Monthly Archives: February 2012

Earn miles for watching tv shows and movies?! Sweet travel deals for the week

Tweet Guest Post by Chris Carruth Mileage deals, reward points and other promotions can go a long ways towards making travel affordable  (if not free).  It’s in this spirit of affordable travel that we’re presenting recent and upcoming deals that we … Continue reading

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What’s new at UsingMiles!

TweetWell, in two words: A LOT! We have been super busy adding new technologies to the site in our quest to make it easy for you to manage ALL of your loyalty programs in one place, and find ways to … Continue reading

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Use your miles to go to New Orleans…for Mardi Gras!

TweetToday is Fat Tuesday, where people all over the world are celebrating their last night of drinking, and eating richer, fatty foods before the ritual fasting of the Lenten season. In the US, New Orleans is the place to be … Continue reading

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Starwood’s Hotel Loyalty Program Introduces New Benefits

TweetIn an effort to move beyond the usual points and perks and entice the world’s most frequent travelers, Starwood recently added new benefits to its hotel loyalty program. As this article points out, while international business travelers make up just 2 … Continue reading

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Chris Carruth’s Travel Industry Insights and Destination news!

Tweet And now for the bi-weekly edition of “Subjective and selective travel industry news”, wherein we’ll be looking at recent and upcoming industry insights and destination news.  Have a suggestion?  Email me at [email protected].  Now, for the news: Industry Insights: The U.S. Department … Continue reading

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Be My Valentine…And Earn Miles While You’re At It!

TweetGuest Post by Chris Carruth Mileage deals, reward points, and other promotions: Thinking of buying flowers online for Valentine’s Day?  Mileage and points abound.  For instance,Continental is offering 30 Miles for every $1 spent ordering flowers through FTD (plus an additional 150 … Continue reading

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New restaurant loyalty program should get some ‘likes’

TweetA new restaurant loyalty program figures to make itself a lot of friends on Facebook. Plink has teamed up with Dunkin’ Donuts, Quiznos, Red Robin, Taco Bell and other chain restaurants for its online-to-offline deal, which lets Facebook users earn rewards … Continue reading

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Top 5 Romantic Destinations for Valentines Day

TweetPicture this: Valentine’s day is coming up, you want to do something special for that significant other in your life, and you have airline miles piling up. Does this sound like you? Well, instead of flowers, chocolates, and teddy bears, … Continue reading

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Vote for us and win a FREE Premier Membership – to keep or gift to a friend!

TweetUsingMiles has been nominated for EyeforTravel’s Mobile Innovation in Travel Award in the categories, Best Mobile Travel App and Best Mobile Strategy. Please support us! Winners are determined by YOUR VOTES alone, and we would appreciate the support so much. … Continue reading

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Can You Be a “Green” Frequent Flier?

TweetYou love travel. You also love the earth. In fact, you love the earth so much you want to see more of it. But is it possible to be a frequent flier in an environmentally friendly way? Of course, there are any … Continue reading

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