The guy who takes three years to get to 25,000 miles, American could care less about him, ... American may kiss up to the super elite member, but that could also be limited, they may honor his miles up to so many miles.

The jury is still out on the US Airways fare increase for the business traveler.

I couldn't get the airlines to talk to me last summer. This year four airlines have come to me and offered me cheaper fares than I'm quoting.

I don't know if it's anything to be alarmed about. As long as it's used for intelligence versus harassment, I have no problem with it.

How can they charge $100 to change a flight that costs $49!?!

If you bought your ticket through a local travel agent, or online, you want everything printed before this information starts disappearing from the computer systems.

If you are a gambler and you don't care where you want to go, you could probably wait and find some good deals. But if you're trying to go to a specific destination at a specific time, I'd strongly start considering buying before Memorial Day.

Is this a big deal? Yes. Southwest isn't a chump. They can wreak havoc out there. The other guys are not going to sit back and let Southwest fill their planes without responding.

Take the challenge. When they say they have the lowest rate, make sure they do. If you find a cheaper rate on a third-party Web site, print it out and send it to the hotel to get that rate.

Dollar for mile, Europe is your best bang for the buck this winter. I've never seen anything like it. When you can fly from New York to London cheaper than you can fly from New York to Charlotte, you just can't beat it.