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Comment on American Samoa to Confiscate Frequent Flyer Miles from Government Workers by Gary

Gary — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:53:32 +0000

@GUWonder – they can negotiate pricing, absolutely. But they likely cannot legislate pricing, which was my reference to what was being bandied about in 2008

Comment on American Samoa to Confiscate Frequent Flyer Miles from Government Workers by GUWonder

GUWonder — Fri, 24 May 2013 01:34:38 +0000

The US airline deregulation legislation does not eliminate the possibility of a country, state or other territory to enter into a business relationship with its travel service providers that allow the paying entity (government in this case) to accrue the miles in an account rather than the actual government-funded passenger.

Comment on Bits ‘n Pieces for May 23, 2013 by Corky Putt Putt

Corky Putt Putt — Thu, 23 May 2013 23:49:25 +0000

I’m going to go to every Godiva in town and get a free piece of chocolate! Blow the roof off that deal.

Comment on Bits ‘n Pieces for May 23, 2013 by Jana @ 333 Days of Hand Lettering

Jana @ 333 Days of Hand Lettering — Thu, 23 May 2013 23:30:30 +0000

Free chocolate!! Off to check it out.Jana @ 333 Days of Hand Lettering

Comment on Bits ‘n Pieces for May 23, 2013 by Gary

Gary — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:52:47 +0000

@Michael – don’t be so confident about the future, LifeMiles are a good hedge against revenue-based programs and they have access to seats (SQ F, LH F) that US does not. But agree they’re kind of a pain!

Comment on Bits ‘n Pieces for May 23, 2013 by Michael

Michael — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:35:21 +0000

they keep devaluing Gary. You sure you want to recommend them?

I’d rather pay 1.8 with USAIR and be confident I can use them (with mixed award legs to boot)…

Comment on American Samoa to Confiscate Frequent Flyer Miles from Government Workers by jason

jason — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:17:42 +0000

A lot of countries require that the employees use the corporate mileage program whenever the trip is paid by the company. Small business owners apply the same concept. Just because US corporations have not chosen to enforce this option, does not mean that they cannot.

If you did not pay for the ticket you may not be entitled to the miles. The fact that you get them is a privilege not a right! (and we all enjoy it)

Comment on Washington Dulles is a Very Bad Airport by Fishing4Deals

Fishing4Deals — Thu, 23 May 2013 22:14:03 +0000

I used to fly out of IAD to the Raleigh-Durham airport frequently for business. No more. Now I drive. By the time I drive to the airport, park in economy, take the shuttle to check in, get my boarding pass, drag my luggage to be screened, go through security, take the mobile lounge out to some remote terminal…I feel like I am halfway to North Caroline already before ever leaving the ground. I must agree with others who have praised the architecture of the main terminal, though!

Comment on Earning Miles for Most of Your In-Airport Purchases by David G.

David G. — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:48:40 +0000

I substituted my home airport (GEG) for DFW in the URL to discover that Spokane participates in the program and that the airport authority will give miles/points for parking!

Signed up.

Comment on Earning Miles for Most of Your In-Airport Purchases by DJ

DJ — Thu, 23 May 2013 19:36:53 +0000

Do you need to put a promo code in the box for the 100 miles? I can’t find one if you do.