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Old Oct 17, 2012 | 10:32 am
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Originally Posted by Chevelter
Travel writer Joe Brancatelli posted a very important column today about the coming changes in frequent flier programs, including probably United Airlines, and why you should NOT bank very many miles in your accounts.

http://www.bizjournals.com/bizjourna....html?page=all
What a terrible article, honestly. It's best left for kettles and others, not experienced FTers.

Nuggets like "More and more of the most desirable holiday places are farmed out to international partner airlines, and those carriers almost always charge much higher award prices...". made me lose interest immediately.
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