Earning frequent flyer miles/points, redemption, inter-airline point transfers
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When canceling a flight purchased with miles, do I get the miles back?
It seems that when you buy a flight using miles, trip insurance doesn't restore or pay for the miles spent purchasing a flight, at least when purchased through a third party.
Is it possible to ...
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When you fly for free using miles, do you earn miles?
Two questions:
If I "buy" a flight using miles, will I earn miles on that flight? In my case, I'd be using American Airlines miles to buy an American Airlines flight.
What about if I use American ...
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Choosing an airline alliance [closed]
I never paied much attention to this. Is it worth being loyal to an airline alliance? What should I look for when choosing which alliance to be loyal to?
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If I have status on one airline, can I transfer my status to another airline?
I've heard that if you have status on one airline and move to a new area and can't fly them any more, you can call up an airline and get them to match your status. Is this true? Which airlines offer ...
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Getting the most out of Hotel Loyalty programs? [closed]
I've recently taken on a job that has me doing a large amount of travel - and, subsequently, accruing an enormous number of points with a variety of hotel chain loyalty programs.
But beyond simply ...
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Can Hostelworld Gold membership numbers be shared among multiple accounts?
Is a Hostelworld Gold membership locked to one particular account, or can it be used when make booking from separate accounts to get a discount? If the latter, then does Hostelworld invalidate cards ...
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United Premier member on a Continental flight operated by United
I am a silver premier member of United. One good thing being a premier member of United is that I can enjoy Economy Plus seating.
I found a ticket issued by Continental, but operated by United. In ...
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With Airlines using the same programs, can I merge benefits?
I tried navigating the labyrinthine web sites for US Airways and Continental (both in the same alliance), and I gave up after the automated system made me rip my own ears off...
Does anyone know ...
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How to collect Oneworld frequent flyer benefits from an RTW trip?
I took an RTW trip earlier this year with several long flights that were all/mostly Oneworld companies:
1 x British Airways
1 x American Airlines
3 x Quantas
(Also 2 medium-haul flights with ...
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Can I use Korean airlines mileage for Delta domestic flights?
I am considering an airline credit card. I currently live in the U.S. and frequently fly domestic, say once a month.
I also annually fly to Korea.
If I use The Korean Airlines' mileage program and ...
