Last Reviewed: 9/9/2011
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United and United Express together operate more than 3,600 flights per day to 200+ destinations, both domestic and international.
Last Reviewed: 7/15/2011
Like many loyalty programs (especially airline programs), you need to channel your inner Isaac Newton to understand and master all of the angles and rules of the program. The Delta Skymiles program is no exception. Read the rest of this entry »
Last Reviewed: 7/3/2011
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Southwest Airlines has completely revamped their loyalty program (dubbed “Rapid Rewards”) with the goal of making it simpler to use. Here are some of the key selling points of the program:
Last Reviewed: 6/17/2011
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On March 1st of 2011 Southwest Airlines introduced its newly revamped Rapid Rewards loyalty program–replacing the older, more complex program, with something that doesn’t require so much deep thought to understand. This required PlasticIQ to revist its previous estimate of the value of Southwest Airlines points.
Last Updated: 5/5/2011
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British Airways offers their Executive Club loyalty program, where frequent flyers earn BA miles which can be applied for free flights or upgrades. Analyzing the value of miles is always tricky business since assumptions like whether you fly first class or economy, domestic versus international, and so on, affect the value of miles. That said, PlasticIQ takes our best shot at it.
2/14/2011
Right now I’m in the air, about 8 hours into my 10 hour flight to London Heathrow. Flying Virgin Atlantic Premium Economy (courtesy of my full-time employer). Just a couple of days ago I returned home from Aruba (personal trip!) on United and was upgraded for a 4-hour leg of that flight to their Economy Plus.
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Last Reviewed: 8/20/2010
The Virgin Atlantic Flying Club is Virgin Atlantic’s frequent flyer program. The lowest level of membership is Flying Club Red, then Silver, and finally, Gold. For those of you who are interested in an analysis of the monetary value of a Flying Club Point, check out PlasticIQ’s article, How Much Are Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Miles Worth?.
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There are three levels of Amex Rewards—Membership Rewards Express, Membership Rewards (which is what this article is focused on), and Membership Rewards First. We have blogged separately about the Express program in our post What is the value of American Express Membership Rewards Express Program Points?
Since PlasticIQ is endeavoring to determine the value of the numerous airline frequent flyer programs in existence, it’s critical that we establish standards to enable a fair, apples-to-apples comparison amongst the various programs.
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Flying Club is the name of Virgin Atlantic’s frequent flyer program. And Richard Branson is the name of their founder and CEO. And he is my idol. Hmm, where was I…Oh yes, one of the challenges of valuing miles from this program is that mileage requirements for free flights vary by specific departure location, requiring a more city-to-city analysis. If you just want to learn more about the program, read our post, Summary of the Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Program.
