Jan 8th, 2012 at 3:00PM: A combination of promotions on American Airlines makes January a particularly fruitful month for members who want to join their elite ranks. Usually, passengers need to fly at least 25,000 miles to reach gold status on the airline, but a double miles promotion (until the end of January) has reduced that to only 12,500. In addition to that, residents of Illinois, Texas and California can earn an ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Need status on American Airlines? January is your month!
Jan 8th, 2012 at 3:00PM: A combination of promotions on American Airlines makes January a particularly fruitful month for members who want to join their elite ranks. Usually, passengers need to fly at least 25,000 miles to reach gold status on the airline, but a double miles promotion (until the end of January) has reduced that to only 12,500. In addition to that, residents of Illinois, Texas and California can earn an ...Frequent flier classes help you learn (and game?) the system
Jun 12th, 2010 at 12:00PM: Who knew a seminar could turn you into Gadling top dog Grant Martin? That isn't the explicit promise of Grant-caliber savvy – nobody would be so bold – but two courses developed by Nicholas Kraley can bring you a little closer to maximizing your miles and taking that all important mileage run in December.
Kraley is something of an expert, having picked up more than 1.5 million miles ...On the road with a Gadling mileage runner
Dec 21st, 2009 at 11:00AM: Whether you ethically believe in the mileage runs or not, they play a serious, vital role in many frequent flyer's lives. The concept, in case you're unfamiliar, has to do with flying around willy-nilly at year's end solely to reach a certain number of earned-miles. In turn, rewards are given to loyal passengers who fly these high volumes, often so great that it's actually worth the cost of ...Airline Hackers: Inside the World of Mileage Running
Jul 17th, 2007 at 11:15AM: Wired has a great article up on their website called We Love to Fly and It Shows: Inside the World of Mileage Running. They gave writer Dave Demerjian $500 to stretch into as many free miles as possible using the least amount of money. The results? "I'll leave Boston on a Tuesday at 6 a.m. and arrive in Las Vegas 13 hours later, making stops in Washington D.C., San Diego and San Francisco. After ...
