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Southwest Double Points and Double Tier Qualifying Points

Southwest has a promotion through May 15th that gets you double points AND double tier qualifying points. I like this promo—it’s easy and a good deal. All you have to do is register here, then travel anywhere in the country by the May 15th end date. Love things that are this simple! It’s also a…

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Points for Business Travelers: Credit Cards

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Points for Business Travelers is a new weekly series aimed at helping business travelers maximize miles and points without a lot of effort. Have a suggestion or question? Email roadwarriorette @ gmail.com. It’s easy for business travelers to get lots of points without doing much extra work. So far we’ve talked about setting goals and…

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Points for Business Travelers: Loyalty programs

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Points for Business Travelers is a new weekly series aimed at helping business travelers maximize miles and points without a lot of effort. Have a suggestion or question? Email roadwarriorette @ gmail.com. Last week I talked about setting goals. Once you know what you’re trying to gain, it’s much easier to map out a points…

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Travel news roundup: Mergers, sharing perks, and unexpected travel benefits

American Airlines and US Airways: The merger is finally supposed to happen. Or is it? Articles abound today about the merger and what it means for travelers. A secret board meeting is supposed to happen next week to vote.  Reports are that the company will be based in Dallas, will be called American Airlines, and…

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Points for Business Travelers: Setting Goals

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Points for Business Travelers is a new weekly series aimed at helping business travelers maximize miles and points without a lot of effort. Have a suggestion or question? Email roadwarriorette @ gmail.com. One of the perks of frequent business travel is accruing miles that you can use for fun trips. After all, what’s the point…

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New Southwest policy: $40 for better boarding pass

Southwest recently added a new way to board early. Customers can pay $40 to board in an available Business Select space (A1-15) within 45 minutes of a flight. So let’s say there are only 6 Business Select customers on a flight, and A7-15 are available boarding spots. 45 minutes before departure you could pay $40…

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