American Airlines Changes: New Mileage-Earning Rules, Checked Bag Fee Updates, and Compensation for Forced Cancellations or Changes
American Airlines recently announced a series of changes, including updates to checked baggage fees and compensation for flights that are forcibly canceled or changed. However, the...
Sign up for Spirit Airlines membership, get 500 + 500 miles
Sign up for Spirit Airlines membership now and get 500 miles for free, with no flight required; complete a flight to earn another 500 miles. Their miles expire after 12 months. If...
Free Alaska elite status for employees at select companies (multiple companies eligible)
Now employees at certain companies can directly receive 180 days of Alaska MVP membership and enjoy a variety of benefits. In addition, flying 2 times can keep status, and flying u...
American Airlines New Year Program Changes: Basic Economy Cancellations, Standby Rules, Upgrades, and Milestone Rewards
American Airlines has announced several New Year updates to its program. The main changes cover Basic Economy ticket cancellations, standby rules, upgrade rules, Milestone Rewards,...
Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Changes: Award Chart Updates, EQM as the Only Status Metric, More Useful Credit Cards, and a New Partner
There have been quite a few recent changes to the Alaska Airlines frequent flyer program, so we’re covering them all in one post. Overall, these are fairly significant changes, but...
Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines to Merge, With Loyalty Programs Expected to Be Combined
Many of you may have already received emails from both airlines. Today (December 3), Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines announced that they will merge. Under the agreement, Alas...
JetBlue Points Can Now Be Redeemed for Qatar Airways Flights
You can now use JetBlue points to directly redeem flights on Qatar Airways. Previously, JetBlue points could only be used for domestic U.S. routes, but now they can get you to the...
Southwest points will be devalued by 4% starting January 1, 2024
According to Southwest’s official website, Southwest points will be devalued by 4% starting on January 1, 2024. At the moment, its award prices are generally tied to cash fares, wi...
Frontier Airlines Loyalty Program Update: New Tier and Benefit Changes
Frontier Airlines has announced a new loyalty program, adding a new Silver tier. Elite status will now be based on spending and tier qualification, along with some updates to membe...
“A Small Patch” — Delta Announces Major Changes: Medallion Status Goes Spend-Based; Delta Club Credit Card Benefits Cut Back
Delta finally couldn’t hold the line and announced revisions to the changes it had previously released. After looking through them, the overall direction really hasn’t changed much...
Quiet Devaluation: British Airways Avios awards for short-haul flights on Japan Airlines and Cathay Pacific now cost about 25% more
According to reports on Flyertalk, British Airways Avios have undergone a fairly significant devaluation for short-haul award redemptions on Japan Airlines and Cathay Pacific, with...