If you spent the long US holiday weekend mostly offline, you missed quite a bit in fact some of the better or more important things on View from the Wing in the past month. So I wanted to highlight a few posts.

If you’ve been constantly clicking refresh waiting for new posts throughout the Thanksgiving respite, you can skip this!

• The Best Mileage Purchase Deal: US Airways share miles is back, offering points at a big over 1.1 cents apiece.

• How to Make Your Holiday Travel a Smoother Experience

• The Craziest Things People Have Done to Earn Miles

• How to Ensure Your Family Can Sit Together on a Flight

• “Fuel dumping” as a Tool to Reduce Airfare Prices, Explained

• What to Do if Your Frequent Flyer Account Gets Audited

• Six Things You Can Do to Enjoy Your Vacations More

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