Points International, which operates Points.com, has agreed to acquire MilePoint.com.The purchase price of Canadian $7.5 million will include a combination of C$3.5 million in cash and four million common shares. MilePoint’s current clients include Northwest Airlines, Delta Air Lines and Starwood Hotels. The merger seems like a natural fit, and gives Points International an impressive roster of clients in the airline and hotel loyalty space. In addition to MilePoint’s client base, Points International partners with several companies through its Points.com Points Exchange loyalty currency exchange program, including American Airlines, eBay, USAirways, Alaska Airlines, Choice Hotels and Aeroplan.
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Megamiles for Cell Phones
Earn 25,000 miles on United, Northwest or Delta for each phone and service agreement you purchase from Nextel through March 31st — up to 125,000 miles. Alternatively, you can earn 16 Southwest Rapid Rewards credits per phone and plan, up to 80 credits.Most purchases require a two-year service agreement and carry a $200 early termination fee.Read the fine print on the offer you’re considering, though. First, the miles won’t all be posted right away. Instead, Miles will be awarded as 2,000 miles after 30-days, 1,000 miles per month for the next 21 months and 2,000 miles after the 23rd month. Second, the Delta and Northwest offers for 25,000 miles per phone are only available to elite members — at least that’s what the terms and conditions say. The Southwest offer says it’s valid only for…
A Golden Age for Frequent Flyer Offers?
Gary Steiger (of Free Frequent Flyer Miles) apparently thinks so DALLAS, Texas (AP) — Gary Steiger, an avid traveler and admitted cheapskate, has been scanning come-ons for free airline travel for a long time and he can’t believe his eyes. Free air miles for opening a bank or brokerage account. Earn 10,000 miles to sign up with a long-distance phone company for six months. Gift cards that let homeowners earn miles on their mortgage payments. “We’re seeing more offers out there,” said Steiger, a retired high school teacher in Ross, California, who tracks the offers for a frequent fliers Web site. “Airlines are realizing that selling miles to businesses who resell them to their customers is one of the few profit centers airlines have.” Traditional airlines like American and Delta have a new attitude about…
Joe B’s Second Thoughts About First
Joe Brancatelli’s column is dead on this morning. Conventional wisdom is that domestic first class is getting more affordable. He offers the but’s — But it’s getting more rare, as half the flights operated by major airlines are on regional jets or props, more flights are being turned over to one class products like United’s TED, and remaining first class cabins are being downsized. But the quality of first class varies widely across carriers and has been generally downgraded.But tjere are lots of terms and conditions and fineprint associated with these fares. It isn’t the case that consumers can buy what was once available, only for less money.At the same time, though, a couple weeks back I managed a no advance purchase Philadelphia-Los Angeles one-way ticket on Delta for only $500. I was pleased.
It’s the labor costs, stupid
Tyler Cowen, citing a Washington Post article, offers several explanations for the superior economic performance of low cost carriers. In general these explanations are on point but incomplete. The story they tell overemphasizes specific decisions about what aircraft and routes to fly and underemphasizes the compounding of poor labor decisions. The major airlines are often referred to as “legacy carriers” and it’s no coincidence that profitable carriers started in the era leading up to and after deregulation of the airline industry. Certainly many more airlines have failed (such is competition), but those that succeeded started with a blank slate with labor and no built in incentives to capitulate to labor demands. Prior to deregulation, increased wages were just passed along as higher fares which the entire industry had to go along with. While carriers which…
African Airline Partnerships
The Air France-KLM merger has significant implications for African carriers.The nascent Wings alliance is falling away, and being folded into Skyteam — so that Air France and KLM will be teamed up with Delta, Continental, Northwest, Aeromexico, Alitalia, Korean, and Czech.KLM controls Kenya Airways and Delta partners with South African. Both could potentially join Skyteam.In the meantime, the rest of Africa’s airlines are a mess on their own.
Prospect for an Iraqi National Airline
The US is pushing to create a new Iraqi national airline and Delta has surfaced as a potential codeshare partner. Delta is already Royal Jordanian to provide air-mail service to Iraq.The expected case is that the existing Iraqi carrier will be liquidated, along with its outstanding debts to Kuwait and Airbus, and that it would lease aircraft with USAID and World Bank financing.
Earn Miles for Buying Elite
Earn 5000 bonus Delta miles when purchasing elite level Ambassador status with Priority Club.
More Room Throughout Part of Coach on Some Airlines
United will finally offer economy plus seating on all of its aircraft by May. Three types of aircraft haven’t offered the extra legroom:United’s 767-200 aircraft (flying primarily New York to Los Angeles and San Francisco)Their 737s which used to fly as United Shuttle (the worst thing is that it’s become a bit unpredictable which routes they’d turn up on)Several 777s, especially those flying transpacific routes The 767s will be retired, replaced by 757s flying in a three class configuration.United offers the additional legroom at the front of the coach cabins, and reserves those seats until day of departure for full fare passengers and elite frequent flyers. American offers more legroom throughout the planes but has taken away the perk from a quarter of its fleet. Meanwhile, JetBlue has removed a row of seats from its…
Valentine’s Flower Offers
FTD looks like the winner so far, offering 20 United miles per dollar spent or 15 American miles per dollar spent.On the whole FTD is pretty reliable. Not as good as Proflowers.com but better than 1-800-Flowers.I’d rather earn Starwood points for my flowers orders, but 10 Starwood points per dollar from 1-800-Flowers (with the bonus 200 points per order having expired) just isn’t the best offer. But if 1-800-Flowers would offer 100 Delta miles per dollar again I’d sure order fast from them!Earning miles for flowers isn’t the only option. Points.com also offers the ability to burn miles in exchange for flowers.
