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Want To Know Which Frequent Flyer Programs Are the Best, and Why? Read this

February 26, 2015 by Mikel Bowman 2 Comments

best frequent flyer programs

There are countless threads in which people ask which frequent flyer programs are the best. Frequent flyers should peruse this discussion as a starting point.

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Posted in Milepoint Tagged Freddie Awards, Milepoint

Never Suffer Another Blister Thanks To These Traveler Tips

February 25, 2015 by Mikel Bowman 3 Comments

Travelers on the Rick Steve’s forums share tips and tricks for preventing and treating blisters – including, of course, duct tape.

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Posted in Rick Steve's Tagged blister prevention, Rick Steve's

Is the Delta IT Team Undermining Delta SkyMiles Management?

February 25, 2015 by Mikel Bowman Leave A Comment

LBJ reported yesterday that Delta SkyMiles awards priced out differently if he was logged in vs. logged out. Oddly, prices were coming out higher for him when he was logged in.

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Posted in BoardingArea, FlyerTalk Tagged award redemption, BoardingArea, Delta Points, Delta SkyMiles, FlyerTalk, View from the Wing

You Can’t Claim To Be Danish, But You *Can* Claim To Speak Spanish

February 24, 2015 by Mikel Bowman Leave A Comment

Facing a long hold time when calling an airline? Try this trick and you will likely get through much quicker.

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Posted in EarlyRetirement.org Tagged airline phone trick, Early-Retirement.org

Have Frequent Flyer Benefits Finally Been Reduced Too Far?

February 24, 2015 by Mikel Bowman Leave A Comment

It has been prophesied before, but might we actually now be approaching the end times of frequent flyer programs?

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Posted in TravBuddy Tagged TravBuddy

Fake But Funny Airline “Memo”

February 23, 2015 by Mikel Bowman Leave A Comment

The B&Q hardware store in the UK has organized an inspired marketing campaign that has gone viral and fooled quite a few people and news organizations. And now the joke has spread to the airline industry.

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Posted in Business Traveller Tagged BugAdvisor, Business Traveler, fake airline memo, Fifty Shades of Grey

Did Rollaboards Destroy Air Travel Civility?

February 23, 2015 by Mikel Bowman 4 Comments

If luggage didn’t have wheels do you think you would utilize check-in more and carry less of it with you?

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Posted in TripAdvisor Tagged carry-on luggage, TripAdvisor

The Future of Lie-Flat Economy Seating

February 23, 2015 by Mikel Bowman 5 Comments

While some in the Chinese airline industry are talking about standing room only “seating”, frequent flyers over on FlyerTalk are discussing the possibilities of lie-flat seating in economy class.

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Posted in FlyerTalk Tagged Air New Zealand, FlyerTalk, lie-flat seating, SkyCouch

Enjoying the Spin from the U.S. Airlines

February 22, 2015 by Mikel Bowman Leave A Comment

CNN ran a piece today in which they basically say that US airlines are peeing on customers boots and telling them it’s raining.

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Posted in Uncategorized Tagged CNN, us airline consolidation

Countries That Got It All Going On

February 22, 2015 by Mikel Bowman Leave A Comment

Milepoint member AdamEfimoff asks, “What countries have the most diverse sights ? diverse food and diverse people?” and the replies are astounding.

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Posted in Milepoint Tagged diverse countries, Milepoint

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