miles Archives - The Winglet

How to earn miles without flying. It’s easier than you think.

Courtesy: Citi Bank Most of us bloggers earn a good portion of our miles from flying. However, non-frequent flyers can also earn miles without stepping foot inside of an aircraft. Take my [Read more]

February 16, 2015 // 5 Comments

When Did You First Join a Frequent Flyer Program? & Win a Gift card

Last night while eating a well-earned brownie with vanilla ice-cream and whip cream, I was looking through old emails dating back to around 2006. During that process, I came across what [Read more]

August 2, 2014 // 39 Comments

My Mid-Year Mileage & Life Report

Adam’s Mid-Year Mileage & Life Report In Cairo, Egypt It has been a great year for me thus far in terms of mileage accrual. I switched over to American Airlines at the [Read more]

July 20, 2014 // 0 Comments

The IRS May Soon Tax Miles & Reward Points

In 2002 Citibank sent customers an IRS Form 1099, documenting “miscellaneous income,” at a rate of 2.5 cents a mile, to customers who had signed up for the American Airlines [Read more]

May 29, 2014 // 0 Comments

Earn Up To 100,000 American Airlines Miles

American Airlines announced earlier this week a new promotion where you can earn up to 100,000 American Airlines miles on transatlantic flights. This promotion will run through August 31, [Read more]

May 16, 2014 // 0 Comments

Citi / AAdvantage Reduced Mileage Awards

American Airlines (and Citi) are one of the few airlines/credit cards that offer discounted mileage award flights for credit card holders. For example, most domestic flights cost 25,000 [Read more]

May 11, 2014 // 0 Comments

25% Discount on Southwest Points Purchase, WHAT!?

Yup, Southwest is offering a 25% discount on Southwest points purchases until May 31st, 2014! Now obviously it does not make sense to pay more than what something is worth and it could [Read more]

April 24, 2014 // 0 Comments

Airtran's A+ Rewards Update

Mark your calendars you points junkies! The few folks who are actually carrying around Airtran’s A+ Rewards has no need to fret during the Southwest merger as your credits are [Read more]

April 23, 2014 // 0 Comments

When to use Money instead of Miles/Points

Last week a friend of mine told me that she had used Delta Skymiles for an upcoming trip between St. Louis and Washington, D.C. The cheapest fare for such a flight was around $302 round [Read more]

April 21, 2014 // 0 Comments

9 Reasons for Choosing an Airline Frequent Flyer Program

Two years ago when I began to fly frequently I chose an airline without thinking it through. It took me almost two years to finally switch over to an airline which was more convenient for [Read more]

February 14, 2014 // 0 Comments