An Amtrak marketing presentation reveals that their loyalty program is going revenue-based and that there will be two credit cards launching in September.
As a child I remember going to an unmemorable chain restaurant that had a promotion where kids were charged their weight for meals.
I’m used to some airlines weighing carry on bags at check-in. I made the mistake of not checking in online for an Air France flight and going to get my business class boarding pass at the counter — and being made to check my carry on as a result. And Virgin Australia weighed my carry on at LAX earlier in the year.
But weighing passengers is apparently becoming a thing.
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Earlier this week Pizza in Motion wrote about National Car Rental offering a pop up lounge at Washington Dulles in the B concourse. He liked the idea because there are only international airline lounges in that terminal.
This morning I walked past a National Car Rental pop up lounge across from gate C2 at Dallas Fort-Worth. So I asked the National rep where else they have lounges, and what their plans are.
The ability to transfer Starwood Starpoints at better than 1:1 to the most airline frequent flyer programs is what makes them the most valuable airline currency.
Here’s where you can move those points, the most valuable transfer partners to use, and the hidden pitfalls to avoid.
The more seats you need on the same planes, the harder it is to secure awards.
It’s easier to find business class awards for a family, generally, than it is to find first class awards. Sometimes you’ll need to split up (parents in first, kids in business, or taking two separate flights) or trade up (book business and change closer to departure).
But there are definitely airlines to focus on where there’s enough first class award availability for the whole family.
“Could you clear up a general question many newbies have about the credit card sign-up strategy. I love the idea of signing up for a card, getting the 50K miles or whatever… I’m always told that this will kill my credit score, i.e. opening and closing cards like this will negatively effect my credit. Any general sense of whether is is true or not, and if it is true, how big is the impact really?”
A court ruled that Chris Christie’s travel expenses — $1 million in Amex bills — can remain secret because… security.
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Yesterday Delta started offering discounted awards on a handful of routes, on certain dates, for elites members. Apparently that was a ‘pre-sale’ and co-brand credit card holders could book as well.
Now the sale is open to everyone. It’s available on many although not all Europe routes.
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 »
