Last month I wrote about a unique Starwood Platinum benefit that lets you keep airline miles from expiring. Starwood has a wide array of airline points transfer partners, and Platinum members can transfer as little as one point to most of them.
So where any activity is enough to keep a mileage account active, moving one point over is almost free.
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One of the 18 tricks you should know about Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer is waitlisting awards. You can waitlist as many flights as you want, and decide once a waitlist clears whether or not to book the flight.
There’s a strategy for how to approach these and there’s a way to improve your chances of waitlisted flights clearing.
Yesterday morning I wrote that I would be flying Delta domestically for the first time since 2010. While I’ve found SkyMiles to be the least rewarding major frequent flyer program in the US, even now that United and American have largely mirrored the model of moving to revenue-based earning, devalued award charts, and reduced availability, they’ve had the best airline operation of the US majors.
So you choose to fly Delta for flights that aren’t cancelled, and largely operate on time, not for the miles.
Mahan Air was Iran’s first private airline. It’s owned by the Mol-Al-Movahedin Charity Institute. Except that Mol-Al-Movahedin is controlled by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard.
They have a loyalty program Mahan & Miles and their Airbus A340-300 aircraft offer three-cabin first class.
If you want Suite Night Awards over the holidays at the Westin Maui, good luck. If you want them at the Sheraton Denver Tech Center you’ve got a shot. I think my choice is between a free night, and a proactive plan to burn them at middling Sheratons. What do you think I should do?
Delta puts a specific award on sale usually each month and this month it’s North America – Asia roundtrip.
Aeroplan emails with 250 free miles for sharing your latest award trip.
Hyatt’s new World of Hyatt program changes starting March 1 are surely controversial. There’s no change to earning and burning points, so it doesn’t change much for the non-elite member.
For elites though — those who stay most often may benefit, may not, the devil is in these details. And for those staying 30 or even 50 nights, they lose out as Hyatt becomes far less competitive than offerings from other chains.
A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips.
Gary Leff is one of the foremost experts in the field of miles, points, and frequent business travel -- a topic he has covered since 2002.
Co-founder of frequent flyer community InsideFlyer.com, emcee of the Freddie Awards, and named one of the "World's Top Travel Experts" by Conde' Nast Traveler (2010-Present) Gary has been a guest on most major news media, profiled in several top print publications, and published broadly on the topic of consumer loyalty. More About Gary »
