http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/us/index.html en-us Copyright 2007 First Class Flyer, Inc. (888) 980.9922. All rights Reserved. Flight Bliss webmaster@iproduction.com 1000Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:38:31 CST 1000Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:38:31 CST IPS - www.iproduction.com Have you noticed it's getting harder to 'spend' your airline miles? (That's a rhetorical question.) And that even when you can spend them, how they seem to buy less? The aviation industry is fast becoming the inflation industry – make that the hyperinflation industry – when it comes to frequent flyer miles. It now has 15 trillion unredeemed miles on its books. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/making-miles-go-further-in-hyperinflationary-times_277-1.html?stype=rss SkyMiles members seeking Business Class and coach award seats to Europe have a reason to rejoice! Air France award availability has been added to the online search and booking calendar of SkyTeam partner Delta through its web site, delta.com. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/europe/delta-skymiles-program-expands-award-availability-search-air-france_254-1.html?stype=rss United Airlines and Lufthansa have combined their corporate mileage plans for small and medium-sized businesses. Operating under United's existing PerksPlus brand, the joint program works in addition to both airlines' frequent flyer programs (United's Mileage Plus and Lufthansa's Miles & More)... http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/united-mileage-plus-lufthansa-miles-more-corporate-loyalty-program-merges_250-1.html?stype=rss While this is sure to upset those who've earned it the hard way, United Airlines has mailed a promotion to receive free Premier Executive elite status membership for 90 days. It's a good reason to keep an eye out in your mailbox because... http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/free-elite-status-strategy-with-united-mileage-plus-promotion_245-1.html?stype=rss US Airways' balance sheets are apparently showing so much red ink that the carrier is implementing a "new business model," detailed in a recent press release today. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/elites-status-party-over-at-us-airways_242-1.html?stype=rss