“Competition used to be strictly between airlines. But competition is really happening between alliances now.” -Christian Klick, a Star Alliance vice president as quoted in The Wall Street… Continue Reading

News reports from Korea state that the Fair Trade Commission is pressing Korean Air and Asiana Airlines to double the life of the programs’ miles from five to 10 years and to also double the number… Continue Reading

Recently on Delta’s Web site a change in policy was displayed that effective August 2010, award tickets on Delta booked within 21 days of departure will require a minimum of a Friday or Saturday… Continue Reading

Southwest Rapid Rewards members can play the Rapid Rewards Vac8ion Destin8ion Giveaway through Aug. 15, 2010 for a chance to win prizes. After registering at southwest.com/vacationdestination, you can… Continue Reading

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