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How can I successfully use Alaska Airlines MVP Gold Guest Upgrade certificates?
As a result of doing lots of flying I've received 4 vouchers from Alaska that in theory entitle me to found business class upgrades in the next year. Given their destinations map you'd only be able to ...
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How to reach booking.com about my genius level 3 account I can't get into?
I have worked hard to get genius level 3 and spend a lot of money with booking.com. One of the promised perks was personal support. Yet I can't login, suddenly it says my password is wrong, even ...
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Where is the Gold Track Security Lane at DTW?
I fly regularly out of the Evans Terminal at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW/KDTW). According to the Star Alliance website, this airport should have Gold Track access for passengers ...
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How to book a multi-city itinerary, using Qantas Business Rewards points, for multiple travellers
Does anyone know if it's possible to use Qantas Business Rewards points to book:
a multi-city itinerary, which is
for myself and family members?
If I log in to my Qantas Business Rewards account, ...
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MileagePlus upgrade on United for international flight segment booked on Y class when there are domestic segments that have class V
My wife and I both have MileagePlus Premier Silver status. We are flying on an United ticket on Air India (T class) domestically in India, and then from Delhi to EWR on a Y class ticket on United, and ...
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Delta Points Question
Delta has a policy on not using the last leg of an international ticket. Do I lose the frequent flier points on the whole flight, or just the last leg?
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American: Can credit be converted to frequent flier miles? [closed]
With American Airlines, can credit be converted to frequent flier miles?
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How much does one American Airline frequent flier mile equal in US$?
How much does one American Airline frequent flier mile equal in 🇺🇸 dollars ($)?
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Do Alaska MVP members still board in Group B if you purchase the Saver fare?
Alaska's boarding rules say that MVP passengers board in Group B. They also say that Saver fare passengers board in Group F. Which rule will take precedence if an MVP passengers buys the Saver fare?
I'...
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How to get partner's booking reference on BA Avios reservation?
I booked an Alaska ticket using BA Avios. BA gives their own booking reference which Alaska doesn't recognize. How to find the Alaska booking reference for this reservation? It doesn't seem to be ...
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As a UK resident, what is the best way to use my Aeroflot miles which are expiring soon?
I have 42k of Aeroflot miles and now live in the UK, but unfortunately due to the Chinese pandemic restrictions, I didn't fly to China at all (on China Southern) in 2022 and 2023 and my miles are ...
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How do airlines make money or get some other kind of advantage when I book a flight using miles not earned from flying?
Let's say I have a credit card1 that awards me with miles for my expenses (each X dollars spent = Y miles earned).
When I use my card to buy products and services, the money goes to the places I spent ...
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Why would an airline stop awarding frequent flyer miles and loyalty points to passengers who don’t book tickets directly with them?
I read this blogpost titled American Airlines Will Stop Awarding Frequent Flyer Miles and Loyalty Points to Passengers Who Don’t Book Direct. It makes me wonder: why would an airline stop awarding ...
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What can I do with less than 5000 expiring Hilton Honors points?
I have a couple of thousand Hilton Honors points expiring in July. I virtually never stay in Hiltons and have no plans to do so before or after July, so I'd prefer to just clear out my balance and be ...
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Websites to calculate probability of upgrade for flight
Are there websites that will try to calculate the probability of an upgrade for a particular flight and date?
I suppose the occupancy rate of business and economy class and other factors would help ...
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Number of flight legs criterion for Star Alliance Gold instead of miles?
Typically, Star Alliance Gold status is granted on the basis of a number of status miles flown in a year.
I am wondering, are there airlines which also grant status based on a certain minimum number ...
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Travel Credit Card To Alliance Partner? Capital One Venture X -> British Airways -> OneWorld -> JAL?
I was wondering if anyone has experience transferring points from a travel credit card to a partner of that credit card and then to an airline within that airline's point alliance? Is that something ...
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Can I see how many EuroBonus points I will get for a SAS flight before taking it?
I have an upcoming flight with SAS which should net me a decent amount of points if past history is anything to go by. I would like to know this given that I'm very close to the number of points ...
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What was the issue with the proposed Delta loyalty program changes?
What were the proposed changes to the Delta loyalty program in mid 2023, and why was there such a backlash, and how is it set up now?
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What happens when Expedia has two frequent flier numbers for you for the same alliance?
British Airways and American Airlines are both part of the Oneworld alliance and I have frequent flier numbers for both of them - for American AAdvantage and British Airways Executive Club. And they'...
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Fees when requesting an upgrade
I booked my parents premium economy seats with KLM as the prices were really expensive 5 months ago for business. Now I have seen the prices drop and I contacted the airline to see if I could change ...
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Are there any downsides if someone picks up my boarding pass and adds my reservation to their Business Extra account for small business program credit
I read on viewfromthewing.com (mirror):
To be sure, your boarding pass still has a bar code. Someone with a bar code scanner or app could read it. But that’s not the person most likely to pick up ...
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Reward flight cancelled and denied rerouting
I had 3 BA flights booked using reward flights (Avios) cancelled for "operational reasons" well before 14 days and was told I would not be booked on next available flight but had to look for ...
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Can I spend Etihad Guest miles even if they're very few?
Some airlines like Qatar Airways make it extremely easy to spend the few miles I have:
Look for flight on main website
Log in
Select how many of the miles to use just before payment
This is easy and ...
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Can you move to a seat that is unsold?
From recent newspaper article where it says
If you couldn’t book the seat you wanted, keep your phone open on the seat map app as you board. If a blocked seat that you wanted opens up, just take it. “...
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Is it better to create a frequent flyer program with every airline or to use one from one of the alliances?
I have frequent flyer accounts with at least one US based member of the 3 major alliances. For ex, Delta, United, American Airlines
When I fly internationally on partner airlines (say Japan Airlines &...
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Same airline and flight. Why were miles so different?
I and a friend flew on two different dates from the same origin airport to the same destination on the same Star Alliance airline (Air India). Both were economy class tickets and even the fare ...
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why didn't i get frequent flier miles on American Airlines with my Alaskan Airlines flight?
Both Alaskian Airlines and American Airlines are part of the Oneworld alliance so I'd expect the frequent flier miles to be linked but they're not.
I found my ticket number on my credit card statement ...
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How can I quickly know how much mileage a flight ticket will earn?
Is there some convenient online resource that could tell me how much mileage a given flight ticket will earn, for a given loyalty program? E.g., input = (flight number=UA 2630, fare class=K, fare=100 ...
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Ticketing from SkyTeam and operating by Oneworld: Should the miles go to my SkyTeam-affiliated or my Oneworld-affiliated frequent flyer program?
A while ago, I took a flight. I'd like to add the miles from this flight to my one of my frequent flyer programs. I have a frequent flyer program with each of the 3 major airline alliances, namely ...
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How are the ranks of the first class fares with Alaska Airlines used?
I see in this Alaska Airlines Fare Chart (mirror) that the first class fares have ranks with Alaska Airlines. From my understanding, ranks for the coach fares are used to prioritize which passengers ...
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Why did wife get 10% less miles than husband for same Amtrak trips?
Why did wife get 10% less miles than husband for same Amtrak trips?
She's a senior citizen too.
On: 08/11/2022 On: 08/11/2022
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Which frequent flier program to use for both Lufthansa and Turkish Airlines(Miles&More or Miles&Smiles)?
I have upcoming flights with both Lufthansa and then Turkish Airlines. In the end I would like the miles accumulated from both flights and possible future ones in account to be used for an award ...
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Iberia Plus vs. Vueling club, comparison of frequent-flyer programs
As a traveler that is making some flights per year mostly using Vueling.
What is recommended to collect the Avios the Iberia Plus FF program or instead the Vueling Club?
Any comment or consideration ...
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Can I use United MileagePlus Miles to renew TSA PreCheck?
My TSA precheck is up for renewal. This will be my first renewal after being approved back in 2017. United has an information page for using Miles "for a payment code that covers the TSA PreCheck ...
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Can I upgrade my Turkish Airlines ticket to business class?
I've purchased a ticket on Turkish Airlines from the US to Asia and would like to upgrade the transcontinental leg to business class. When I log into the Turkish Airlines website I'm only offered to ...
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Buying points from websites
In travel hacking, one common option to earn miles is buy buying them from the frequent flyer programs of airlines. I just came across a third party company that sells miles.
I was looking at some of ...
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KrisFlyer miles when booking a ticket for someone else
I used my KrisFlyer account to add my girlfriend as a redemption nominee and used my miles to buy a ticket on Singapore Airlines for her. She used her credit card to pay the remaining fare.
In this ...
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Can I ask for free upgrade at checkin or at gate?
I've read many articles about it, but I would like to have a direct feedback from someone who did that.
Is that possible (and successful) to ask for a free upgrade at the checkin desk? Or is that ...
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Delta Medallion: Can you earn MQM's and MQD's by booking travel for others?
I am getting close to qualifying for Delta's Silver Medallion status by accruing 25,000 Medallion Qualifying Miles (MQMs) and 3,000 Medallion Qualifying Dollars (MQDs). If I book travel with my ...
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Delta rollover status - better to not cross threshold?
I'm trying to understand the Delta SkyMiles Rollover policy.
It seems like it would be better to not get status in certain situations.
Delta has tiers at 25, 50, 75, and 125k miles.
If I know I'll fly ...
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Do I a need a DATV for my onward journey while arrive and by depart by air same airline same terminal same day? [duplicate]
Hi I am an Indian and have residence permit in NL
I am planning to a book a flight with British Airways from AMS to BOM via LHR
I will have a layover of approx 2 hours in LHR
Arrival and Departure ...
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Is there a way to rescue orphaned and expiring Qantas Frequent Flyer miles?
My family member has some Qantas Frequent Flyer miles that are about to expire (18 months since last earn). My own account is not expiring, and I'm planning to use its miles for future family travel.
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Recurring roundtrip flights (every weekend)
As the title suggests, I am looking into the option of recurring roundtrip flights every weekend. Friday outbound, Sunday inbound. From Vienna to Paris and then back. To be with my family.
I found ...
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Are there airlines that offer upgrades on-board?
You can always request an upgrade to a higher class before you board, you can use your miles or pay and get your ticket upgraded to business/premium class then you will be issued a new boarding pass.
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Can I use American Airlines miles to buy a British Airways ticket?
If my uncle transfers American Airlines miles to an account I will create on AAadvantage, can I use these miles to buy a ticket from British airways?
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Can I upgrade to business on one leg only?
I have booked the CHEAPEST economy (the most restrictive) ticket from Manila to NY on ANA with a stopover in Tokyo. However, I want to try business class only on one leg (as the whole trip in business ...
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Can I keep Hertz Gold Plus Rewards points from expiring?
The Hertz rental car company has a loyalty program called Gold Plus Rewards, You earn points for each rental, which can be redeemed for future rentals.
A note on my account statement says:
Points ...
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How do I know whether an airline seat upgrade at gate was free?
I just flew via Air Canada from USA to Toronto directly. Before boarding, I asked at the gate if any upgraded seats are available. In response, the representative simply gave me a business class seat ...
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What's the cost of upgrading cabins at Tallink Silja during cruise?
During cruise trips with Tallink Silja I've many times wanted to upgrade my cabin to a larger one, one without engine noise and sometimes a suite.
What's the price when doing it during a cruise?
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