Earning United Miles on Jet Airways Flights
I try to accumulate all my miles on United, my primary airline miles program. So when I learnt that Jet Airways was a United Partner…
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Chase Ultimate Rewards vs. American Express Membership Rewards
The two most flexible reward programs that are not locked-in to an Airline or a Hotel Chain are Ultimate Rewards from Chase and Membership Rewards…
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Airline Miles and Income Taxes (Repost)
This question comes to me from readers every year. Are Airlines miles taxable (in the US)? Especially if you redeemed them (you claimed their value)….
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Flight Innovations
Very interesting article on the Economist on possible innovations in the airline industry. I would personally like to see the pre-boarding using ‘people containers’. Here…
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Airline April Fool Plays
Like everyone else on web, April Fool’s day has become a way to get some free attention by making outrageous claims (YouTube is shutting down!)…
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The Boeing 747 Piano bar – a new update
One of the most popular Blog Posts I have ever written was on the Boeing 747 Piano bar (posted in July 2010!). This post gets the…
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Transferring American Express Membership Rewards – Good options?
I am canceling my American Express® Premier Rewards Gold Card. The fees is due and $175 seems steep, given the recent changes in my card…
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Lifetime Miles
I logged into United.com this morning and saw my lifetimes miles total – 500,024. I am half-way to become a Million Miler! For United MileagePlus,…
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United Boards 777 at Frankfurt midfield, in the snow
United airlines seemed to have run out of funds to pay for gates at Frankfurt. We were at a gate (Z22) where we checked-in, got…
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Cash v. Points – Your Choice
For all of us who are mileage junkies, getting the best value for the hard earned miles/points is of premium importance. I am of that…
