Airline Alliances: The Next Generation
The evolving Airline Alliances and Partnerships: Airline Alliances have been a critical element in the evolution of collaboration between airlines to provide travel and elite…
Star Alliance
All about Airline Upgrades – Part II
In Part I of this article on Airline Upgrades, I discussed the different types of airline upgrades airlines offer and how to get them. One…
Starting a New Year of earning Miles and Status
Here we go again – Starting a New Year of earning Miles and Status: If you are like me, you logged in to your primary…
The Economics of Airline Miles – Part IV
In the first three parts of this series on the Economics of Airline Miles I discussed: The Value of Airline Miles (Part I), The Value…
Airline Miles and Mergers, Acquisitions, Bankruptcies
Airline miles you earn are an asset. They represent a reward owed to you by the airline whose program you have earned the miles on….
Why I never fly Southwest
Southwest, AirTran, JetBlue, Ryan Air (Europe), IndiGo (India) – these are all low cost airlines that are focussed on giving cheap airfares with no…
Fast Track to Elite Status
How to Maximize Elite Status Miles In my last article I talked about How to Maximize your Airline Miles. But as I discussed in my…
The Economics of Airline Miles – Part III
How to Maximize Airline Mile Earnings In my previous articles in the series ‘Economics of Airline Miles’ I covered the Value of Airline Miles in…
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…
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…
