Frequent Flyer Programs

Every once in a while, I’ll see a post about a credit card from an airline outside the United States. The card is from a bank in the U.S. and…

Airline loyalty programs started in their present form in the 1980s. Airlines asked their advertising firms to come up with names for the new programs. It’s impressive that the first…

The simplest of round trip airfare consists of flying to one city and then flying back from the arriving airport to your origin airport. One example would be flying from…

If there’s an easier way to earn airline miles without flying on an airplane than signing up for a dining program, I’m not aware of it. For those of you…

Why do we stay loyal to airline brands? I guess that depends on how you define loyalty. For points and miles people, their first reaction may be to think about…

Y’all, I have a confession to make. Although Your Mileage May Vary initially started because of Joe’s talents with points and miles and other ways to save money while traveling,…

“Points/Miles Never Expire” is a phrase you’ll see in advertisements from airline loyalty programs. While technically accurate, there’s a big caveat in that statement that could end up costing you…

For some people, their travels are directly based on how many points and miles they have. I mean, I know that we definitely wouldn’t have stayed in some of the…

Delta SkyMiles is one of the most polarizing airline loyalty programs. Delta has often been the first one to make changes that are less than friendly to their consumers. Earning…

There are many things you can do to earn points and miles. When you fly on a plane, stay at a hotel or rent a car, it’s up to you…