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DENVER, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- UsingMiles.com, a leading loyalty management site, today announced the introduction of the first meta search engine designed to help consumers earn more award miles while searching flights online. The new feature allows users to easily compare dozens of loyalty program bonus deals and benefits in a fast and comprehensive display that appears alongside flight search results on UsingMiles.com. (Logo:...
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin America, the California-based airline that is reinventing domestic travel, took top honors as "Best U.S. Airline" in the prestigious Conde Nast Traveler's 2012 Readers' Choice Awards. Launched in August 2007, Virgin America has captured the award for the fifth year in a row for its innovative service. The results of this year's Readers' Choice Awards will be reported in the November issue of Conde Nast Traveler magazine. The...
CHICAGO, Oct. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines today launched "Boost My Miles," a four-day promotion offering participating MileagePlus members a bonus of up to 60 percent on award miles purchased from Oct. 16, 2012, through Oct. 19, 2012. MileagePlus members can log on to www.mileageplus.com/boostmymiles to purchase award miles, share the promotion through social media channels and view progress on maximizing the bonus. Each participating member is guaranteed a 30 percent...
CHICAGO, Oct. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Continental Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: UAL) today reported September 2012 combined operational results for its airline units. UAL's consolidated traffic (revenue passenger miles) in September 2012 decreased 2.1 percent and consolidated capacity (available seat miles) decreased 1.3 percent versus September 2011. UAL's consolidated load factor in September 2012 decreased 0.7 points compared to September 2011. UAL's September 2012 consolidated...
WAYNE, Pa., Oct. 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The week started with relatively little news though there were a couple of promotions from some programs. Delta Airlines has a promotion for folks who fly from China to the US, Canada or Japan. Those who fly between October 15, 2012 and January 15, 2013 can earn 100% bonus miles for business class tickets and 50% bonus miles for coach tickets. Starwood just launched their "better tomorrow" promotion whereby if you stay for a night at their...
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Virgin America today took the top honors for "Best Premium Class" among domestic airlines in Condé Nast Traveler's 2012 Business Travel Poll. The annual independent survey of the magazine's business travelers ranked Virgin America as the top U.S. airline for Premium Class service for the fifth consecutive year, as reported in the October issue of Condé Nast Traveler - on newsstands now. An independent firm asked over 46,000 Condé...
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In an era when stressful air travel is the norm, the thought of premium yet accessible private jet access feels like a dream. Today, the dream becomes a reality with the launch of Jumpjet, a membership-based luxury travel club that affords flyers private jet travel for the price of first class. Jumpjet will begin accepting members today and will officially take flight on November 1, departing from 40 U.S. cities on prospective...
DALLAS, Sept. 25, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Traxo (www.traxo.com), the leading website combining online travel organization and social travel tools, today announces the acquisition of the assets of GoMiles (www.gomiles.com), a well-respected provider of frequent flyer management services for consumers. GoMiles users have been seamlessly migrated to the Traxo platform, and can begin taking advantage of Traxo's extensive trip organization and frequent flyer mileage protection tools,...
WAYNE, Pa., Sept. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Late last week, we saw a flurry of announcements by credit card issuers and frequent flyer and guest programs. Hyatt and Chase announced improvements to their affinity card. From 1st October 2012, card members will be able to earn double points on restaurant, airline and car rental spending. They will also be able to get elite night and stays based on annual spending. Hyatt Gold Passport is also having a "up to a maximum of 65,000 bonus...
CHICAGO, Sept. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- United Airlines today will celebrate the perfect attendance of 11 employees at an event at Chicago O'Hare International Airport and award each employee a new Ford vehicle this weekend. The employees, representing six work groups and based in seven cities around the globe, each achieved perfect attendance during at least one of three six-month periods beginning July 1, 2010. Thousands of employees were eligible, and United randomly selected 11...
