Map From First Starbucks (Pike Place, Seattle)
Well, today seemed like a fitting day to blog about the Alaska Airline Loyalty Program (Mileage Plan), as they’re headquartered in Seattle, and that’s where I am today.
Today we’re providing an overview of the Virgin America frequent flyer program, called Elevate.
While many people think that VA is owned by my favorite business guy, Sir Richard Branson, that’s only partially true. He was the mastermind behind the idea, but US law does not permit foreign entities
Last Updated: 2/28/2013
The USBank FlexPerks travel card is quite a strong credit card if you are fine with redeeming your points for airline tickets (due to the very favorable redemption rates for airline tickets provided by this card, discussed below). Other forms of redemption, such as gift cards, cash
Today’s post is a bit more analytically focused than usual, which is fitting since we’re endeavoring answer the question, “How much are Virgin America Elevate points worth?”
You can learn more about the Virgin America Elevate program here, or continue reading to dive deep into point valuation.
Last Reviewed: 6/17/2011
On March 1st of 2011 Southwest Airlines introduced its newly revamped Rapid Rewards loyalty program-replacing the older, more complex program, with something that doesn’t require so much deep thought to understand. This required
Last Reviewed: 7/17/2010
The Discover Escape credit card (aka Escape by Discover) masquerades as a travel credit card, but is really falls into what I believe is a unique class of cards which I would dub “restricted cash-back credit cards”.