US Airways: Free 12 Miles to Extend Mileage Expiration & A “Hit” for Grand...
We were concerned a few weeks ago whether or not Audience Rewards trivia miles would count as a “hit” for the US Airways Grand Slam promotion. US Airways has posted the bonus miles for the Grand Slam...
View ArticleSeamlessWeb is bad for miles
We are generally big fans of SeamlessWeb — it makes ordering food takeout truly seamless. We do have one gripe about SeamlessWeb — it processes all credit card transactions under their merchant...
View ArticleLimited Time: Turn American Express Membership Rewards Points to US Airways...
You are probably thinking, American Express and US Airways are not partners, how is this going to work? And why would you want to transfer them to US Airways — not exactly the best airline in the US?...
View ArticleWhy We Always Check to See If Inflight Audio/Video Works
With the exception of international flights with on-demand audio and video, we rarely use the inflight entertainment systems on any airline. But we always check to see if the audio or video works on...
View ArticleUS Airways: 250 Bonus Miles with Every Reservation until December 31st, 2013...
US Airways is running a bonus miles promotion for bookings using a MasterCard card at USAirways.com. Bonus miles for booking online used to be the norm, however, they are a rarity now. This is an easy...
View ArticleUS Airways Awards using American Airlines Miles – Live!
American and US Airways completed their merger last month and one of the milestones was reciprocal mileage benefits by January 7th, 2014. At the moment, you can use American Airlines miles for US...
View ArticleIs There a Deal to _______?
“Is there a deal to __?” is our most asked question. We receive variations of this question on a daily basis via email, Facebook, and Twitter. Inevitably, our answer is “no.” There are a few reasons...
View ArticleWe don’t always buy the cheapest ticket and neither should you.
Earlier this week, we posted a deal from Washington, D.C. to Nairobi, Kenya on Brussels Airlines for $841. Over the course of that day, we received a few emails on why we didn’t put up the Turkish fare...
View ArticleMileage Expiration – How Long Are Your Miles Good For? And How Can You Get...
There are two main challenges that most people perceive frequent flyer miles as challenges: 1) difficulty in finding awards when they want to travel and 2) miles expiring. The perceived hassle of...
View ArticleHow to Upgrade to Business / First Class (And No, Dressing Well Will Not Get...
The Flight Deal team didn’t get hooked on the value of miles and the concept of elite status until a trip to Las Vegas in the late ’90s. Then, we were road warriors (e.g., flying out Monday morning...
View ArticleUS Airways: Grand Slam Promotion. Up to 110,000 bonus miles
US Airways is running their annual Grand Slam Promotion. What is the Grand Slam Promotion? It’s US Airways’ way of rewarding its members for using US Airways Dividend Miles partners. The promotion...
View ArticleUS Airways: 12 Free US Airways Dividend Miles from Audience Rewards to Extend...
Audience Rewards is making it easy to keep your US Airways Dividend Miles mileage expiration extended. Answer these questions and you will receive 12 miles — enough to extend expiration another 18...
View ArticleUS Airways: Grand Slam Promotion – Up to 110,000 Bonus Miles. Part II
We had 8 definite “hits” from last week’s post for US Airways Grand Slam Promotion. Here’s some more inexpensive hits. OfficeMax: Buy 12 PaperMate ballpoint pen – $1.79 (Item No: 10000367) + s/h + tax...
View ArticleBest airlines to leverage free or low cost stopovers on paid tickets by region
Stopovers on both paid and award tickets are some of the most cost effective ways to travel for less. Instead of traveling between point A and B, with stopovers, you can do A to C (stopover) to B...
View ArticleMiles About to Expire? iTunes, Your Inexpensive ($1) Solution to Extend...
We’ve written a few times about airline shopping portals (check here and here) and how you can get easy miles with an extra Read More
View ArticleUse Small Business (Even if You Don’t Own One) Airline Travel Programs to...
American, Delta, and United offers a reward program for small-to-medium-sized businesses. Business owners can get rewards for their employees’ travel while their Read More
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