Monthly Archives: November 2011

TweetEveryone knows you can use your frequent flyer miles to upgrade you seat or travel for free. But many people don’t take advantage of the countless other ways you can use all those loyalty rewards points. In this blog Usingmiles … Continue reading →

TweetThink of it as airlines trying to make some credit card points for themselves. But think of it as something you might profit from, too. Finding affinity credit cards — the ones issued directly through businesses — to be highly lucrative, airlines … Continue reading →

TweetUsingMiles.com is letting you in on a little known secret this week, as we are unveiling three of the best ways to distance yourself from all the tourist hotspots this year! It’s not hard to find beaches, new experiences or interesting … Continue reading →

TweetUsing Miles was founded because of the difficulty that most people face in managing their frequent flier miles. Fair or not, the airlines have a reputation of making it difficult to redeem miles. It’s understandable, really, given that it’s not … Continue reading →

TweetSubmit your favorite travel photo and get entered to win an exclusive UsingMiles.com Embroidered Jacket! Everybody loves a good photo, particularly if the photo is of a beautiful place. For the next two weeks we at UsingMiles.com have decided to … Continue reading →

TweetWith the holidays fast approaching, many families will be traveling to one place or another in the upcoming months. Although most adults who fly have frequent flier miles from one or multiple airlines, in many cases children are not yet taking advantage … Continue reading →

TweetThe merger of United and Continental airlines is certainly a big deal, with tens of thousands of employees being impacted, and the whole airline industry seeing a significant change. But for many people, the only thing they were really worried … Continue reading →

TweetIn this series UsingMiles.com is addressing one of the most popular and interesting topics, Travel Photography! In this first part we give you some background on terminology, debates and the preferences of travel photographers and amateurs alike. Digital Versus Film? … Continue reading →

TweetEveryone loves to travel. Whether you yearn to travel to faraway places or just a hundred miles away for a quick weekend getaway the fun begins with the planning. Websites and brochures offer amazing ideas and pictures of places you … Continue reading →

TweetEvery day we get feedback, questions and comments from our wonderful usingmiles.com users, so we’ve come up with a blog to address some of the most common e-mails we get. 1. I can’t find American Airlines or Southwest! Unfortunately both American … Continue reading →