I just received an email from Delta letting me know that each roundtrip flight out of New York LaGuardia (LGA) to select cities will get a $25 gift card to Amazon.com, iTunes, or Starbucks. You must register by April 28th and fly by July 10th. The participating city pairs include: Buffalo (BUF) Burlington (BTV) Dallas/Fort… Read full article

Yesterday I posted how I was going for an American Airlines Platinum challenge. This got some readers extremely excited and interested about the various matches and challenges to earn status. You actually might be able to get away with not flying as much as you thought and earn status! It used to be you could… Read full article

Keeping your airline miles active is pretty simple! For most programs you have NO REASON to ever let your miles expire!! The great thing is that many times you are able to keep your miles active without even having to take a flight. Make sure to take a look at each airlines expiration policy and… Read full article

I just stumbled upon a pretty interesting promotion for those active Delta flyers. If you fly eight qualifying segments on Delta between January 1 and March 31, 2012, you will earn a 75% mileage bonus on all Delta flights you take between April 1 and June 30, 2012. If you are able to register and… Read full article

Yesterday I posted about some great fares I was finding on Virgin America from New York (JFK) to San Francisco (SFO) – $220 round-trip! Luckily, some of the other carriers started matching this $220 fare – thanks AAdvantageGeek for letting me know! Now you can fly the airline of your choice and have the flexibility… Read full article

Just want to let you all know that the Delta miles from the SkyMall promotion back in December have finally posted! With this promotion you received 25,000 Delta miles with every $500 purchase. DeltaPoints got me really excited for this promotion and clearly I could not resist! I purchased 4 Samsung Galaxy tabs resulting in… Read full article

Recently, I posted on Hotel Credit Card perks and received many emails requesting for a similar post in regards to airlines. So, here you go, a compiled list of all the perks you receive with an airline specific credit card (including status, waived baggage fee, priority boarding, etc.). If you travel often on one airline,… Read full article

I just planned a trip to Park City, Utah for my second ski trip ever out West. I grew up skiing on the icy mountains in the Northeast and after last years trip to Utah I was anxious to get back out on the powdery slopes! For this trip: Delta miles + Hyatt points =… Read full article

With the year coming to an end, many of the airline and hotel programs are offering incentives to purchase and transfer points and miles. Below is a compiled list of these opportunities. Overall, purchasing points and miles can be quite expensive, but there are definitely times where it can be a huge cost savings. I… Read full article

I received an email from Airfarewatchdog.com telling me that flights from NYC to Puerto Rico have been reduced to $185 round-trip (including taxes + fees)! You can find these fares on Delta.com between March and August. Typically, the lowest price airfare you can get to Puerto Rico from NYC is $250, so this is a… Read full article