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    • Category: Star Alliance

    Delta SkyMiles devaluations continue

    By Ryan Lile, Tags: Airlines, Alliances, American AAdvantage, American Airlines, Delta Airlines, Delta SkyMiles, Frequent Flyer Programs, Oneworld, SkyTeam, United Airlines, United MileagePlus
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    Delta SkyMiles devaluations continue - Featured Image

    Delta recently announced a new twist on redeeming its SkyMiles, and you’re not going to like it.

    SkyMiles are notoriously difficult to redeem at the “saver” level as it is. Sure, you can spend 360,000 miles for a roundtrip ticket to Europe in business class, but you could spend less than half that on American/Oneworld or United/Star Alliance. I don’t have a scientific study to back me up on this, but I do spend a lot of time helping clients redeem their frequent flyer miles for the best value, and finding saver level awards on Delta is usually a challenge. (more…)

    Posted on August 20, 2015

    Etihad announces a new airline alliance (sort of)

    By Ryan Lile, Tags: Airlines, Alliances, Emirates, Etihad, Oneworld, SkyTeam
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    Do we finally have a fourth global airline alliance? Only in an embryonic state. This will take a little background and explanation to make sense.

    Over the last 15-20 years, many of the world’s major airlines have partnered into three global airline alliances: Oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance. (more…)

    Posted on October 9, 2014

    Frequent flyer alliances: What do they mean for you?

    By Ryan Lile, Tags: Airlines, Alliances, Frequent Flyer Programs, Oneworld, SkyTeam
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    I’ve encountered a lot of confusion recently about frequent flyer program partnerships and alliances, specifically how these benefit travelers, and how they don’t.  Let’s take a moment and clear a few key issues up for quick and easy reference. (more…)

    Posted on July 9, 2014

    US Airways moves from Star Alliance to Oneworld on March 31

    By Ryan Lile, Tags: Airlines, Alliances, American AAdvantage, American Airlines, Frequent Flyer Programs, Oneworld, US Airways, US Airways Dividend Miles
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    US Airways moves from Star Alliance to Oneworld on March 31 - Featured Image

    As part of its merger with American Airlines, US Airways will be moving from Star Alliance to Oneworld.  Sunday, March 30 will be the last day US Airways will participate in Star Alliance.  Here are the real world impacts for you. (more…)

    Posted on March 29, 2014

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