United CEO Kirby pushes back against new credit card, frequent flyer regulation

United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby warned Tuesday that legislative meddling is a threat to popular airline loyalty programs. “The one risk to [loyalty] programs are legislative initiatives that I’m sure are well intentioned but would just be bad policy, particularly the Credit Card Competition Act,” he said at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s 2024 Global…

Reader success story: Using points and miles to tour 3 European countries

Dianna and Michael Norton both dreamed of visiting the U.K. She’s an English history buff fascinated by things like the Tower of London and the Crown Jewels, and Michael had always wanted to see Stonehenge. But Michael’s leg swelling prevented them from flying more than six hours at a time — a serious hurdle when…