I joined OnePass more than 20 years ago and still have my original card, which includes the Eastern Airlines reservations number and logo on the back. I also signed up for the Continental Airlines Chase checking account & have been accruing miles for my purchases, as well as earned 25,000 bonus miles. So, I suppose…
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Hotel loyalty programs and why I started with Radisson
Up until this year, I haven’t paid too much attention to loyalty programs on the hotel side. I generally would just research historical winning bids over at betterbidding.com, and go on a bidding spree on Priceline. I got pretty good at it, actually, and enjoyed the challenge & frequently won lower winning bids than those…
Listening to air traffic control onboard United Airlines
As a former student pilot, I appreciate listening to “From the Flight Deck” (Channel 9) onboard United Airlines flights. While it is the captain’s prerogative as to whether or not to offer it on each flight, I have found it available more often than not. It brings the flights to life and enables you to…
Vintage Airline Seat Map: United Airlines DC-10-10
In addition to the real-time seat maps on airline websites, there are other services out there such as SeatGuru and SeatExpert that provide detailed seat maps. These can be invaluable for selecting the best seats on the plane, and I have to admit I just like browsing through the different aircraft layouts by airline. From…
Stranded at an airport and need a cheap hotel?
One of the perks of being a 100,000-mile flyer on United Airlines each year is the level of service and accommodation they provide during irregular operations. In addition to getting me re-booked quickly and effortlessly, they have consistently provided hotel accommodations to me as a 1K even in the case of weather. While this is…
Airline no-show policies, communication failures and our expectations
This week a blogger posted a lengthy rant about his customer service experience with United Airlines over the Thanksgiving weekend. The short version of his story is that he bought a roundtrip ticket, didn’t show for the first flight (drove instead), so United canceled the reservation. A few days later, he shows up wanting to…
Video: First United Airlines 777 is repainted into the new livery
In my weekly review of airline-related videos posted to youtube, I came across a few today featuring the repaint of one of United’s Boeing 777s. At least they started with a battleship gray plane before defacing the more recent livery, the one I will fervently miss. Regardless, it is an interesting process to watch in…
Get ready for winter weather and travel waiver season
The snowflakes are falling in parts of the country, making this a good time to bring up the power of airline travel waivers. Generally, these policy exceptions are issued by airlines when known weather systems or other operational disruptions will prevent the majority of a carrier’s flights from operating on-time, or at all. They are…
Earn 25,000 miles on Continental Airlines by opening a Chase checking account
Continental Airlines is offering up to 25,000 bonus miles (plus free first checked bags) by opening a Chase checking account before December 31, 2010. When United Airlines offered the same promotion earlier in the year, I tried to sign-up, but was unsuccessful since Chase was only offering Washington Mutual products here in California. The branches…
What is a mileage run?
Stated simply, a mileage run is an airline trip taken solely to accrue more miles or points with a given airline. The destination is in this simplest definition is irrelevant, and often isn’t a destination at all, with the majority of mileage runners never leaving the secure area of the transiting airport(s). They will simply…