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The Ultimate Mileage Run
In a nod to the escapades of “Catch Me If You Can,” airline rewards expert, mileage geek, travel entrepreneur and author, Steve Belkin has released a new book, Mileage Maniac, that chronicles how he...
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Why You may Want To Use Your Travel Rewards Now
For our third and final instalment on American’s attitudes toward travel reward programs, Sophia Mendel, travel writer at ValuePenguin has some sound advice, “Given the economic climate, it might be...
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As we come near the end of the summer and the start of the busy Fall travel season a lot of veteran elite fliers are tallying up their frequent flyer and elite qualifying miles to see where they stand....
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More Miles, Same Travel
Over the past few years airlines have increased the cost of award redemptions even though we still earn the same number of miles for flights. In essence they’ve devalued the value of their miles so...
View ArticleAnd The Winner Is…
The Freddie Awards are the annual award for travel loyalty programs. This year the annual gala was held on April 27th and included more than 4.2 million votes, from 237 countries, covering 223 loyalty...
View ArticleIt’s Always the Right Time for Champagne
Our Going Global TV Crews travel a lot and so we spend many hours on airplanes. Producing a TV Series about international business travel means that most of our trips are long hauls and that means we...
View ArticleTop 5 Ways to Get an Upgrade
Every morning as the Going Global Editors settle into the office and have their first cup of coffee (scotch) they begin checking our social media feeds and confront this classic question, “What is the...
View ArticleFear of Frying
Recent statistics showed that there were no commercial aviation deaths in 2017, making it the safest year on record to fly. In fact you have a far better chance of being injured or killed in your own...
View ArticleThe Good News About Loyalty Programs
A lot has been written on the blogosphere about the changing face of airline and hotel loyalty programs. With every new year it seems that elite benefits decline, the cost of booking a flight or hotel...
View ArticleThe Frequent Traveler’s Conundrum
We hear this question all the time. “Now that I’ve qualified for Gold with my main airline should I indulge in those privileges or split my travel up and try to get elite status on another airline or...
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