May 2014 – milenomics.com

Soliciting Reader Feedback: Longer or Shorter Posts?

May 27, 2014

Before we get to the above question I’d like to first say thank you to all the readers who’ve made Milenomics the success it has become. Changing…

How to Use flightconnections.com to Find Award Routes

May 25, 2014

Today we’re continuing our Milenomics basics series. We’ll be talking about airline routes, and how to find/figure out who flies where. We’ve talked about…

Triple Dip and Get Paid to Buy Lots of Miles at Safeway Stores! (5/21-6/3)

May 22, 2014

Update (5/29): It seems as though there are all kinds of promotions going on across the country, and most cash back discounts are not ringing up correctly…

How Delta Tried to Turn Car Trouble into Highway Robbery

May 21, 2014

I’ll be the first to admit the story that follows is mostly my fault. I’m sharing it to 1) Serve as a cautionary tale, and 2)…

Purchase Tracking Tools Revisited

May 12, 2014

We’ve discussed keeping track of your purchases here on Milenomics before. The original cost tracking posts here and here on Milenomics were written less than…

How to Book Low Level Delta Awards (without going crazy)

May 6, 2014

Today we’ll use some of the tools we’ve been covering in our back to basics series. What follows is a real booking I’ve made, from…

Partners, Alliances and Why Partner Awards are So Confusing

May 2, 2014

Last week we discussed Spending our Miles, and the basics of what ever award booking cost: Miles and Money. We’re continuing our introduction series here on Milenomics,…