First of all, HAPPY NEW YEAR!
One of the few positive aspects of the controversial new Delta SkyMiles 2015 program is that one way award tickets are now permitted for half the cost of a roundtrip. Previously Delta charged the same number of miles for a roundtrip award as for a one way.
Now, the dark side of this change is that as of 2015 Delta SkyMiles also eliminated stopovers on awards. Previously you were allowed one stopover on a roundtrip, while now you're not allowed any stopovers on award tickets.
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On December 22, US Airways eliminated their temporary elite status offer that allowed you to fly a lot in a short period of time to keep elite status. A couple of months ago I said that if I were running the program I would end it come December. I assumed that had to happen months […]
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Starwood has already pulled the details off of their website, since they apparently didn’t want to make their first promotion of 2015 public yet. But — hat tip to Mommy Points — between January 5 and April 15 you will earn: Double points on stays of 2 or more nights 1000 bonus points for every […]
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News and notes from around the interweb: TSA: (T)hong (S)tealing (A)dministration? Of course, stealing ladies underwear from checked bags is one thing. Don’t wave them around like a prize. The first passenger to fly in Etihad’s ‘Residence’ onboard their A380 has written a trip report. (HT: Lucky) Court rules TripAdvisor doesn’t have to turn over […]
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An American Airlines 767 blew all 4 right main gear tires on landing at Rio yesterday morning. The aircraft didn’t stop — it taxied to the gate with smoke coming from those tires. The aircraft’s next flight, American 974 to New York JFK, was cancelled. There’s quick video of the plane taxiing. (HT: World Airline […]
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I find one of the biggest mistakes that people make in this hobby is that they over diversify their points.
I get emails all the time from people that saying "I have half a million miles and I can't even get a business class ticket to Europe with them." Then they provide me with a breakdown of their points balances, and as it turns out they have fewer than 50,000 points per account spread across a dozen programs.
But there's also something to be said for under diversifying. For example, I'd rather have 500,000 miles with a program in each of the three major alliances than 1.5 million miles in one program, as I'd have a lot more flexibility when it comes time to redeem.
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