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Mileage Running
- 1. Mileage Running Frequent Traveler University Los Angeles onemileatatime.net
- 2. Background Information: ben schlappig Boarding Area’s One Mile At A Time onemileatatime@hotmail.co bschlappig onemileatatime m onemileatatime.net
- 3. Basic assumptions • Elitestatus is meaningless • Frequent flyer miles are a scam • Business travelers are stupid onemileatatime.net
- 4. What We’ll TalkAbout: • How the game has changed recently • When does it make sense to mileage run? • How to use ITA to find cheap fares • How to find availability for those fares • How to maximize the routings • How to lower the cost of airfare onemileatatime.net
- 5. How The GameHas Changed: • The airlines are onto us with our routings onemileatatime.net
- 6. Old Possible Routing: onemileatatime.net
- 7. New Limited Routing: onemileatatime.net
- 8. Which Airline ShouldYou Select? • Pick an airline that offers incremental benefits beyond the miles earned (bonus miles for passing thresholds, systemwide upgrades, etc.) • Pick an airline that has generous routing rules • Pick an airline that can meet your mileage goals – You can’t use Delta miles for international first class onemileatatime.net – Good luck getting to Tahiti with United miles
- 9. American AAdvantage: • Lotsof promotions for bonus miles • Eight systemwide upgrades without fare restrictions for top tier elites • International first class lounge access • Generous routing rules when traveling internationally onemileatatime.net
- 10. United MileagePlus: • Sixsystemwide upgrades for being top tier elite • Four confirmed regional upgrades for achieving top tier elite • Companion upgrades • Fairly generous routing rules for some city pairs onemileatatime.net
- 11. Delta SkyMiles: • Rolloverelite miles • Tons of ways to earn miles without flying (both elite and redeemable) • Medallion Choice Benefits for earning Platinum or Diamond Medallion status – Nominate someone to Silver or Gold status – 20,000-25,000 bonus redeemable miles – 4-6 systemwide upgrades onemileatatime.net
- 12. Alaska Mileage Plan: •Partners with American, Delta, Air France, British Airways, Korean Air, Qantas, Cathay Pacific • Top tier status at 75,000 miles on Alaska or 90,000 miles on partners • 100% mileage bonus plus 50,000 bonus miles per year (75,000 flown miles=200,000 redeemable miles) onemileatatime.net
- 13. Tools For ConstructingMileage Runs: • expertflyer.com • http://matrix.itasoftware.com/? showPricePerMile=true • airline’s “multi-city” search function • FlyerTalk mileage run forum onemileatatime.net
- 14. Mileage Runs vs.Mini Vacations: • If you take advantage of the right promotions, you may never need to mileage run again onemileatatime.net
- 15. Using itaMatrix: onemileatatime.net
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- 26. Colombo premium fares… onemileatatime.net
- 27. Questions? ben schlappig Boarding Area’s One Mile At A Time onemileatatime@hotmail.co bschlappig onemileatatime m onemileatatime.net