A recent list of “20 Reasons to Hate the Airlines” featured “Frequent Flyer Gimmickry” at number five. Journalists at Time.com said, in part, that frequent flyer programs were… Continue Reading

Amtrak Guest Rewards members traveling in the Northeast Corridor this summer can earn up to 9,000 bonus points for train travel. Through Sept. 4, 2010, members who travel on Acela will earn 3,000 bonus… Continue Reading

LAN Airlines has teamed up with U.S. Bank to offer a LANPASS Visa card to U.S.-based members. Members can choose from three versions of the card: LANPASS Visa Signature card, LANPASS Visa card and LANPASS… Continue Reading

American Express is offering triple points to members who charge airfare to an eligible American Express card through Sept. 30, 2010. U.S. cardmembers of a Green, Gold, Platinum or Centurion charge card… Continue Reading

Members of bmi Diamond Club have been expecting the announcement for some time now. Lufthansa’ chief executive, Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, announced that Diamond Club will be merged with Miles &… Continue Reading

Continental Airlines is introducing self-boarding at one of its gates in Houston. The new technology makes it possible for passengers to board the plane without handing their boarding pass to an agent… Continue Reading

Starwood Preferred Guest has launched a new promotion, SPG Rewarding Returns that is offering a number of different variations of the promotion to members. You will need to enter your SPG number online… Continue Reading

Through Sept. 30, 2010, Delta SkyMiles American Express cardholders can earn double miles on all eligible purchases and triple miles when purchasing Delta, Delta Connection or Delta Shuttle flights and… Continue Reading

Starwood Preferred Guest members who choose to earn Hawaiian Airlines HawaiianMiles for their stay can earn 25,000 bonus miles when staying at one of 11 Starwood resorts on Oahu, Maui, Kauai and the Big… Continue Reading

Now that Delta and Northwest have merged and Continental and United are expected to complete a merger by the end of this year, there has been speculation that American and US Airways, the last remaining… Continue Reading