CONTENTS United Adds Spend to Elite Status Requirements | Best Western Offers Free Night After 3 Stays | JetBlue Upgrades Points-Expiration Policy | Alaska Air Puts Partner Award Booking Online | Spirit’s New Inflight Beverage: Canned Wine | American to Squeeze More Seats Onto Most Planes | From Ritz-Carlton: A Free Night After 2 Stays [...]

CONTENTS US Air Team Will Manage New American Airlines | Up to 25,000 US Air Miles for Lasik Surgery | The 10 Best Travel Companies to Work For | Delta Weakens SkyTeam with New Mileage Policies | Hyatt Bets Big on Vegas with MGM Tie-Up | The 10 Worst Airlines for Fees | More US [...]

CONTENTS Airline Profit Woes Signal Worse Times for Flyers | MGM Hotel Stays Now Earn Southwest Points | Who Will Buy United’s Seat, Bag Subscriptions? | Hotel P.R. Exec ‘On Leave’ After Review Abuse | Most Dreamliners Back In Service | Yet Another Offer from IHG: Double Points, Miles | Mexico: Si-Si or No-Go? | [...]

CONTENTS Economy Class: Who’s the Worst of the Worst? | New Priority Club Offer Features a $50 Gift Card | For Lapsed American Elites, No More Soft Landings | Samoa to Government Workers: We Own Your Miles | Sign Up and Fly to Earn 7,500 JetBlue Points | No Foreign Transaction Fees for United Card [...]

CONTENTS Bag Fees for 2012: $3.5 Billion; More to Come | On American: Travel Light, Board Early | Southwest Extends Systemwide Double Points Offer | Free Elite Breakfasts No Longer Weekday-Only at Marriott | JetBlue Shows Restraint in Upping Change Fees | In New Satisfaction Study, Airlines Score ‘Needs Improvement’ | Earn 8,000 Points After [...]

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 [...]