Australia’s Courier-Mail newspaper has reported that despite an unofficial policy encouraging government workers to use frequent flyer points for official travel, only six of the 226 Australian… Continue Reading
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Intelligence – December, 22 2003
Alitalia and Air France merging? As early as next year, says one executive. We can't help but think that the food served onboard those flights would be just one fantastic result. Continue Reading
ANA/US Airways Team Up
Kyodo News International has reported that All Nippon Airways (ANA) and US Airways have concluded a comprehensive business tie-up agreement. The agreement marks the start of joint studies by ANA and US… Continue Reading
Rumor Has It… – December, 22 2003
An unconfirmed story is floating around that as of Jan. 15, American AAdvantage will reintroduce its elite-purchase offer. If the rumor is true, current Gold members who flew at least 15,000 elite miles… Continue Reading
Busy Times at Alaska
As the year wound down, the folks at Seattle-based Alaska Airlines were just warming up. A quick roundup of what’s going on at Mileage Plan: Mileage Plan members can redeem miles for award travel… Continue Reading
Starwood Preferred Business
Starwood Preferred Guest has introduced a new rewards program for small to mid-sized businesses called Starwood Preferred Business. The program essentially allows businesses to accrue points from employee… Continue Reading
ATA Doubles Opportunity for Hawaii Award
Since October, members of the ATA Travel Awards program have had the opportunity to earn a free roundtrip ticket to Hawaii. All they have to do is fly the carrier’s new twice-daily service between… Continue Reading
DOT Complaints Keep Falling
It’s time for a trip down complainers’ lane — our periodic check-in with the Department of Transportation to see who’s treating their frequent flyers well. Each month, the Office… Continue Reading
Pioneers in Miles-for-Donations Mark Milestones
Mitch-Stuart, Inc., a marketing and incentive firm specializing in nonprofit organizations and small businesses, celebrated its 10th anniversary this fall by reaching two milestones: Its charitable contribution… Continue Reading
Former American CEO Inducted Into Hall of Fame
Robert Crandall, former CEO of American Airlines, was one of the first seven members inducted into the new Rhode Island Aviation Hall of Fame on Dec. 16. Under Crandall’s leadership, AMR Corporation,… Continue Reading