Travelers cashing in frequent-flier miles for free tickets have nearly a 3-in-4 chance of getting the trip they want when they want it, contrary to the perception that airlines have tightened up on the availability of free award seats. In what might be a first, InsideFlyer magazine tested the...
In an article Wednesday about the Wright brothers flier built by faculty and students at Utah State University, the last name of the associate professor who directs the flier project was misspelled. He is David P. Widauf of the USU industrial technology and education department.
By John Gallagher, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Leisure travel during the holidays just got a little easier. Northwest Airlines said Tuesday it is eliminating the blackout dates for its WorldPerks frequent flier award travel. It is...
New milage twists NEW YORK NYT -- Several new ways of earning frequent flier mileage while remaining firmly on the ground have recently been introduced. Dollar Rent-a-Car is now a participant in Onepass, Continental Airlines' frequent--flier program, and Alamo Rent a Car has joined...
No-flight flier miles NEW YORK NYT -- Several frequent-flier programs are offering members new ways to accumulate mileage without ever buying an airline ticket. Westin Hotels and Resorts is now a participant in Sky Miles, Delta Air Lines' frequent-flier program. Members collect 500 miles for each stay at...
Frequent-flier reward programs are no prize when they don't get you where you want to go. It's a chilly November day in Washington, D.C., and thoughts turn to warm, sunny Florida. Figuring you have plenty of frequent-flier miles for a winter getaway, you call a US Airways reservations agent...
By Tom Belden, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 13--As long as U.S. Airways continues flying, its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing is unlikely to ground its frequent-flier awards program, the leading expert on airline frequent-flier programs said. "As...
Many airlines these days are quicker to cancel unclaimed frequent-flier miles, and business travelers are finding new ways to keep that from happening. They're taking company surveys, eating at restaurants, shopping and donating miles to charity. They're also buying miles from airlines, subscribing to newspapers and...
ATLANTA -- Mark Erickson is the kind of flier that airlines love. Every Monday, he leaves for New York or California for his job as a master chef for the Culinary Institute of America. He returns to Atlanta on Friday night and does it all again two days later. ...
U.S. airlines are feeling pressure from aggressive investors and a slowing economy to boost their sagging share prices and raise cash by selling or spinning off some assets, including their prized frequent-flier programs. FL Group, an Icelandic investment group that is the second-largest shareholder in AMR,...
Travelers who infrequently use their frequent-flier accounts may have to kiss their miles goodbye. A growing number of airlines are establishing stricter policies that eliminate miles in inactive accounts. Many travelers who hoped to some day parlay the miles into free flights...
By Ted Reed, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Mar. 1--Which do you prefer? Frequent flier miles that don't expire for years but can be used only occasionally, or frequent flier miles that can be used almost anytime but expire...
A mile isn't always worth as much as you think. And factors such as whether you are at the elite level or not make a difference in how much each mile is worth. To be completely honest, cut back on the number of frequent-flier miles you collect. Sometimes there's no...
By Martin J. Moylan, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 6--It's a breeze to collect fre...uent flier miles, especially when you're a road warrior like Cal Kirchhof. The Minnetonka resident has racked up more than 1 million miles...
By Eric Torbenson, Saint Paul Pioneer Press, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 23--Northwest Airlines tweaked its frequent flier program Tuesday, wiping out "blackout" dates but also boosting the minimum miles needed for free travel. The airline will allow a limited...
By Tom Belden, The Philadelphia Inquirer Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jul. 3--The apparent end of United's planned acquisition of US Airways also means the end of plans to combine the frequent-flier programs of the two airlines. All miles earned on...
JetBlue Airways Corp. and American Express Co. will jointly issue a credit card this year that will let consumers earn frequent-flier benefits on JetBlue. Holders of the American Express cards, which will have the JetBlue name printed on them, will receive American Express "award dollars" when they make...
By Trebor Banstetter, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 30--After years of luring passengers from the major airlines with low fares, discount carrier AirTran Airways is now hoping to diminish the advantage of their huge frequent flier programs. ...
By Lynn Arditi, Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 3--Delta Express customers who've been saving up those frequent-flier miles needn't worry about losing them when the low-cost carrier vanishes from the skies. Delta Air Lines' frequent flier...
Three major U.S. airlines announced the launch of a new program that allows passengers to combine frequent-flier miles on all three carriers, effective June 18. Continental Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines will allow members of the respective frequent flier programs to earn miles on flights operated...
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