Using Miles for U.S. Domestic Award Flights: Tips for AA and UA
If you’ve built up a good stash of miles from credit cards and everyday flying, domestic U.S. award flights can be a great redemption option in addition to international trips betw...
United MileagePlus Mileage Devalues Again, with Changes to Award Ticket Types
Today, United announced its 2017 MileagePlus mileage devaluation plan again. Last year, United removed the one-time free stopover on award tickets and replaced it with the very inc...
How to Avoid Close-in Booking Fees on Award Tickets
I recently planned two spur-of-the-moment trips and also spent some time researching airline Close-in Booking Fees. Today I’ll share how to avoid the Close-in Booking Fees on Ameri...
“Qatar Crisis”: Seven Arab Countries Cut Diplomatic Ties With Qatar, Affecting Multiple Flights
On June 5, six Arab countries—Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Libya, and Yemen—almost simultaneously announced that they were cutting diplomatic ties with Q...
Introduction to Delta SkyMiles (1) - Sweet Spots for Award Redemptions [4/17 Update: Mixed-Partner Glitch Fixed T_T]
[4/8 Update] According to a post by blogger Lucky, Delta massively increased the mileage required for partner award flights on some routes without notice. For example, on U.S.-Chin...
United Oversales Incident: What Did United Do Wrong, and What Rights Do Passengers Have?
(Cover image via United Twitter) In our previous article, we covered the incident in which United forcibly removed a doctor from a plane, causing serious physical injuries. In this...
United Forces Asian Doctor Off Plane Over Overbooking
(Cover photo from United Twitter.) United recently caused another big mess on Twitter. At Chicago O'Hare Airport, a United Express flight to Louisville, Kentucky, became the scene...
Lufthansa and Cathay, American and China Southern: both are launching code-share and frequent-flyer cooperation
Cross-alliance partnerships between airlines are not unusual, and over the past couple of days, two cross-alliance pairs have announced deeper cooperation. The first is Lufthansa a...
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Guide (1): Earning Miles [3/26 Update: 5,000-Mile Bonus for New Member Sign-Up]
From now through 4/30, register for an AS membership through the specified link, then take one AS or Virgin America flight by 9/30 and have the miles credited to your AS account to...
Press Conference: Qatar Airways New Q-Suite Business Class Mahjong Room
Recently, major airlines have made moves: United launched its Polaris first-class and business-class products, and Delta also came out with a new Delta One product last year. Qatar...
Introduction to Delta Miles (2) – How to Unlock Domestic U.S. Award Redemptions and the Latest Redemption Promotion [1/19 Update: Mileage Calculator Tool]
[1/19 Update] Travelisfree offers a very handy DL mileage calculator tool. Just enter your airport and you can see how many Delta miles are needed to fly to other airports within t...