CONTENTS And the Award for Best Award-Seat Availability Goes to … | Spirit Goes No-Toll-Free to ‘Better Assist You’ | More on the Costs of the 787 Grounding | The Two Faces of Delta | Faster, Cheaper(?) Inflight WiFi on the Horizon | 10,000 Bonus Points for Two-Night Carlson Stays | What’s Virgin America’s Problem? [...]

CONTENTS The Price of Consolidation: $200 Change Fees | After 787 Debacle, FAA Is on the Hot Seat Again | From US Airways: Another Buy-Miles Bonus | Starwood’s New Promotion: Double Points | Is Frontier the New Spirit Airlines? | Who Will Pay for the 787′s Grounding? | DOT Fines Southwest for Stiffing Complainers | [...]

CONTENTS Reminder: Frequent Flyers Have No Rights | United’s New Change Fees. And You | Carlson Bucks Trend with Positive Award Changes | Boeing’s 787 Is Airborne Again. Should It Be? | Are Low Cost Carriers the Future of Air Travel? | Brits Give Thumbs Up to Weight-Based Airfares | Spring 2013 Hotel Promotions, Compared [...]

CONTENTS Alaska Air Doubles Down on Discomfort | Get Gift Cards for Holiday Inn Resorts Stays | Earn Bonus Miles with US Air Shopping Partners | Double, Triple Miles for Anchorage Flights | Are Low Cost Carriers the Future of Air Travel? | Starwood Makes Group Bookings Extra Rewarding | Earn Double Hertz Points for [...]

CONTENTS And the World’s Most Popular Airport Is … | Visa Signature Cardholders Get CLEAR Benefit | American Elites Will Pay More for Lounge Access | From JetBlue: a 7,500-Point Sign Up & Fly Bonus | Earn Double Southwest Points for Vegas Stays | Brits Give Thumbs Up to Weight-Based Airfares | American Bulks Up [...]

CONTENTS Airline Quality? Not Much | Chase Adds New Ultimate Rewards Partner | Airlines Blame Feds as Flyers Shun Higher Prices | American Elites Will Pay More for Lounge Access | JetBlue Extends 4X Points Offer Through April 10 | Virgin America Status Match Through June 30 | From US Airways, Bonuses Galore | Earning [...]

CONTENTS Earning Miles for Taxes. Or Not | From US Airways, Bonuses Galore | Earn a Bonus for US Air Club Memberships | Free Hotel Wi-Fi for All Priority Club Members! | New PointBreaks Awards for 5,000 Points Per Night | United CEO Bullish on Packed Planes, High Prices | Fly to Hawaii for Fewer [...]

CONTENTS Flyer Alleges United Under-Awarded Miles | Delta Miles Now Expire When You Do | Alaska Air Rolls Out One-Way Partner Awards | New Hilton Bonus: 1,000 or 2,000 Points Per Night | Where the Award Seats Are: There’s a Map for That | Does US Air-American Merger Give Flyers ‘What They Want’? | Southwest: [...]

CONTENTS Southwest – Not the Low-Fare Leader You Thought | Earn 5,000 Bonus Miles for US Air Shuttle Flights | Up to 200,000 Bonus Miles for Europe Flights | Earn 10,000 Bonus Points at Holiday Inn Resorts | 2012: Where Americans Traveled | Boeing Dreamliner Battery Fix May Be at Hand | Is There a [...]

CONTENTS Delta Slammed for Scarce Award Availability, Again | Travel Reviews: Who Can You Trust? | How to Get an Easy 300 Points from La Quinta | Coming: More Fees from United, Southwest | Mixed Signals on Quick Fix for Boeing’s 787 | Two Latin America Airlines to Join oneworld | Hilton Offers 5th Resort [...]