The merger between Northwest Airlines and Delta Air Lines, and the largest merger since American Airlines acquired TWA in 2001, has been approved by the airlines’ shareholders and received regulatory… Continue Reading

Virgin America has launched a co-branded credit card, the Virgin America Visa Signature card. Issued by Barclaycard US, members can earn three Elevate points per dollar spent on all Virgin America purchases… Continue Reading

If you’re desperate for more miles consider this latest promotion from Continental OnePass. The Extra Mile Program is once again being offered where you can get 50 percent more miles for every eligible… Continue Reading

Continental passengers have a new incentive to acquire a Chase credit or debit card.Effective immediately, primary Chase credit or debit cardmembers are exempt from the $15 first checked bag fee. Cardmembers… Continue Reading

It’s all over the news, American Airlines is rumored to start a la carte pricing in 2009. The idea is to have a few basic fare plans and travelers can pick additional services for a fee, including… Continue Reading

Bloomberg News reports that Delta may get as much as $1.5 billion in cash when it chooses a bank to run the Delta/Northwest combined co-branded credit card program, a UBS Securities LLC analyst said… Continue Reading

With the Delta and Northwest merger final, the combined airline is making some fee changes for customers traveling on Delta- and Northwest-operated flights. SkyMiles members will be relieved to hear that… Continue Reading

American Airlines has joined Continental Airlines in its recent decision to offer a 500-mile minimum accrual for base miles and elite qualifying miles/points to elite members only. Effective Jan. 1, 2009,… Continue Reading

Several changes are coming to the Marriott Rewards program starting Jan. 15, 2009: Blackout dates will be eliminated, Platinum Elite member bonuses will increase from 30 to 50 percent of the total points… Continue Reading

United Mileage Plus recently announced a number of changes to the program, good and bad. Elite members will be happy to know that they will now once again receive 500 minimum miles on short flights. Effective… Continue Reading