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Flight Bliss webmaster@iproduction.com 1000Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:25:01 CST 1000Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:25:01 CST IPS - www.iproduction.com Learn how to fly Air France's new A380 from New York to Paris for free using miles. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/air_france_A380_new_york_jfk_airport_paris_charles_de_gaulle_mileage_376-1.html?stype=rss Choose your airfares wisely with these money-savings tips on getting the best airfare deals. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/fares-deals-money-savings-flying-airline-industry-planes_371-1.html?stype=rss Thankfully, the airlines' minimum-stay requirement does not apply to all flights and routes so choosing your route and airline wisely can save you money. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/airline-minimum-stay-requirements-fees-avoid_369-1.html?stype=rss Every airport terminal has faster ways in and out, quiet places to work, free amenities. Here are some tips to discover them. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/home-airport-terminal-quiet-places-to-work-free-amenities_368-1.html?stype=rss Farecast, a feature on the Bing.com travel site, says it can tell how fares will change in the future. How valid is their claim? Depends on whose data you use. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/Bing-Farecast-website-predict-airfare-changes-data-mining_366-1.html?stype=rss Do you have to be travel agency or major consolidator to cut your own discount deal with the airlines? Here's what one expert says. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/negotiate-airlines-fares-discounts-rowell-travel-insider-delta-skybonus_364-1.html?stype=rss New Web Site Acruw.com offers a centralized location to track, coordinate, and make the best use of miles and points from multiple travel award programs. Reviews are positive. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/acruw-frequent-flyer-miles-points-awards-raybould_363-1.html?stype=rss Practice these Wing Tips exclusive strategies on becoming an elite flyer and see how fast you can get to the front of the plane. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/elite-status-airlines-premium-flying-fees-waived-strategies-gold_357-1.html?stype=rss Airline ticket prices are becoming complicated with added fees for almost everything it seems. Are bathroom fees the future? Ryanair thinks so. But, fear not. There is hope for becoming a fee-free flyer. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/fees-waived-airlines-elite-status_339-1.html?stype=rss These days, a boarding pass can do more than just get you on the plane. Check out its new multi-faceted (and sometimes electronic) persona. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/new-forms-of-boarding-pass-via-smartphone-cellphone-PDA_336-1.html?stype=rss When Delta acquired Northwest, SkyMiles credit card issuer American Express looked to add millions of former WorldPerks program members. But WorldPerks issuer U.S. Bank had other ideas. Here's how their battle affects you. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/WorldPerks-SkyMiles-credit-cards_334-1.html?stype=rss If the ticket price drops after you've paid, you can get a refund for the difference. Here's how. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/airline-price-match-refunds_332-1.html?stype=rss What would it be like if ocean liners could fly? Passengers are finding out aboard Airbus's massive new A380. Here's a hint of what it's like. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/airbus_a380_super_jumbo_320-1.html?stype=rss Air travel today means running an obstacle course before you ever get on the plane. Use these tips to tame those troubles at the terminal. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/how_to_solve_reduce_airport_parking_security_weather_delay_319-1.html?stype=rss Companies are cutting back, but that needn't force you to the back of the plane. Here are some strategies to keep both you and your CFO smiling. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/coping_cost_saving_strategies_corporate_travel_cutbacks_317-1.html?stype=rss Faced with recession, corporations are cutting back on travel. Here are the compromises business travelers are being asked to make. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/corporate_business_travel_cutbacks_315-1.html?stype=rss You can make airline customer service live up to its name, if you know the rules of the game. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/airline_customer_service_strategies_310-1.html?stype=rss With Congressional action pending, some airlines have moved to alleviate the pain of waiting endless hours on the tarmac during flight delays. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/tarmac_flight_delays_flyers_rights_kate_hanni_309-1.html?stype=rss By merging with Northwest, Delta will become the world's biggest airline. But the record of airline mergers warns of pitfalls Delta—and you—need to watch out for. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/delta_northwest_merger_308-1.html?stype=rss Just looking good or talking tough won't get you that coveted lie-flat seat, but here are ideas that might … including some that have worked right at the airport. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/upgrade_strategies_that_do_work_307-1.html?stype=rss Are there surefire ways to be upgraded free on your flight? Well, yes and no and maybe. Today, let's eliminate the no's. Tomorrow, hope springs eternal. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/get_free_upgrades_306-1.html?stype=rss There's a new website in town that tracks airline ticket price drops even after purchase and alerts frequent flyers when award seats open. Yapta.com is its name. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/yapta_expertflyer_airline_award_seats_305-1.html?stype=rss Once "a la carte pricing" applied to restaurants. Now the airlines are using it to set up an endless set of fees, and they're lunching on your credit card. Here are some tips to forestall their appetite. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/fight_the_fees_top_tips_304-1.html?stype=rss Are points or miles missing from your latest statement? Something called Secure Flight may be the reason. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/TSA_Secure_Flight_threat_missing_frequent_flyer_miles_303-1.html?stype=rss When airlines partner in alliances, their rules often don't match up. That creates loopholes you can tunnel through right to the front of the plane … if you know how. http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/airline_alliance_loopholes_Star_SkyTeam_OneWorld_302-1.html?stype=rss Here's a Business Class Seat upgrade strategy that works more often than not. If your elite upgrade hasn't been confirmed in the permitted timeframe, get creative by calling the airline to see if there are flights on your date of departure with Business Class seat upgrades... http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/business-class-seat-upgrade-strategy_119-1.html?stype=rss It enables you to mysteriously get a free Business Class upgrade airfare on American Airlines' routes on which the carrier uses Boeing 777s and 767-200s configured with three cabins… http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/discount-business-class-airfare-upgrade-strategy_168-1.html?stype=rss Delta's literature describes Pay with Miles as "a whole new way to use your miles, touting the benefits of innovative mileage-redemption options, but for consumers there's generally more cloud than silver lining ... http://www.flightbliss.com/flightbliss/tips/domestic/no-real-savings-with-delta-air-lines-pay-with-miles-program_228-1.html?stype=rss