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Choosing Planes Over Trains? Delta Will Slip You Some Extra Miles

May 27, 2009 at 8:43 AM | by JetSetCD | 0 Comments

'Tis the summer of transportation competition in the Northeast, as both Megabus and Boltbus step up their game for the peak season. Joining the tug-of-war—the one for passengers who will be making due with domestic weekends and short jaunts instead of big summer blowouts—are the good old airlines.

Since airlines that once had dominance over routes like New York to Washington DC cannot compare with the ultra-cheap bus fares or the security-less train routes, it may be a good time to offer perks for choosing to fly the friendly (and more expensive) skies.

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George Clooney Goes 'Up In The Air' for Frequent Flier Miles Quest

May 26, 2009 at 9:21 AM | by cmb | 0 Comments

George Clooney is filming a movie that will surely have the folks at FlyerTalk forking over $11 a pop to see it on opening weekend. "Up In The Air" is about a man trying to accumulate one million frequent flier miles while at the same time, trying to land a job at a mysterious management company called MythTech.

So far, it doesn't look like the movie has any tips about scamming the system for a million miles. Nope, it looks like Clooney's character will actually be flying a million miles as most of the filming has taken place at airports across the U.S.

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