Continental – Welcome to Star Alliance!
Today Continental Airlines officially joined Star Alliance. They defected over from SkyTeam. Their coming over to Star Alliance makes Star Alliance the predominant airline alliance…
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Airline Elite Status – the What and the How?
In my last article – The Value of Elite Status, I discussed why you should have a goal to be an Elite on the airline…
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The Economics of Airline Miles – Part II
The Value of Elite Status As I mentioned in part 1 of this series on the ‘Economics of Airline Miles – The Value of Airline…
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The Economics of Airline Miles – Part I
The Value of Airline Miles Airline Miles are an asset. They hold true value. Like any collection of assets, your miles in the multiple programs…
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Never Fly for Free!
Why you should never redeem miles for an award ticket for yourself. For a Frequent Flyer like me who does not travel so much that…
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US Airways Sucks! …or does it?
US Airways has long been the black sheep of the American airline industry. I remember back when they were called UA Air, people referred to…
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Frequent Flyer Programs – Picking the right one
Picking the right Frequent Flyer program can have significant impact on your ability to earn or redeem Airline rewards and to earn and enjoy Elite…
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Frequent Flyer Lingo – Part I of many
An airline will usually ‘op-up’ an economy passenger to an empty upper class seat to create space in economy for people on the waiting list. … Aircraft come in 1 class, 2 class or 3 class configurations. 2 class configurations have Coach (Economy) and First. 3 class have all three, Coach, Business & First.
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Airline Alliances – Why all the fuss?
Continental Airlines is leaving SkyTeam and joining Star Alliance. Virgin Atlantic is considering joining Star Alliance after resisting joining any alliance all these years. Russia’s…
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Free Airline Lounge access
I discussed Airline Lounges in detail in my previous post on this topic. This article is a follow up to discuss options available to get…
