An Eventual End to United’s Starnet Blocking?

November 6th, 2009 admin
Share/Save/Bookmark

Add To Delicious Digg This post Stumble this post
Topics: Test A iPad 4 Free

At the Star Alliance MegaDO it was revealed that the Star Alliance website will be offering an award search tool to display award seat availability across the alliance. If Star makes member award seats transparent, it will be very hard for United to remain the only Star member blocking awards. The alliance itself will be marketing that you can find award seats on its website and call your member program, and then Mileage Plus members would call to be told “that flight…


Originally posted on View From The Wing

 
  Related Posts
The Advantages and Disadvantages of the Three Airline Alliances, or the Wall Street Journal Covers United Starnet Blocking
Scott McCartney ‘s “Middle Seat” column in the Wall Street Journal today focuses on the benefits of alliances . The action, as Scott rightly notes, is all in upgrades, lounge access, and mileage accrual and redemption. He points out that oneworld top tier elites have access to first class lounges, not just business lounges, but... 
ANA Website No Longer Allows Members Without any Miles to Search for Star Allaince Awards
I woke up this morning to some disturbing news. The All Nippon Airways website award search page is the killer app for searching out Star Alliance awards . The site displays award inventory for all Star Alliance members, and is easy to use (more or less). Sometime overnight (here in the US, presumably sometime in the morning over in Japan!) the website... 
United Improves Online Award Booking .. a Little Bit
United Improves Online Award Booking .. a Little Bit
The United website’s award search capability has added a new tab, in addition to saver and standard awards there’s now a tab you can click for Star Alliance awards. So far they’re only loading Continental and US Airways inventory, not the rest of their Star partners, but it’s a start. Star Alliance Awards Star Alliance®... 
Star Alliance Gold status for just 20,000 status miles
Aegean Airlines just recently joined the Star Alliance, and they have the lowest Star Alliance Gold level qualification tier, at a measly 20,000 status miles to qualify. As a Star Alliance Gold member you get access to all Star Alliance Gold lounges whenever traveling, even on a domestic ticket. A lot of Continental, United, and US Airways elite... 
ANA award tool now only available to those with miles in account
For years the ANA tool, which has been available to all members of ANA’s Mileage Club, has shown award availability on all Star Alliance partners. Well, given how much it was used by people that never had the intention of redeeming ANA miles, they’ve added a bit of a restriction. At the bottom of the log-in page there’s now a message... 
  Related Tweets from Twitter
PupaKat (Kathleen Holmlund)  : Some great advice and tips for those wishing to follow a career in PR and New Media http://bit.ly/bXKRGY #newmedia #in..
Updated : 2010-09-06T11:28:39Z   |  Reply  |  View Tweet
hen4 (hen weaves baskets:))  : @JSFlowerspirit eugh! Advice I just got was to grind up the demerera so it doesn't go all toffee like...
Updated : 2010-09-06T11:28:36Z   |  Reply  |  View Tweet
ukgirlontherun (AmyW)  : @JamieVJB Just saw your blog. Sending you a giant hug and lots and lots of love. But no advice xxx..
Updated : 2010-09-06T11:27:56Z   |  Reply  |  View Tweet
MaralynParker (Maralyn Parker)  : @deangroom 3D stuff??? ohhh Ok -will report back in for advice when I have my iPad. Is there a best model to buy?..
Updated : 2010-09-06T11:27:52Z   |  Reply  |  View Tweet
maestro723 (Tawsif)  : Is thankful to @goonerzade for the life-saving advice...
Updated : 2010-09-06T11:27:46Z   |  Reply  |  View Tweet
  Related News from Digg
No comments yet.

Spam Protection by WP-SpamFree

TOP