Tag Archives: mileage run

Out of all the World Cup Teams, the US will be flying the most miles to and from their games. <Warning, automatic playing video with audio in link below> When I checked out Yahoo Sport’s Infograph on it, it didn’t look so bad to me.  This is how I know …

Been wanting to take a trip somewhere, but are flexible on the timing?  Wish there was an easy way to figure out when the best time to go is? Now there is a way! A few days ago, I highlighted how Google Flights makes mileage running so much easier.  (Though I …

Google Flights is an easy way to plan non-complicated mileage runs. A few years ago, Google acquired ITA Software–my go to search for travel.  I put the general places I’d like to go to in it, and I search by calendar.  This is great for finding fares to locations when …

How do you make the most out things like going for US Airways Trial Preferred Status, or the Triple EQMs people like Keri got? We don’t have a magic ball that shows us where the fares are.  Unless you count The Flight Deal, in which case–we do! I’m using US …

” What is a mileage run? ” Keri just posted about a Mileage Run, and one question we get a lot when we write these posts is, what is a Mileage Run? There are two different camps in the frequent flier miles tricks and tips community: Those trying to get …

Remember when I told you to ignore the option of an off-peak fare to Europe in business class on US Airways? Yeah, I promised to get back to that later. Turns out, I lied about explaining it later.  Gary from View from the Wing reports: They’ve eliminated their ‘off peak’ …

Just a quick note that US Airways has announced 1,000 bonus miles on their shuttle flights between BOS, LGA, and DCA for the month of February.  While it doesn’t warrant travel for the sake of travel, if any of your upcoming trips contain a shuttle segment, make sure you sign …

I wrote before that if you were going to throw caution to the wind and book a seat in business, it may be worth outright buying the miles instead of paying for the flight. We saw that it did not make sense to buy miles to take a simple trip …

I’ve noticed many articles talking about taking advantage of sales on miles as a good idea if you want to “top off” your mileage account.  Rather than simply top off, I think it is good sometimes to outright buy a ton of a miles if you are planning certain kinds …

New Girl in the Air posted a new US Airways mileage special that’s perfect for people (like me) living in a shuttle location. Between November 1, 2012 and January 31, 2013, earn 6,000 miles for 3 shuttle flights, and 12,000 more for 6 shuttle flights.  These miles are not elite …