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| Mileage Pro: The Insider's Guide to Frequent Flyer Programs | 
 enlarge | Authors: Randy Petersen, Tim Winship
Publisher: OAG
Category: Book
List Price: $9.95
Buy New: $9.94
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 403219
Media: Paperback
Pages: 204
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.1 x 1
ISBN: 0977629503
EAN: 9780977629503
Publication Date: November 23, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: ***AUTOGRAPHED*** Signed by both authors with slogan "more miles, more points!" Otherwise NR Pristine with light shelf wear and one slightly bent page corner. Exactly as pictured. Fast shipper.
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Product Description
The most comprehensive book ever written on mastering airline, hotel and car rental loyalty programs has arrived. Mileage Pro: The Insiders Guide to Frequent Flyer Programs is the first book ever written on managing and maximizing travel loyalty programs. Whether someone is a road warrior, a miles junkie, or an infrequent leisure traveler, Mileage Pro empowers consumers to break through the often complicated web of information on travel loyalty programs.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
A wealth of 411 December 30, 2007
Smart, easy 2 read book w/a wealth of 411 ! I read mine on a bicoastal flight; eyes & ??s were on me. Def. recommended reading 4 even an occasional traveler!
 Frequent Flyer Help December 24, 2007
This book should provide one who's new to using FF miles help. It will be a disappointment to longstanding users of FF miles - there are no new surprises in the book's contents.
Good Frequent Travel Reference July 7, 2007
This is a very good reference for frequent travelers and members of frequent travel programs, as almost all are covered (airlines, hotels, credit cards, car rentals, etc.) However, it is not as detailed as previous editions (I have all of them.) . Only basic program contact info is given. It would be better to publish an up-to date complete edition next time out so that travelers would get a better idea of what's out there.
expected more. May 7, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have 2.8 milion miles. I was hoping for more info to sharpen my skills.
 This book should be renamed "Mileage Amateur" January 19, 2007
28 out of 28 found this review helpful
I am sad to say that I found this book very disappointing. It claims to target "the middle level of the mileage earning community" however most of the information is so basic that I cannot see this being an interesting read for anyone but the complete novice. People interested enough in frequent flyer miles to purchase a book about it will surely be knowledgeable about most of the content.
Examples of such topics include sections on the possibility of mileage being earned on airline program partners and not just the home airline, that extra miles are given for purchasing first- and business tickets, and how being loyal to a single airline or alliance is the way to earn elite status. There is nothing in this book that cannot be discovered by going to any given airlines home page and reading about benefits offered to elite members or how many miles are required for an award ticket.
A lot of information on mileage maximization is neglected. Petersen's recommendation to join the program hosted by the airline that you will be flying most often is not necessarily the best idea- sometimes it pays to join one of their foreign partners who may be more generous (such as awarding full mileage on lower fares that don't qualify on the home partner). There is also no information on how to configure itineraries that will earn the most miles such as checking a ticket's rules to find out the maximum number of allowed connections or legal routing.
While I feel that Randy Petersen's website, Flyer Talk, and his input in many other websites and publications are excellent, this book leaves much to be desired and contains no insider information or little known ways to maximize miles.
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