Aegean Airlines, Star Alliance’s latest addition, has an interesting mileage program. Some parts of it are attractive, others…not so much. The Good Star Alliance Gold status after 20,000 miles This is the lowest rate required for any airline in...
The Future of BMI’s Diamond Club = Miles & More
A little more light was shed on the future of British Midland and their Diamond Club mileage program at the Lufthansa Investor Day in Frankfurt on Monday. Wolfgang Prock-Schauer, BMI’s CEO presented this. There’s a lot of info packed...
SkyTeam bolstering its lineup: Tarom and China Eastern to join
SkyTeam, which added Vietnam Airlines to its alliance last month, will soon add two more members to the team. Romania’s Tarom Airlines will join later this week and offer an alternative to SkyTeam’s already robust presence in Europe. Tarom also...
New United Mileage Plus website is here: book Star Alliance awards online (sort of)
Last week, I shared an e-mail I received from United about a new Mileage Plus website coming soon. Much to my surprise, when I logged on to UA this afternoon I saw this: I am amazed that this happened...
Maximizing Your Chances to Effectively Use Your Miles
Scott McCartney has a decent Middle Seat column today in the WSJ on how to maximize your chances to redeem frequent flyer miles. A couple sections particularly caught my eye: On the airline side, road warriors suggest checking alliance...
Circumventing United Airline’s StarNet Blocking
Award inventory is shared among Star Alliance carriers in what is known as the StarNet system. United Airlines, in an attempt to save money and funnel travelers to flights on UA metal has instituted a system of StarNet blocking...
