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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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United Begins Cabin Reconfiguration on p.s. JFK-LAX/SFO Flights

February 7, 2013

United recently announced plans for a cabin update on their entire Boeing 757 p.s. fleet, which serves their transcontinental JFK-LAX/SFO routes. The first aircraft to be reconfigured is currently in modification and will begin flying in March. Here are the new features of United’s refreshed p.s. product: 28 United BusinessFirst seats with 180-degree flat-bed seats 48 [...]

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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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Cheap Summer Business Class Flights to Europe: JFK- London on Delta from $1,395 Total Roundtrip

January 30, 2013

Last week I posted about unbelievably low business class fares to Istanbul- from $1,300 roundtrip from NYC. Well, it seems as it other airlines have also jumped in on discounting summer business class roundtrips to Europe. The key is that you need to stay for at least 10 nights and less than 31, but if [...]

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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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United Airlines Introduces Satellite Wi-Fi to Fleet Among Other Improvements

January 21, 2013

Although for the past couple of years it has lagged behind competitors – most notably Delta – in installing WiFi on much of its fleet, United has introduced onboard satellite-based WiFi internet connectivity on the first of its international widebody aircraft, becoming the first U.S.-based international carrier to offer customers the ability to stay connected [...]

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Saturday Recap: United Airlines Launches Baggage Delivery, Bonus TrueBlue Points for Boston Flyers, Air Canada Partner Bonus, European Intercontinental Offer

January 19, 2013

Here’s a recap of the interesting points and miles news from this week: Delta Announces Revenue Requirement for Elite Status: As a recap from earlier this week, starting in 2014, US-based Delta Medallion members will need to either spend $25,000 dollars a year on a Delta American Express credit card, or spend a certain amount of money in addition [...]

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High Skies Drama for the Boeing 787 and How It Impacts You

January 17, 2013

In a move that came fast on the heels of both major Japanese airlines – JAL and ANA – grounding their Boeing 787 fleets, the Federal Aviation Administration has ordered the temporary grounding of US-based Boeing 787 aircraft. At this time, the only US airline operating the aircraft is United, which immediately grounded its six [...]

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My United Woes Continue- 50,000 Miles Mysteriously Overdrawn From My Account

January 16, 2013

In September, United matched my American Airlines Executive Platinum to Platinum Premier status, good until February 2014. My plan was to try and requalify for Premier 1K this year, since I fly a lot of transcontinental flights and generally enjoy their p.s. service- and I think United miles are the most valuable airline currency. However, [...]

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Video Sunday Reader Question: How Do I Get United Club Access With A Credit Card?

January 13, 2013

TPG reader Gabi was hoping an Amex Platinum card would come with access to United Clubs, but that’s not the case. Here’s the question, and you can find my answer in the video as well as in detail below: “I am wondering  about the Amex Platinum card and access to airline clubs. We tried to [...]

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United Revamps Boarding Process.. Again

January 9, 2013

United announced plans to update their current boarding process and reduce the number of different groups (which no one seems to follow anyway!). Ever since the merger with Continental, it seems like United is constantly changing how they are boarding planes and the amount of groups they have. Below is the new boarding procedure with [...]

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Maximize Monday: Choosing the Best Site and Credit Card for Purchasing Airfare

January 7, 2013

Update: The offer for the British Airways Visa looks to be still available publicly for the moment, though we cannot verify it since it is not one of our affiliate links. Maximize Monday is a new weekly series, where I’ll dig into different topics and offer my suggestions on how you can change your habits in order [...]

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Sunday Reader Question: Is It Worth Going for United Platinum?

December 30, 2012

TPG reader Chuck asks: “I’m about 2,600 miles from qualifying for United Platinum this year.  I’ve thought about taking a trip before the end of the year to get the needed points. What value would you estimate being Platinum is, over my current Gold level for United Airlines?” Placing value on elite status can be [...]

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