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The One Miles And Points Move That You Must Make NOW!

Mike FriedmanJanuary 2, 2020

For those of you who pay attention to such things, it's also a sad day, since your calendar elite tracker has been reset to zero. Congratulations on beginning to earn your status for 2020....

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BankDirect To Start Reporting Miles To IRS; Credit Card Miles Probably Aren’t Next

Mike FriedmanNovember 26, 2019

BankDirect* is a financial institution with a unique proposition for deposit holders and travelers. It's a subsidiary of Texas Capital Bank and, instead of large interest payments, offers its depositors miles, at the rate of one dollar saved equals one dollar per year. ...

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A Tool To Track Your Points – Award Wallet

Mike FriedmanNovember 19, 2019

One of the most frustrating aspects of the miles and points game is keeping track of all your points, miles and accounts. Today we will examine how to track your points with AwardWallet....

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JetBlue Bad News – JetBlue Blue Basic Fares + Consumer-Unfriendly Changes

Mike FriedmanNovember 13, 2019

Passengers tend to book flights based on the lowest fare and worry about the ancillaries later. Today, we discuss some JetBlue bad news, or shall we say changes that are consumer-unfriendly....

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The Superiority of the Southwest Airlines Credit Cards

Mike FriedmanOctober 11, 2019

Before we touch on the Southwest Airlines Credit Cards, let's talk Southwest Airlines. Southwest does everything differently from its competitors. ...

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ExpertFlyer – Finding Award Travel Without the Frustration!

Mike FriedmanOctober 10, 2019

One of the downsides with finding award travel is that, frankly, it’s a pain to hunt down which flights are available for which dates. For infrequent flyers, though, that’s not really an issue, since you are not booking more than once or twice per year....

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Using US Airline Miles For Free Flights When Abroad

Mike FriedmanAugust 21, 2019

Last week, we had a discussion of using British Airways miles in the United States to maximize your reward value. Today, we're going the other direction. How do you get the most value out of your US carrier miles? Send them abroad!...

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Why Redeeming British Airways Avios Is A Great Option. Even In The US.

Mike FriedmanAugust 15, 2019

Intra-US reward flights are becoming increasingly difficult. Not only can it be hard to find availability but the new variable cost structures also mean that you need an unlimited supply of miles. One option you might not have thought about are British Airways Avios....

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Beginners Guide – Airline Elite Status and Hotel Elite Status

Mike FriedmanJuly 12, 2019

You've probably heard the term "elite status," even if you don't know what it is. So we're going to do an introduction to the concept of airline elite status and hotel elite status, to be followed eventually by in-depth pieces about the various program....

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Alaska Airlines Promotion – Double Miles and Fare Deals (And Why They’re Useful!)

Mike FriedmanJune 19, 2019

Alaska Airlines is my favorite airline that I never fly. Their friendly employees make travel almost civilized again. Sadly, I live on the east coast and they're based out of Seattle, so our paths don't often cross. Still, I pay attention to their emails and the recent Alaska Airlines Promotion because, well, I'm an airline nerd....

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