December 2009 Archives

If you're hitting an airport this holiday season, you should follow these steps to minimize the damage that flight delays and cancellations can do to your travel plans.
What to do when you've got a bunch of frequent-flier mileage accounts, yet not enough miles in any one of them? Here are the top ten ways to turn them into a free ticket.
A question has come in: "We are going to St. Lucia's Coconut Bay Resort on January 1st. Any tips for our week there?"
When your preferred airline or hotel chain suddenly changes its program rules, devaluing your precious miles and points, at what point do you bail and throw yourself into another program's arms?
How long before a trip do you have the best shot at nabbing frequent-flyer-award seats? Is there a best day of the week or best time of day to call the airline? Is one city better than another to fly into when you're looking for the greatest award-seat availability? We've got the answers!

Are Your USAirways Miles Safe?

Last week's FlyerTalk Challenge yielded ten top frequent-flier-mile questions that we will be answering here on The Perrin Post over the next couple of weeks. And by "we," I actually mean frequent-flier god Randy Petersen and his merry band of mileage mavens over at Boarding Area.

About Wendy Perrin

Wendy Perrin is Condé Nast Traveler's award-winning advice columnist and the author of Wendy Perrin's Secrets Every Smart Traveler Should Know (Fodor's). She's here to help you save money, avoid travel hassles, and beat the system wherever possible, so don't hesitate to ask her your travel questions.