Mile High Club: Laura's Travel Newsletter

• Since I'm a member of the "when-I-get-shitty-service-I-write-a-complaint-letter" club, I thought I'd share this item about if you get bumped to a different airline than the original one you bought a ticket on and you don't get the miles you wanted. Good to know.

• As a rule you'll get screwed transferring miles from one airline program to another, but it's good to know it's possible. Here's an overview.

• If you're looking to spend a few American miles, here's a new program they introduced.

• Orbitz's Deal Detector rules. It allows you to select the dates for travel (including if you have flexible travel dates), say if you'll only consider non-stop flights, pick up to three airlines to limit the search to (for your frequent flyer programs), and then to tell them to email you if the price drops below a certain $ amount. Perfect.