US Airways
$55.60
1202 miles
2 segments
4.6 cents per mile
$27.80 per segment
DEN-PHX-DEN
Return flight arrives just after midnight. A truly same day return costs $10 more.
For those needing to top off their accounts before year end, there is good availability in December 2012.
In years past I was "Premier Exec" (50,000 miles) on United Airlines. Knowing the airline mileage game, when it is not inconvenient I book a longer multi-leg trip if the price is comparable. This allows for more miles, in case I would start frequent travel again. In 2012, I made a mileage run vacation to qualify for Premier Silver. In 2013, I took mini vacations with mileage runs that totaled about 115,000 flight miles. In 2014, I am going to spend more going where I want, when I want.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
UA $152, $38 per segment
United Airlines same day round trip.
$152
2163 miles
4 segments
7 cents per mile
$38 per segment
RIC-CLE-BOS-EWR-RIC
RIC-CLE-BOS
925 miles
1163 miles for those with status
BOS-EWR-RIC
528 miles
1000 miles for those with status
Wide availability in early 2013.
$152
2163 miles
4 segments
7 cents per mile
$38 per segment
RIC-CLE-BOS-EWR-RIC
RIC-CLE-BOS
925 miles
1163 miles for those with status
BOS-EWR-RIC
528 miles
1000 miles for those with status
Wide availability in early 2013.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Forfeited US Airways Miles
Logged in to US Airways website to a message that my miles were forfeited due to lack of activity. There were enough miles for a domestic ticket, and they offered to reinstate for $150 or a flight before the end of year. I found a same day round trip for under $100 at 5.2 cents per mile. The same day round trip will have me back for lunch.
I noticed when the short flights get really cheap, the taxes and fees keep the price per mile above 5. Without taxes and fees it would be 3.3 cents per mile.
Midway through the trip, I went to a service counter and asked to put set the remaining flight to a different Star Alliance carrier. They said I couldn't do that because it would be fraud. After more discussion and the person making a phone call to ask, I was told the entire booking can be on only one frequent flier account. So I was not allow to split the trip on two of my Star Alliance accounts.
Read Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins. This book explains geopolitics of finance, oil and energy, and war. Excellent book that explains why the USA is in constant wars around the world, and how finance is a key driver to enslave societies.
Read this page from the book.
I noticed when the short flights get really cheap, the taxes and fees keep the price per mile above 5. Without taxes and fees it would be 3.3 cents per mile.
Midway through the trip, I went to a service counter and asked to put set the remaining flight to a different Star Alliance carrier. They said I couldn't do that because it would be fraud. After more discussion and the person making a phone call to ask, I was told the entire booking can be on only one frequent flier account. So I was not allow to split the trip on two of my Star Alliance accounts.
Read Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins. This book explains geopolitics of finance, oil and energy, and war. Excellent book that explains why the USA is in constant wars around the world, and how finance is a key driver to enslave societies.
Read this page from the book.
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Matrix Flight Search
ITA Software, owned by Google, has a sophisticated flight search. I am finding the lowest published fares with this tool. For those wanting to have multiple legs on their ticket, this tools allows it.
A simple search to Hawaii.
A simple search to Hawaii.
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