Author Archives for "Randy Petersen".
The first Radisson Blu hotel in the U.S. is opening this month in Chicago. The Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Chicago is housed in the first 18 floors of Chicago’s newest skyscraper, the 81-story “Aqua”,… Continue Reading
Club Carlson members can redeem points for credit toward the land portion of a Club Med vacation package through Feb. 29, 2012. For example, you can redeem 38,000 points for a $100 Club Med credit on… Continue Reading
Coast Rewards members who redeem Coast Rewards points for Aeroplan miles through Oct. 31, 2011 will get 50 percent more miles. Conversions must be made in increments of 1,000. To take advantage of the… Continue Reading
Name: Ben Amster FFP miles spent: 135,000 MileagePlus miles (20,000 miles refunded) Hotel points spent: 0 Approximate fees: $148.20 in taxes Airline(s) / Routing: Lufthansa SEA-FRA (rebooked on Delta… Continue Reading
We recently spoke with Bryan, a graduate student and frequent mileage runner who earned over 80,000 redeemable miles after flying 23 segments on a single mileage run with Continental and United last year… Continue Reading
We take a look at claiming and changing award flights close to departure. Continue Reading
There’s a new tool at GoMiles.com that will allow users to plug in two airports and get a list of what the cost in miles will be from various frequent flyer programs for that route. The tool is… Continue Reading
To make it easier for Amtrak Guest Rewards members to book on Amtrak.com, members can now link their Guest Rewards account to Amtrak.com. You’ll be able to easily navigate between the sites (no… Continue Reading
Marriott has introduced a new app for iPhone, BlackBerry and Android phones and for guests with other types of web-enabled mobile devices, they launched an “app-like” mobile website that has… Continue Reading
Delta has added Baltimore, Baton Rouge, Omaha, Savannah, West Palm Beach and Tokyo-Haneda to its list of airports that offer mobile check-in and boarding. There are now 75 cities where this is available… Continue Reading