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Most airline mile credit cards

Most airline mile credit cards require pretty good credit. Here’s an exception. Korean Airlines offers a secured visa through US Bank. Guaranteed approval, 3000 miles to start, and Korean miles can be redeemed with Delta.

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An unreasonable question to ask?

An unreasonable question to ask? On Tuesday, December 24th a passenger was cited (and will have to pay a fine) for asking whether his Delta Connection (Comair) pilot had been drinking. Two days later, on December 26th, a Delta co-pilot was removed from an aircraft after testing positive for alcohol.

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Looks like Hilton is making

Looks like Hilton is making some changes to their loyalty program, too. Not as harsh as Delta, but still significant. New hotel classifications — from 5 to 6 — changing the number of points required for award stays effective June 1, 2003 Unlike Delta, which has more or less replaced their elite qualification system to one more reliant on revenue, Hilton has added revenue as a supplemental qualifying method. Next year, HHonors base points are an alternative to stays for qualifying for Gold and Diamond. Gold status: 60,000 Base points in a calendar year. Diamond: 100,000 Base points in a calendar year. Award Stays Now Count Toward VIP Status More points required for VIP-only awards effective June 1, 2003. Reward certificates requested prior to June 1 will be at current point prices and the certificate…

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Okay, here are the changes

Okay, here are the changes to the Delta Skymiles program. Delta won’t discuss them until 3pm today, when they become official. These don’t affect general members — this is all about the Elite program. The good: New Million-miler recognition program — 2 million miles gets you lifetime Gold status and 4 million miles gets you lifetime Platinum Medallion status The cheapest fares (L, U, and T booking classes) — which were previously not upgradeable at all — are now upgradeable by elite members on the day of departure The ability to upgrade a companion with points Travel on SkyTeam partners counts towards elite status Gold members and Platinum members can give status to a friend when they reach certain mileage thresholds 50% bonus miles instead of 25% bonus miles for flying paid business class Elites…

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It looks like big changes

It looks like big changes are in store for Delta’s frequent flyer elite qualification scheme. Details will be forthcoming tomorrow. There will be an increased emphasis on revenue to the airline over just number of miles flown. Two things to note — First, at this point it isn’t clear whether there will be a separate, new track based on revenue or a replacement for mileage-based elite status. Second, this apparently applies only to earning elite status and has nothing to do with earning frequent flyer miles that can be redeemed for awards.

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Receive up to 3,000 bonus

Receive up to 3,000 bonus miles when you use Delta partners between November 1, 2002, and January 31, 2003. For every three times you use a partner or partners, you’ll get 1,000 bonus miles in addition to the partner miles you normally earn. Register here.

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