QUICK PATHS TO STATUS

• American Airlines elite challenges, where you can earn status with only a little bit of flying.
  

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  Delta Silver Status with a Single Flight
  

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  Instant Hilton Gold status
  

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  2 United Red Carpet Club passes and Starwood Gold status for $10

ADVICE

• Myths and Reality Obtaining Airline Upgrades
  

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  Upgrading at Hotels (by the way, here’s how to ask for the Presidential Suite).
  

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  Whose Miles are the Most Valuable?
  

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  Why you should spend all your miles now, and then earn more
  

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  Dealing with Jetlag
  

• Best Mileage Earning Credit Cards
  

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  How to find the best airfare deals
  

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  How to find the best hotel deals
  

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  Redeem your Priority Club points for the Presidential Suite at various Intercontinental hotels.

HUMOR

• Tips for fighting terrorism
  

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  You know you think about miles too much when…

MILEAGE BONUSES

• 30 United or Northwest miles per dollar at FTD
  

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  Receiving lucrative credit card signup bonuses over and over
  

• Earn miles for all your online shopping
  

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  Northwest Fly Free Faster 5
  

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  Triple United Miles for Dining
  

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  300 free Priority Club points

LINKS

• KVS Availability Tool, searches airline schedules and fare classes
  

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  DeskPort, tracks mileage balances in all your programs
  

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  Free Frequent Flyer Miles, a phenomenal repository of mileage offers
  

• FareAlert.net, an email list for error fares
  

• SeatGuru, always pick the best seat on the plane