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Mile Alert: Best mileage program, new airfare strategies, airlinemergers, more
Mile Alert Newsletter
Tuesday, February 5, 2008 http://www.SmarterTravel.com/ THE JOY OF MILES How to choose the best mileage program The single most important decision you can make is which program to join. Tim Winship helps you decide. http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2505...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 TRAVEL TIP Five strategies for finding cheaper airfares in 2008 Use these new strategies, and a few old ones, to find deals. http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2496...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 ED PERKINS Airline mergers are bad news for consumers Find out why Ed Perkins is nervous about the possibility of a Delta/Northwest merger. http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2504...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MORE NEWS & ADVICE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Top five award destinations for February Your five best bets for award travel this month. Click: http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2505...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2. JetBlue defines Aer Lingus partnership Plus, the airline now offers refundable fares. Click: http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2505...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 3. No extra points for JetBlue-Aer Lingus partnershjp New airline partnership will not include mileage program links. Click: http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2505...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 4. United adds fee for checking a second bag Let the 2008 airline industry nickel-and-diming begin. Click: http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2505...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 5. Earn 20,000 Continental miles for new debit cards As debit card bonuses go, this one is uncommonly rich. Click: http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2504...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 6. Want 25,000 Delta miles? Get busy! Delta promotion rewards consumers for using program partners. Click: http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2501...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 7. American cancels dozens of February flights The airline will cancel at least 76 flights this month. Click: http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2505...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 8. Hilton scraps HHonors award restrictions Free nights will be free of blackout dates and capacity controls. Click: http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2502...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 9. Continental to introduce in-flight DirecTV and Wi-Fi Services are due to begin next January. Click: http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2504...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 10. Prepare for the low-cost airline sales pitch Get ready for a constant stream of sales pitches if you fly Skybus. Click: http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2480...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 11. Tips for flying with prescription medicine Find out the rules for flying within the U.S. and overseas. Click: http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2482...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 12. Should you earn frequent flyer miles for car rentals? You will have to pay for the miles you earn. Click: http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2486...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 13. On the menu: More miles for dining Earn 10 miles per dollar spent at thousands of restaurants. Click: http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2500...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 14. That can't be true, can it? Travel myths and facts Separating travel facts and fictions. Click: http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2498...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 15. Baggage delayed? Ask for a stipend Stipends can help you cover basic needs until your bags surface. Click: http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2482...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 16. Beware the world's most delayed airports Find out which cities worldwide earn the dubious top honors. Click: http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2501...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 17. Not be so cheap after all Ryanair tacks on extra charges for luggage and airport check-in. Click: http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2501...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 18. Airlines double fuel surcharge Expect to pay an extra $40 for domestic round-trips. Click: http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2501...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 19. TSA launches blog to air security complaints Share your security nightmares with others. Click: http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2505...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 20. Frequent flyer miles: What they're worth You might be better off chasing some other rewards. Click: http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2504...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 21. The right rights? Will the new passenger bills of rights yield any results? Click: http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2498...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 22. More new (expensive) airline trends Prepare to stay Saturday night and pay for curbside check-in. Click: http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2504...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 23. Why the pre-flight safety talk matters Think the safety talk isn't worth listening to? Think again. Click: http://rd.SmarterTravel.com/?r=i2504...6&u=SL4F6B4DC5 |
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