Points.com recently introduced new awards to help members redeem their orphan miles and points. The new low-balance offers start as low as 500 points or miles and while they aren’t particularly… Continue Reading
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Club Carlson EMEA Discounts
Club Carlson members can redeem points for a weekend award stay in Europe, Middle East or Africa for 50 percent fewer points through Dec. 15, 2011. The discounted offer is only valid on Friday, Saturday… Continue Reading
AAdvantage Japan Discount
American AAdvantage members can save up to 50 percent on award flights between San Francisco or Vancouver and Tokyo Haneda for travel through Feb. 29, 2012. You can book a roundtrip business class award… Continue Reading
60 Seconds with Dario Ambrosini, Vice President, Marketing, ezRez Software, Inc.
ezRez Software, Inc. recently announced that it will be launching a new digital wallet product that will allow members of loyalty programs to use their miles and points as currency. ezRez is partnering… Continue Reading
Smartphone Survey
What do you expect from your smartphone as a traveler? SITA, a global aviation telecommunication company, recently surveyed passengers at six international hub airports to find out. The airports were… Continue Reading
UsingMiles.com Premier Service
UsingMiles.com has introduced a subscribers only Premier level for $29.99 per year that offers more capability than the free service. Non-paying members can manage all of their loyalty programs in one… Continue Reading
Fairmont Online Check-in
Guests at Fairmont Hotels & Resorts will soon be able to enjoy expedited check-in when the program rolls out online check-in and checkout. Fairmont President’s Club and Fairmont Gold members… Continue Reading
Bag Fees Made Easy
A new website can help frequent flyers quickly figure out the bag fees they will be charged for an upcoming flight. Enter your airline, flight route, cabin, number of travelers and bags and the free checked… Continue Reading
SPG.com Ratings and Reviews
Guests at Starwood Hotels and Resorts can now share their experiences with other travelers at the spg.com website. With the new Ratings & Reviews feature, guests can write reviews of their stays… Continue Reading
60 Seconds with Mr Pickles who earned over 1.2 million AAdvantage miles with coins.
“Mr. Pickles” found notoriety in December 2009 when The Wall Street Journal wrote a front page article mentioning how he earned American Airlines lifetime Platinum status without ever stepping… Continue Reading