Over the summer United offered to sell miles for 1.88 cents apiece, I believe for the first time. What's interesting is that selling miles cheap was the US Airways strategy that came over to American Airlines, and now that former US Airways and American ...

Buy United Miles for 1.88 Cents Apiece and more...  In This Issue...  Buy United Miles for 1.88 Cents Apiece  People Rent Fake Private Jets to Take Selfies and the TWA Flight 800 747 is in a Warehouse  Flights Evacuated at Orlando Airport Today After Camera Battery Exploded  A Second Marriott Hotel Has Been Commandeered By the Saudi Government  Singapore’s Flight Attendant Training is Amazing But Rubs Me the Wrong Way  Unprecedented: American Express Transfer Bonus to Air Canada Aeroplan (Targeted)  7 Simple Ways to Meet Minimum Spending on a Credit Card Without Breaking a Sweat  Best-Ever JetBlue Plus Card Offer 60,000 Points  More Recent Articles Buy United Miles for 1.88 Cents Apiece Over the summer United offered to sell miles for 1.88 cents apiece, I believe for the first time. What's interesting is that selling miles cheap was the US Airways strategy that came over to American Airlines, and now that former US Airways and American President Scott Kirby is United's President they're doing it too. He knows that the airline is in control of their cost of redemption, and that any miles sold above that cost generates profit. Continue reading Buy United Miles for 1.88 Cents Apiece...          • Email to a friend •   People Rent Fake Private Jets to Take Selfies and the TWA Flight 800 747 is in a Warehouse A roundup of the most important stories of the day. I keep you up to date on the most interesting writings I find on other sites – the latest news and tips. Continue reading People Rent Fake Private Jets to Take Selfies and the TWA Flight 800 747 is in a Warehouse...          • Email to a friend •   Flights Evacuated at Orlando Airport Today After Camera Battery Exploded A lithium ion camera battery exploded in a suitcase before security at the Orlando airport Friday evening. Some passengers reported that it sounded like a gun shot, however it appears to have been an accident and not an attack of any kind. The TSA ordered that all passengers who had cleared security had to evacuate the terminal and be re-screened. And all passengers that were onboard planes that had not yet taken off returned to their gates to get off, leave the terminal, and be re-screened. Continue reading Flights Evacuated at Orlando Airport Today After Camera Battery Exploded...          • Email to a friend •   A Second Marriott Hotel Has Been Commandeered By the Saudi Government Saudi Arabia commandeered the Ritz-Carlton Riyadh to use as a prison as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman moved against powerful senior princes and government leaders over this past weekend. Now the Saudi government has taken over the Marriott Courtyard Riyadh Diplomatic Quarter, too. Continue reading A Second Marriott Hotel Has Been Commandeered By the Saudi Government...          • Email to a friend •   Singapore’s Flight Attendant Training is Amazing But Rubs Me the Wrong Way While I was in Singapore for the unveiling of Singapore Airlines new cabin products I visited the carrier's training facility. I've had better crews on Singapore and some less good crews on Singapore but on average I find their service to the best in the industry -- high level, precise, and mostly consistent. It doesn't surprise that flight attendant training is the longest in the industry. Continue reading Singapore’s Flight Attendant Training is Amazing But Rubs Me the Wrong Way...          • Email to a friend •   Unprecedented: American Express Transfer Bonus to Air Canada Aeroplan (Targeted) You won't see this offer unless you're logged into your American Express Membership Rewards account, but some people at least are targeted for a 20% transfer bonus to Aeroplan and I do not recall ever seeing an Aeroplan transfer bonus before though no doubt readers will correct me if my memory fails. I'm targeted myself. Continue reading Unprecedented: American Express Transfer Bonus to Air Canada Aeroplan (Targeted)...          • Email to a friend •   7 Simple Ways to Meet Minimum Spending on a Credit Card Without Breaking a Sweat There's no quicker and easier way to earn a large amount of miles quickly than with a new credit card. It's not super complicated and you probably have access to more spending that you can put on a credit card than you think -- so it's far less daunting to meet credit card minimum spending requirements than you think in order to earn a signup bonus. Continue reading 7 Simple Ways to Meet Minimum Spending on a Credit Card Without Breaking a Sweat...          • Email to a friend •   Best-Ever JetBlue Plus Card Offer 60,000 Points The standard offer on the JetBlue Plus Card is 30,000 bonus points after you spend $1,000 on purchases within the first 90 days. In August for the first time we saw a 40,000 point signup bonus. Continue reading Best-Ever JetBlue Plus Card Offer 60,000 Points...          • Email to a friend •   More Recent Articles Review: Singapore's New Terminal 4 Cathay Pacific Lounge       Click here to safely unsubscribe from "View from the Wing." 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