While the concept of formal alliances is only a little over a decade old, airline partnerships have existed for a very long time. I’d argue that as a consumer, the three major alliances are probably… Continue Reading
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Best Bets – January, 20 2012
Hilton HHonors members who register at HHonors.com/MorePoints and stay through March 31, 2012 will earn 1,000 bonus points per night and 5,000 bonus points for weekend stays of two consecutive nights… Continue Reading
Citi AAdvantage Discounted Awards
Citi AAdvantage credit card holders can redeem fewer miles for domestic flights to select destinations. The program has published its first quarter awards, valid for travel through March 31, 2012. Destinations… Continue Reading
Choice Privileges and Costco
Choice Privileges members can redeem fewer points for a membership to Costco when redeeming points from Feb. 14 through March 12, 2012. Redeem 15,000 points (normally 16,000 points) for a one-year Gold… Continue Reading
Starwood and China Southern
Starwood Preferred Guest (SPG) has added SkyTeam member China Southern Airlines to its airline partner list for points-to-miles transfers. The exchange rate is 20,000 Starpoints to 25,000 Sky Pearl kilometers… Continue Reading
MileagePlus Luxury Awards – January, 20 2012
Exclusive Resorts, a private club for luxury vacations with over 350 residences in 37 destinations worldwide, is a new United MileagePlus partner and members can now redeem miles for stays at Exclusive… Continue Reading
MileagePlus Luxury Awards
Exclusive Resorts, a private club for luxury vacations with over 350 residences in 37 destinations worldwide, is a new United MileagePlus partner and members can now redeem miles for stays at Exclusive… Continue Reading
W Paris
Starwood Hotels is opening its first W Hotel in Paris on Feb. 14, 2012 (yes, Valentine’s Day). The W Paris Opera has 91 guest rooms and is located near the Garnier Opera House. Guests can dine in… Continue Reading
United Introduces Headliners
United MileagePlus members can now bid with miles through a new auction program called Headliners. You can bid for a host of experiences including once-in-a-lifetime trips, “airline adventures that… Continue Reading
60 Seconds with AA frequent flyer and milepoint member "horseguy".
FlyerTalk and milepoint member “horseguy” passed the 10 million mile mark on American Airlines last year and is well on his way to 12 million miles. To commemorate the event, he and a guest… Continue Reading