If you are a minimalist flier, you are in luck when flying American Airlines. If you have no overhead luggage you will be able to board between Groups 1 and 2. Your carry on item must fit in the seat in front of you to qualify. I actually like this new policy as those fliers take up… Read full article

Yesterday Points, Miles, and Martinis listed that there were some new promotions being added for Southwest fliers, but the details were yet unknown. I kept on checking the website, and finally this morning I am now able to see the details and registration link for all three new promotions. This is also in addition to… Read full article

While most airlines allow you to book travel 330 days in advance, some of the US lower carrier airlines have a very different booking schedule. Every so often Southwest and AirTran extend their reservations system a few months out at a time. I was very happy this morning when I saw Southwest’s tweet that they… Read full article

Last week I posted about a targeted promotion where American Airline was sending select AAdvantage members the opportunity to upgrade their status. There are four different promotions overall and you MUST actually register for the promotion. Now, as I mentioned last week, you will only be upgraded IF you in fact received this email. With all American… Read full article

JetBlue is having a two day sale with fares starting at $59 each way. Reservations must be booked by May 8, 2013 at 11:59pm EST for travel May 21 through June 19 (blackout dates: May 23-27). I looked at a few random routes and fares seemed to be pretty decent, so if you have any… Read full article

For all JetBlue reservations booked through September 2, 2013 for travel between San Francisco-Austin and San Francisco-Ft. Lauderdale, you will receive 3x points! This is valid for all reservations May 21 through September 2. However, you MUST have registered for this promotion prior to booking your flight so previously booked flights will not count. With… Read full article

For the month of May, US Airways is offering up to a 100% bonus when purchasing US Airways miles. I was happy to hear that this promotion was coming back a few weeks ago, but wasn’t able to disclose this information until the offer actually started – which is today! US Airways runs this type… Read full article

I received a very happy email from my brother earlier today saying he received an email from American Airlines offering him Platinum status. A few hours later, a friend sent me one offering him Gold status. So it looks like many people are getting some great targeted offers. UPDATE: Since I posted yesterday I’ve received… Read full article

Yesterday I posted about a great opportunity to redeem your JetBlue TrueBlue points at a discount. This is a two day promotion that ends TODAY (April 26th). You can read the promotion in full in yesterdays post, but to quickly recap: 30% discount when redeeming your TrueBlue points for a JetBlue award Available for flights… Read full article

For a long time now you could simply not show up for your Southwest flight and no penalty would apply. You’d simply get an email a few days later saying that you have X credits tied to a certain reservation or X number of points have been deposited back into your account – the exact… Read full article