FrequentFlierMiles

Flying during the holidays is a harrowing experience at best, and on Tuesday, American Airlines' customers got another thing to worry about when it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. As the airline prepares to massively restructure itself, will its customers be left at the gate?

A homeless man in Orange County, California is living a hotel version of the movie "Up in the Air," using frequent flier miles and hotel reward points to live in hotels while he looks for a job. Jim Kennedy, 46, turned 7,000 points from United Airlines and $100 in cash into a four-night stay this...

The New York Times reports that while even complimentary mini bags of pretzels inch closer to extinction, airlines are dreaming up new elite categories for frequent fliers -- complete with perks and prestigious titles. A quick sampling of the new clubs: Continental Airlines' Presidential Platinum...

For the 14.5 million unemployed people with more time on their hands during the recession, watching Internet ads and answering online questionnaires may seem like a big waste of time. After all, there are job applications to fill out and jobs to find.But spending about five minutes a day looking at...

This year, I swore that I would give the airlines as little money as possible. It wasn't just a matter of my being annoyed by the gradual advance of extra charges, which told me that the major carriers had given up even a pretense at respecting me. It was also a simple matter of money. I had lots...

In an exercise in stating the obvious, the Wall Street Journal has written about how the declining value of frequent flier miles has made customers less loyal to airlines. If you're one of those travelers who flies hundreds of thousands of miles a year, a frequent flier program might be important...

What's in My Wallet is a series of posts from WalletPop writers and editors that will help you maximize your financial self according to what you carry.Some store cards are great: You go to the grocery store and they offer you instant savings on items you're buying. Other store cards pretend to be...

Are you as sick of rewards cards as I am? Do you think they really get people to stay more loyal to a store? I'm so over rewards cards that they barely even register with me... I shop where I want to shop, and I'd rather not carry one more card, thank you.But businesses are convinced that rewards...