Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Explained: Part 1 – Elite Status I have been an Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan member since 2000. However, I have been flying Alaska since before that time. I remember flying in the mid-1990’s when you were served a meal in Economy even on short flights. Each … Read more
Why I won’t be chasing Hyatt Diamond Status Hyatt just announced their 4th Quarter promotion, known as “More Points More Play“. It is a generous promotion (and identical to their 2nd Quarter promo). In fact it is so generous that I considered doing some mattress running in order to keep … Read more
M life 2x Tier Credits Promotion I was alerted to an M life 2x Tier Credits Promotion for the month of September. Reader John received this email from M life on August 22: Earn 2X Tier Credits September 1 – 11 • September 27 – 30 As a special bonus, … Read more
JetBlue TrueBlue Mosaic Welcome Kit After signing up for the JetBlue points match promotion I applied for a status match (note the promotion has ended). Within a few days I received an email that I had been matched from my Alaska MVP Gold 75K to TrueBlue Mosaic status. A month (and a … Read more
JetBlue mileage run Earlier this month JetBlue was running the promotion of the year that promised to match (and then some) your Virgin America points after one roundtrip flight. I signed up for the promotion and then status matched from Alaska MVP Gold to JetBlue Mosaic, their one level elite status. … Read more
There has been much chatter in the blogosphere regarding the JetBlue #GoForthWithJetBlue Points Match promotion. I won’t go in to the details as you can find detailed info here here or here. Many are using rather strong language including calling it the most exciting promotion of the year. The JetBlue #GoForthWithJetBlue Points Match Promotion (details) … Read more
As reported by OneMileAtATime, it seems that it is no longer possible to book Emirates flights with Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles. I tried to search for flights to Dubai from various cities around the US and only found flights on either British Airways or Korean Air. And it isn’t just … Read more
On August 1, American Airlines will change to a revenue based loyalty program. This means that instead of earning miles based on distance flown, passengers earn miles based on cost of the ticket. American is partners with Alaska Airlines. To many it seemed inevitable that there would be changes to the structure of … Read more
Alaska Mileage Plan Going Revenue Based? Is the end near? Is Alaska Mileage Plan going Revenue Based? The answer for now, it appears, is “no”. An astute FlyerTalk member found buried in an article by the Juneau Empire this juicy piece of info from Joseph Sprague, Senior Vice President, Communications and External Relations: Sprague … Read more
T-Mobile M life Partnership A T-Mobile M life Partnership beyond arena naming rights seems to be in the works. Today T-Mobile announced their “Un-carrier 11”, also known as #GetThanked. There were essentially three big benefits to T-Mobile customers that were introduced: Free Gogo Inflight Internet – 1 hour on every … Read more
Mileage Run to Copenhagen Introduction Part 1: SEA-BUR-SEA-CDG-CPH Holiday Inn Burbank-Media City 24 Hours in Copenhagen Hilton Copenhagen Airport Part 2: CPH-AMS-SLC-SEA Aviator Lounge CPH Aspire Lounge (41) AMS Delta Sky Club SLC CPH-AMS – KLM 737-700 Seat 9C My flight out of Copenhagen was at 6:00am so not much … Read more
Mileage Run to Copenhagen Introduction Part 1: SEA-BUR-SEA-CDG-CPH Holiday Inn Burbank-Media City 24 Hours in Copenhagen Hilton Copenhagen Airport Part 2: CPH-AMS-SLC-SEA Aviator Lounge CPH Aspire Lounge (41) AMS Delta Sky Club SLC SEA-BUR-SEA – AS 737-800 I was on the last SEA-BUR of the day on Thursday and the … Read more
Mileage Run to Copenhagen I have to admit I have been a bit trigger happy the past few months on booking mileage runs. Just a few weeks ago I spent about 20 hours in Hong Kong. This past weekend I flew a mileage run to Copenhagen on Delta in Economy. … Read more
AA Mileage Run SEA-DFW-HKG Back in February I booked my AA mileage run SEA-DFW-HKG all in Economy Class. It’s been a while since I flew internationally in Economy and I was wondering what I was doing. My sister eloquently said it — “You are sitting in the back with the Clampetts“. … Read more
I had an amazing time flying around the world on Alaska miles this past February for my birthday. The news of Alaska’s doubling the cost of some partner airline redemptions, I decided it was time to plan my next big trip while my miles still had strong value. I like … Read more