/Points Later: The Results of My Latest Round of Credit Card Applications

March 21, 2013

This is the third post in a series on my most recent round of credit card applications and will focus on how to conduct a personal credit card inventory and decide which cards to keep and those to cancel. The first post covered the basics of credit and how to perform a personal check to [...]

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United Launches New p.s. Service from LAX-JFK

March 20, 2013

It’s been a while since United announced they would be updating their entire 757 p.s.  Premium Services fleet, which the airline uses to service its transcontinental JFK-LAX/SFO routes – the airline flies 40 flights each way per week between JFK and LAX, and 46 flights each way per week between JFK and San Francisco. The first [...]

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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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Video SRQ: Can You Get To Europe in Business For 200,000 United Miles Any More?

March 10, 2013

TPG reader Eric is apparently having a hard time booking business class award tickets to Europe for his parents using 200,000 United miles, prompting him to ask: “I am trying to book a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Europe for my parents who never travel and never splurge on anything luxurious. They really deserve this trip! I [...]

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SRQ: Will My United Miles Be Redeposited After A Canceled Flight?

February 24, 2013

TPG reader Mary had a travel setback during Snowstorm Nemo that almost kept her from getting to Cancun for vacation. Luckily she was still able to get there, but she wants her unused United miles back. Here’s her situation: “We were booked on a United flight from Newark to Cancun on Saturday, February 9, but [...]

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