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May 23, 2013 CBS Pittsburgh ‘The Points Guy’ Offers Expert Advice
May 14, 2013 Conde Nast Traveler Ten Easy Cures for Family Travel Headaches
May 14, 2013 NY1 Maximizing Travel Rewards Programs
May 13, 2013 NBC News The Best Credit Card for Travelers
May 9, 2013 KNX Radio Maximizing Frequent Flier Miles
May 9, 2013 Daily Finance Vacation Bliss May Be Hiding in Your Forgotten Rewards Points
May 9, 2013 MarketWatch Are frequent-flier miles pointless?
April 25, 2013 Reuters Flight delayed due to furloughs? Here’s what to do
April 25, 2013 Pittsburgh Tribune Joining point plans can be rewarding
April 24, 2013 Daily Finance Credit Card Rewards: Don’t Let Good Points Go Bad
April 24, 2013 Kidventurous Travel Loyalty Programs: Q&A with The Points Guy
April 23, 2013 CBS Tampa “Studio 10″ Planning for Summer Travel
April 22, 2013 Kiplinger An Easy Way to Keep Frequent Flyer Miles from Expiring
April 22, 2013 Fox News How to cope with FAA furlough flight delays
April 17, 2013 Business Insider POINTS GURU: Here’s How To Get The Most Out of Business Travel Rewards
April 16, 2013 Los Angeles Times Grounded by American Airlines’ computer glitch? Help is at hand
April 16, 2013 Associated Press What to do if you’re stranded by American Airlines
April 15, 2013 NBC News Are you aware of your frequent flyer points?
April 15, 2013 CNBC Radio Frequent Flyer Survey
April 13, 2013 Fox News Frequent Flier Flops
April 13, 2013 Wall Street Journal Radio Frequent Flyer Research
April 13, 2013 Rudy Maxa’s World What happens to frequent flyer miles after death?
April 12, 2013 Boston Globe Do you have a spring or summer break hiding in a rewards program? Time to check the points balance!
April 12, 2013 Farnoosh Credit Card Rewards: Tracking Miles Made Easy
April 12, 2013 KSNV-TV Frequent Flyer Survey
April 12, 2013 MoneyLife Frequent Flyer Research
April 11, 2013 Wall Street Journal Radio Frequent Flyer Research
April 11, 2013 Deseret News Majority of American travelers throwing away money
April 11, 2013 The Daily Mail How millions of fliers have treasure trove of unused air miles
April 11, 2013 Travelers Today Frequent Flyer Miles with ‘The Points Guy’ Help Flyers Use Them Before They Lose Them
April 11, 2013 WCAU-NBC Philadelphia Frequent Flyer Survey
April 10, 2013 The Arizona Republic Wednesday travel ticker: Traveling on a tax refund, summer travel trends, frequent flier confusion
April 10, 2013 ABC News Unused Frequent-Flier Miles ‘Hidden Treasure’ for Passengers
April 10, 2013 USA Today Survey: 73% of frequent-fliers unsure of mileage totals
April 10, 2013 CNBC “Squawk Box” Frequent flyer survey commissioned by ThePointsGuy.com
April 10, 2013 MSN Money Do you keep track of your points?
April 10, 2013 KRLD-AM Dallas Frequent Flyer Survey
April 10, 2013 First Business News Frequent Flyer Mistakes
April 10, 2013 Mother Nature Network 73% of consumers don’t know rewards points balance
April 10, 2013 HLN Do you know where your airline miles are?
April 10, 2013 Travelers Today 73 Percent of Frequent Fliers Confused by Mileage Totals and How The System Works
April 9, 2013 NBC News Rocketmiles promises mega-airline points for upscale hotel stays
April 7, 2013 The Boston Globe Tips for choosing a credit card for travel benefits
April 6, 2013 Market Watch Staying Zen at 30,000 feet
April 3, 2013 NPR Philadelphia American Airlines/ US Airways merger and other travel topics
March 31, 2013 KRLD-AM Dallas What happens to frequent flyer miles after death?
March 19, 2013 Los Angeles Times A way to save on Fairmont stays
March 18, 2013 CNBC Hotel Rewards Points: Getting Less Rewarding
March 18, 2013 NBC News Hotels Increase Rewards Points
March 13, 2013 Today Hotel chains devalue loyalty rewards points
March 13, 2013 SFGate Top tweeters for business travelers
March 8, 2013 USA Today Hilton, Marriott hike point requirements for free stays
March 8, 2013 Reuters Book now, before your hotel rewards disappear
March 7, 2013 Market Watch Got hotel points to spare? Use them
March 7, 2013 CBS Local Los Angeles Frequent Flyer Dilemmas
March 6, 2013 Fox Business Hotels Charging More Rewards Points for Upgrades
March 5, 2013 USA Today Delta frequent fliers fume about award availability
March 5, 2013 Business Insider 9 Ways Business Travelers Can Score Upgrades On The Fly
March 4, 2013 CNN Money Hotels getting stingier with rewards programs
March 3, 2013 LA Times Going the distance to get airline awards
March 2, 2013 Rudy Maxa The five best credit card offers for collecting airline miles
February 20, 2013 ABC 15 American Airlines, US Airways merger: Should consumers worry?
February 19, 2013 Chicago Tribune Another Merger Mystery
February 18, 2013 ABC News Pros and Cons of an American and US Airways Merger
February 17, 2013 Philly.com More on the likely effects of the US Airways-American merger
February 16, 2013 East Valley TribuneDucey: Airline merger 101 — What does it mean for the consumer?
February 15, 2013 Fox Business Airline Fees
February 15, 2013 Bergen Record Merger of American, US Airways has travelers feeling left behind
February 15, 2013 National Public Radio American Airlines/US Airways Merger
February 14, 2013 NBC News American Airlines/US Airways Merger
February 14, 2013 Charlotte Business Journal Get ready for changes to reward miles, alliances
February 13, 2013 Philly.com US Airways, American merge in $11 billion deal
February 13, 2013 CNBC Frequent Fliers Facing a Cliff?
February 11, 2013 The New York Times Squeezing Frequent Fliers Is a Likely Merger Outcome
February 11, 2013 CNBC What an American-US Airways Merger Would Mean for Frequent-Fliers
February 9, 2013 BBC Fast Track Airmiles
February 8, 2013 Marketplace How to get a vacation for ‘free’
February 1, 2013 KNX Radio Maximizing Travel Rewards Points/Miles
January 28, 2013 KABC-TV Los Angeles Tips for making the most of airline credit card points
January 25, 2013 Market Watch Redeeming miles: Now as aggravating as flying
January 25, 2013 Huffinton Post The Death of Travel Industry Loyalty
January 17, 2013 Lifehacker What’s the Best Way to Use My Credit Card Rewards and Travel Points?
December 28, 2012 Washington Post Resolutions for Savings
December 27, 2012 CNBC Frequent Flyer Cliff Coming, Too!
December 19, 2012 Reuters How to Handle an Airline Downgrade
December 03, 2012 BNN Make the Most of Your Hard Earned Travel Points
November 29, 2012 The List What’s the deal: How to earn frequent flyer miles without flying
November 29, 2012 The Fiscal Times The Best Credit Card Perks for Holiday Shoppers
November 23, 2012 MSNBC Holiday Travel Deals
November 23, 2012 Reuters How to get the best deals on Cyber Monday
November 11, 2012 ABC Strategies for Maximizing Rewards Points/Miles
November 9, 2012 KTLA How to Get the Most Out of Travel Reward Points
October 28, 2012 Los Angeles Times Frankenstorm creating a Frankenmess for airline travelers
October 27, 2012 KFWB Radio Rudy Maxa’s World – National
October 27, 2012 KFWB Radio Rudy Maxa’s World – LA
October 26, 2012 All You Save Big On Holiday Travel
October 25, 2012 ABC News Alitalia to Honor Nearly All ‘Mistake’ Fares
October 24, 2012 CNN Travel Procrastinators, Take Note: Holiday Airfares Are Up
October 23, 2012 ABC News Alitalia ‘Mistake’ Fares Gives Free Flights, Then Cancels
October 23, 2012 USA Today News Alitalia Cancels Mistakenly Discounted Tickets
October 18, 2012 KZSB Radio Around the World
October 17, 2012 MSNBC Fly free faster by mixing miles and money
October 16, 2012 The Wall Street Journal Reward Points: getting a better deal
October 14, 2012 NBC Chicago The Secret To Maximizing Points
October 12, 2012 WGN Radio – Chicago “The Mike McConnell Show”
September 27, 2012 Courier Post How to maximize your travel points
September 26, 2012 The Wall Street Journal New Reward Options For Frequent Travelers
September 18, 2012 ABC 13 Spirit Airlines giving away free miles
September 12, 2012 Associated Press 7 Things Worth Knowing About Reward Credit Cards
September 10, 2012 Media Post Pandora’s Box of Loyalty
September 7, 2012 The Washington Post Airline Miles and Points Must-Dos
September 2, 2012 Los Angeles Times Frequent-flier miles: The best times to book seats
August 21, 2012 Business Insider 10 Ways To Get Through Airport Security Faster Than Ever
August 15, 2012 US News and World Report The 5 Best Business Rewards Credit Cards
August 7, 2012 Waywire Travel Tuesday #TweetTap!
July 31, 2012 Consumer Media Network Fly Like a Frequent Flier, Even If You Aren’t One
July 23, 2012 CNN Travel Too good to be true: New York to Hong Kong for $43
July 19, 2012 CNN Headline News Hong Kong For 4 Frequent Flier Miles?
July 19, 2012 National Public Radio Frequent Flyer Trip May Be Too Good To Be True
July 18, 2012 KGO Radio United Mistake Fare
July 18, 2012 The Wall Street Journal DOT Investigates After United Says It Will Kill Award Tickets It Sold For 4 Miles
July 18, 2012 MSNBC.com United fare snafu sells seats for four frequent-flier miles
July 18, 2012 ABC News 4 Miles and $43 to Hong Kong, Should United Honor?
July 17, 2012 CNN Newsource Card Rewards
June 27, 2012 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Travelers’ charge: Keep calm and carry on with outlet hunt
June 27, 2012 Reuters A better way to monitor reward programs
June 26, 2012 ABC News Learn to Use Points Like a Pro and You Can Book Luxury Travel For Free
June 20, 2012 Huffington Post 20 Ways to Cut Your Expenses and Have Money For Travel
June 19, 2012 CNN Newsource Summer Travel
June 18, 2012 iTraveler Times How to Avoid Unexpected Expenses on Vacation
June 14, 2012 WILS Radio The Tony Conley Show
June 6, 2012 Business Insider Points Guru: This is How Frequent Fliers Are Screwing Up Their Miles
June 6, 2012 KGO Radio How Consumers can Maximize their Travel Miles/Points
Spring 2012 Pitt Magazine Life Stories: The Points Guy
June 3, 2012 LA Times On the Spot: Frequent Flier Miles and the Merger Effect
May 25, 2012 Smart Money How to Save on ‘Free’ Airline Tickets
May 17, 2012 Nomadic Matt Breaking Down Credit Card Rewards with Brian Kelly
May 10, 2012 Huffington Post Parents How Your Family Can Fly Around the World for (Almost) Free
May 8, 2012 MSNBC Frequent Flyer Abuse?
April 1, 2012 Brides Magazine Online How to Score Free Plane Tickets to Australia
March 27, 2012 Lifehacker Five Money-Saving Tips For Avoiding This Summer’s Spiking Airfares
March 26, 2012 Business Insider Your Vacation’s Going to Cost Way More This Year
March 12, 2012 Business Insider How To Find The Perfect Travel Rewards Card For My Lifestyle
March 5, 2012 DailyWorth.com Get More Points in Your Favor
February 28, 2012 CreditCards.com Poll: 2 out of 3 rewards card holders balk at taxing miles, points
February 22, 2012 The Washington Post The Navigator: Frequent-Flier Programs’ Rules Spur Boom in ‘Mileage Consultants’
February 15, 2012 The New York Times How To Attain Hotel Elite Status
February 15, 2012 The Willis Report Your Credit Card Rewards Points Taxable?
February 9, 2012 NBC 6 Live Miami at 11 Citibank Taxes Frequent Flier Miles
February 3, 2102 Fox News Are Frequent Flier Miles Taxable Income?
February 2, 2012 Yahoo Philippines Starwood revamps points program for ‘mega travelers’
January 2, 2012 The New York Times Making the Most of Hotel Points
December 25, 2011 Los Angeles Times On the Spot: The Cost of Frequent Flier Miles
December 20, 2011 Martha Stewart Living Radio Show on Sirius Interview
December 18, 2011 Los Angeles Times On the Spot: Advice for the Holiday Traveler
December 15, 2011 The New York Times Elites Eye the Finish Line
December 11, 2011 The New York Times Your Ticket is Void (Unless You Pay More)
November 29, 2011 NBC NY New York Nightly News The Points Guy Comments on American Airlines’ Bankruptcy
November 29, 2011 The New York Times Q&A: It’s the Season to Earn, and Spend, Points
November 7, 2011 Gizmodo How to Book the Cheapest Holiday Flights
October 28, 2011 WGN Chicago Midday Fix: The Points Guy
October 17, 2011 US News and World Report 5 Online Tools for Managing Airline Miles
October 1, 2011 AskMen.com Five Tips For Collecting More Airline Miles
September 21, 2011 BNN Canada Talking with The Points Guy
September 19, 2011 Fox 5 San Diego Make the Most of Your Travel Points
October 1, 2011 Money Magazine Rack Up More Airline Miles“
September 14, 2011 JustLuxe Credit Card Rewards Guru The Points Guy Gives Insider Travel Tips
August 29, 2011 NBC Miami Live Talking Points With Nathalie
August 19, 2011 CNN International “Quest Means Miles”
August 17, 2011 HotelChatter Raiding the Hotel Minibar
August 10, 2011 Huffington Post Travel Correcting Misconceptions About Frequent Flyer Miles
August 1, 2011 LifeHacker How To Fly First Class Without Paying For It
July 29, 2011 The Today Show on NBC Credit Card Tips Every Traveler Should Know
July 1, 2011 Conde Nast Traveler The Informer: Card Tricks Every Traveler Should Know
June 23, 2011 Made Man Maximize Your Airline Rewards
May 31, 2011 Los Angeles Times Brand X Travel issue: How credit can get you where you want to go
May 6, 2011 Lodging Magazine Selling the Future
April 1, 2011 New York Times Frugal Traveler Are Your Miles a Mess? Here’s How to Put Them To Use
March 1, 2011 Business Traveler Magazine Changes in the Cards
March 5, 2011 Mainstreet.com The Death of Traveler’s Checks
February 17, 2011 The Independent Hotel Loyalty Program Gets Revamp
January 26, 2011 Reuters Airline miles out of reach? Think again
January 12, 2011 The Independent Voila vs Stash: Independent hotel loyalty programs set to battle it out’
January 11, 2011 The Globe and Mail Flying in Extreme Comfort
January 4, 2011 The Globe and Mail The 10 Best Cities for Business Meetings – and Blowing Off Steam
December 13, 2010 Hotelchatter.com 10 Gifts for the Hotel Lover in Your Life
November 22, 2010 Vegaschatter.com How to get to Vegas for Almost Free
October 18, 2010 Theshowt.com Status is Everything
September 21, 2010 Hotelchatter.com How Does the New Ritz-Carlton Rewards Program Stack Up? We Ask The Points Guy
May 24, 2010 Jaunted.com ‘The Points Guy’ Shares His Secrets for Maximum Frequent Flyer Miles’
May 14, 2010 Conde Nast Traveler ‘The Top 10 Ways To Maximize Your Miles: Finalist #6′
May 11, 2010 LowFares.com ‘The Points Guy Shares Secrets of Earning Elite Status’
May 3, 2010 HotelChatter.com ‘The Points Guy’ Our Own Personal Ryan Bingham‘

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