The U.S. tourism and hospitality market looks strong this winter, with 36 percent of nearly 16,000 U.S. consumers planning to take a long-distance trip of 250 miles or more, according to a consumer survey… Continue Reading

Occasionally, we like to take the pulse of the traveling public to see what issues are affecting frequent flyers most. Fortunately, we have a rather large ally in that endeavor — the U.S. Department… Continue Reading

British Airways has become the first airline frequent flyer program in the world to formally establish a customer service outpost for members of its Executive Club frequent flyer program on FlyerTalk.com… Continue Reading

Cendant Hotel Group’s TripRewards frequent guest program is now offering points for booking travel packages and redeeming points for hotel stays overseas. Using the “TripFinder” feature… Continue Reading

Frontier has announced a few changes to its program, and in a unique twist for the industry as a whole, they’re almost all positive. The only “bad” news is that EarlyReturns miles now… Continue Reading

Alaska Airlines and Bank of America debuted a new Visa Platinum Card in Canada. The Alaska Airlines Visa Platinum gives cardholders the opportunity to earn miles for credit card charges and other benefits… Continue Reading

According to a recent Chase United Mileage Plus Visa Card Holiday Travel Survey, 30 percent of respondents, mostly women, would most like to gab with Oprah during a cross-country flight. The second most… Continue Reading

Frequent travelers applauded United again this year by giving top awards to Mileage Plus in several travel magazines’ annual awards. Business Traveler magazine subscribers voted Mileage Plus as… Continue Reading

Lodging.com, an online source for discounted hotel rooms, has announced the launch of its “Get a Room, Get Paid” rewards program. The program automatically gives travelers who purchase a hotel… Continue Reading

Frequent flyers, travel agents and corporate travel officers are breathing easier after the U.S. Senate extended its protection of the ticket-buying public in the face of potential airline shutdowns… Continue Reading