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Should We Gift Delta Silver Status? – Delta Choice Benefit

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Delta’s Choice Benefit allows Delta Platinum members and Delta Diamond members to select gifts each year from a designated list. These gifts range from bonus miles, regional upgrades, Global Entry Application fee credits, Sky Club passes, travel / retail gift cards and even allows members to gift friends and family status (Platinum gifts Silver and…

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Delta Million Miler And Starwood Platinum Status – My Goal This Year EXPIRED

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We all have strategies to get status in order to earn more points and miles. But I’ve changed my strategy this year with two particular goals in mind. Earn Delta Million Miler and Starwood Platinum Status for life. Let me explain. See airline credit card offers page for current offers. EXPIRED Delta Million Miler I’m ever so close…

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Routes With New Delta Transcon 757-200 Flat-Beds

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Last year Delta announced routes where they’ll operate the 757-200 with Business Elite 2×2 flat-bed configuration. The plan is to have all of these routes serviced by the new Delta Transcon 757-200 planes with Business Elite Flat-Beds by this summer. So far I’ve had mixed success finding the 757-200 with flat-beds on certain routes. New Delta…

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Delta Reserve Credit Card Review – Delta American Express Reserve Credit Card EXPIRED

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It’s the beginning of 2015, which means now is the best time to get look at your credit card strategy and maximize earning points and miles as well as status with credit cards. In this credit card review series, we’ll take a look at some of the credit cards in the travel space and share…

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Winter Storm Frona Bringing Travel Nightmares To NE?

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As reported by the Weather Channel, Winter Storm Frona is set to bring travel havoc to the Northeast through this weekend! If you are traveling home this weekend, as I’m sure many are coming off their New Years trips; you may want to call ahead to see if your flight has been impacted by the…

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How To Get A Free Drink On Southwest Airlines

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Southwest Airlines published its first quarter 2015 beverage menu and listed the following three days as free drink holidays: January 1 (New Year’s Day), February 14 (Valentine’s Day) and March 17 (St. Patrick’s Day). How To Get A Free Drink On Southwest Airlines   Even if you’re not flying on these three holidays, there are a…

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Ends Today: Get 2.25% Cash Back On American Express Gift Cards

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Update: The current offer is now 1.5% cash back on American Express gift cards at TopCashBack. If you hurry, you can still get in on this great cash back offer from TopCashBack to receive 2.25% cash back on American Express gift cards. 2.25% Cash Back On American Express Gift Cards Personal purchases can be made up…

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Will United Fly To Havana Cuba Soon? It’s ‘On The Map’ At United Airlines

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An Instagram user who goes by caro gets the ‘eagle eye’ award for being one of the first people to find Havana labeled on United Airlines route map in the January edition of Hemispheres – the United Airlines inflight magazine. United Fly To Havana Cuba The photo was originally posted on Tuesday with the text,…

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Amazing Frontier Sale: Book $20.15 One Way Fares Today Only

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Frontier Airlines launched a one-day sale today where you can get one-way fares from seven cities for $20.15.  The flights must originate in Chicago O’Hare (ORD), Cincinnati Ohio (CVG), Cleveland Ohio (CLE), Denver (DEN), Phoenix (PHX), Trenton/Princeton NY (TTN) or Washington Dulles (IAD) and are bookable on sites like Orbitz and others. Tickets must be…

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AirTran Flys Its Final Flight Tonight From Atlanta To Tampa

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AirTran Airways flying its final revenue flight tonight when AirTran flight number 1 (Southwest flight number 5001) from Atlanta takes off at 10:25pm, arriving in Tampa at 11:55pm.  It retraces the route of the airline’s first flight – when it was known as ValuJet – from Atlanta to Tampa. A couple facts about AirTran: Often…

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Woman Arrested On United “Sneaking” Into Exit Row

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There are always two sides to every story. So I’m interested in the other side of this story which describes how a woman on a United flight heading for a ski trip to Alaska was arrested after she attempted to switch to an exit row. Woman Arrested On United She arrested in Seattle from her “third…

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Biggest Security Breach In Years – AK 47 On Delta Flight?

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According to WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News Atlanta, a Delta employee (baggage handler) has been arrested and charged with helping another man smuggle guns onto a plane at Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson airport. This is crazy, because by this report, a total of 18 known guns ended up in carryon luggage. Biggest Security Breach In Years According…

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Fantasy Flights to the ‘North Pole’ With United Airlines

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This is a really nice example of Holiday cheer and giving back that made me smile! United flew more than 800 children on Fantasy Flights to the “North Pole” this month. The kids, many of whom suffer from serious illnesses or are in recovery, after a quick flight, “arrived at magical winter wonderlands – airport gates employees…

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Amazing: $44 Flights From Chicago To Florida On Southwest And American Airlines

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American Airlines released some crazy good fares yesterday for flights between Chicago O’Hare and Orlando, and Chicago O’Hare and Tampa, with travel as low as $86.20 ROUND TRIP on selected dates in January and February, 2015.Southwest Airlines decided to match some of those crazy good fares from Chicago Midway to Orlando, and Chicago Midway to…

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Get 20% American Airlines Transfer Bonus From Diners Club

Yesterday we saw the huge 40% British Airways American Express Transfer Bonus, and today I noticed that from December 1, 2014 until December 31, 2014, Diners Club members can transfer your Club Rewards points into American Airlines AAdvantage® miles and earn 20% more AAdvantage bonus miles. American Airlines Transfer Bonus From Diners Club Members can get a…

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Only 3,214 Points For American Airlines One-Way Coach Flight With British Airways American Express Transfer Bonus

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The best points and miles piece of news today was the fact that American Express Membership Rewards is offering huge 40% transfer bonus to British Airways Avios points. This is one of the biggest transfer bonuses to British Airways that I can remember, the last time I saw one, it was only 35% (which was…

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Million Miles Giveaway Sweepstakes – 5 Winners Win 200,000 AAdvantage Miles!

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e-Miles is having a sweepstakes where you can win 200,000 AAdvantage miles! All you have to do for a chance to win is enter here by 1/31/15. 5 winners will get 200,000 Advantage miles! Million Miles Giveaway Sweepstakes  Fine Print: NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Purchasing does not improve your chances of winning. The “Million Miles Giveaway” (the “Sweepstakes”)…

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