In our annual review of trends in frequent flyer program redemption, we found that airlines awarded well over 20 million free tickets in 2004. Interestingly, more and more travelers are opting to redeem… Continue Reading

Delta Air Lines has expanded its SkyMiles mileage transfer feature. SkyMiles members may now transfer more miles per transaction and more miles per year with a smaller minimum transfer requirement. The… Continue Reading

Hilton HHonors’ new Platinum credit card from American Express might soon replace some of the plastic currently in your wallet. Among the new benefits that make this a card worthy of your review:… Continue Reading

Rapid Rewards members will continue to earn double credits for flights in or out of both Baltimore/Washington and Chicago Midway through Aug. 3 (The bonus was originally slated to end March 31). Flights… Continue Reading

WorldPerks members with a minimum of 5,000 miles in their accounts can take advantage of travel savings by combining cash with miles. Deals range from $99 plus 10,000 miles for U.S. travel to $370 plus… Continue Reading

Thirty-five Toyota dealers in Texas are rewarding their service customers with frequent flyer miles. “The frequent flyer mile is the world’s second most popular currency,” said Mike… Continue Reading

One of the most amazing benefits of the Starwood Preferred Guest program (and one that has yet to be fully matched) is the Cash and Points program that allows members to spend as few as $25 and 1,200… Continue Reading

The value of frequent flyer miles continues to trap those who insist that miles must have some sort of “value” for them to be worth anything to the millions of members worldwide (see Joe Brancatelli’s… Continue Reading

IdeaWorks has analyzed frequent flier reward levels and average air fares in key U.S. markets to calculate the buying power of frequent flier miles during an eleven-year period from 1994 through 2004… Continue Reading

For many frequent flier program members, 1995 was made significant by the dramatic increase in the number of miles required for reward travel in the continental United States. During 1995 the standard… Continue Reading