‘Tis the season, is it not? WorldPerks members can now use their miles for magazine subscriptions. With over 20 titles to choose from, a magazine subscription is the perfect solution for cashing… Continue Reading
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WestCoast/Red Lion Hotels to Combine Loyalty Programs
Hot on the heels of a current conversion of more than 20 hotels from WestCoast to Red Lion brands, WestCoast Hospitality Corp. announced that the individual loyalty programs of the two brands would be… Continue Reading
Marriott Guarantees That It's All About the Benjamin's
Marriott Rewards elite members have a little more to look forward to during their next stay. Marriott has instituted the “Elite Benefits Guarantee,” including guaranteed platinum arrival gift… Continue Reading
Laid-Up Photographer Chases Missed Miles
A car accident nine months ago has an architectural photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area fighting back in one of the most unusual ways. The gentleman, who we’ll call “Paul,”… Continue Reading
AAdvantage Ups the AAnte
American AAdvantage has announced increases of 12.5 to 25 percent on select mileage awards claimed on or after May 1, 2003. For domestic travel in the U.S. and Canada, PlanAAhead First/Business-class… Continue Reading
You Heard It Here First
In September we predicted that MCI would likely be out of the major part of their miles business by years end. Were we right or what? Long the king of telecommunications partners, MCI has seen an abrupt… Continue Reading
Twelve Days of Christmas
On the first day of Christmas my program gave to me: One thousand points for enrolling in Hilton’s HHonors program. This offer is good through the end of the year and needs to be done online at:… Continue Reading
Going to the Big House with Big Miles
Former Louisiana insurance commissioner Jim Brown made a trip to federal prison in Oakdale, La., on Oct. 16, but not without some last-minute mileage arrangements. Brown, who was convicted in 2000 of… Continue Reading
One Last Note On Hertz
We’ve written about the change Hertz made to charging renters to help fund the cost of miles … and so have many others. But what has not been written about is that we believe that the American… Continue Reading
National Airlines Shuts Down; Virgin, LatinPass Looking at Options for Customers Who Booked Award Travel
Wide-eyed tourists, frequent travelers and slot-machine junkies were stranded Nov. 6 after bankrupt National Airlines grounded its fleet of 18 planes and declared it had stopped flying for good. National… Continue Reading
