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Mileage Plus will credit 3,000 miles to your account the first time you use any non-flight Mileage Plus partner between now and Aug. 31. This offer was sent to select Mileage Plus members, and it seems… Continue Reading
Through Sept. 8, participating Inter-Continental Hotels and Resorts Worldwide are offering up to 50 percent off room rates plus breakfast. To sweeten the deal triple miles are also on offer. For reservations… Continue Reading
Until now Canadian residents have been unable to take advantage of the iDine program to collect frequent flyer miles, as iDine required a credit card with a U.S. billing address. But effective immediately,… Continue Reading
When you use a HawaiianMiles MasterCard at select locations you can earn an extra five miles for every $1 spent. There are a limited number of venues at which you can supercharge your earnings, but more… Continue Reading
"Why should I fly more this year?" asks one reader, another laments that his Marriott points didn't post but was this simply because he didn't wait long enough? Continue Reading
Best Western welcomes United Mileage Plus members and there are plenty more partners on the way, plus more on the fate of United and US Airways. And, will Spanair join Star? Continue Reading
While some alliances are working on common award charts and alliance-wide promotions, along comes SkyTeam to inform us that Delta Air Lines has invited its BusinessElite customers to use partner Air France’s… Continue Reading
Twenty-thousand mile awards may fast be going the way of the dinosaur, unless, that is, you are a holder of one of the following cards: the Citi Gold AAdvantage, Gold/ AAdvantage World MasterCard, Platinum… Continue Reading
You’ve probably dreamed of earning points for every night of your stay, rather than one lump sum for the entire stay, but, alas, morning always comes and reality’s cruel hand shakes you from… Continue Reading
Tired of spending the better part of a day waiting your turn for a service representative? If you are a holder of the Hilton HHonors Platinum credit card your waiting days might be over. Hilton HHonors… Continue Reading