As with most airlines, Air Canada is facing a “drastic restructuring” because of declining revenue according to news from The Canadian Press. An industry analyst, Jacques Kavafian of Research… Continue Reading

“We expect Frontier will be fine because we’ve run a pretty cool airline for 15 years.” – Cliff Van Leuven, vice president of customer service at Frontier Airlines interviewed… Continue Reading

Effective for travel from Oct. 7, 2009, British Airways is allowing one instead of two complimentary checked bags on U.K. domestic, European and international routes (excluding Brazil, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria… Continue Reading

When writing about the recent hike in baggage fees by Continental–$20 instead of $15 for paying for your checked bag at the airport instead of online for one bag, $30 instead of $25 for the second… Continue Reading

Amtrak Guest Rewards members can earn double points on all trains, every time you travel on Amtrak from Sept. 14 through Dec. 19, 2009. You must register online before travel at http://www.amtrakguestrewards.com/view/91409… Continue Reading

Tripbase Blog Awards has singled out several BoardingArea.com featured blogs as outstanding. First place in the Flight award category went to Brett Snyder’s Cranky Flier while Gary Leff’s… Continue Reading

American AAdvantage and United Mileage Plus members can earn triple miles until the end of the year for qualified Omni Hotels stays. You must register for the promotion and pay a qualifying rate on at… Continue Reading

Continental OnePass members can earn up to 100,000 bonus miles with a new Mileathon promotion. Register at http://www.continental.com/mileathon between Sept. 1 and Nov. 30, 2009 and complete qualifying… Continue Reading

Delta SkyMiles has announced the details of the new 2010 Medallion program and there are a few noteworthy changes. First off, the program will include a fourth Diamond Medallion tier for those earning… Continue Reading

It’s baaaaack! Marriott’s popular MegaBonus is back and members can earn 2,500 MegaBonus points for every stay, starting with your second stay, up to a maximum 25,000 points. You must pay… Continue Reading