''InsideFlyer'' is a website specializing in
frequent-flyer news.
InsideFlyer began as a monthly print publication founded in
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Colorado Springs is a home rule municipality in, and the county seat of, El Paso County, Colorado, United States. It is the largest city in El Paso County, with a population of 478,961 at the 2020 United States Census, a 15.02% increase since ...
, in 1986 by
Randy Petersen, which provided information on earning and redeeming frequent-flyer miles and points. The print magazine's monthly circulation was around 76,000, and more readers visit the online site. The magazine recommended flexibility in trying to redeem frequent-flyer miles and points.
Petersen went on to found frequent-flyer forum
FlyerTalk
FlyerTalk is an Internet forum for discussion of airline frequent-flyer programs, hotel loyalty programs and other issues related to travel. The site was founded in 1998 by Randy Petersen and was acquired by Internet Brands in 2007.
History
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in 1998. The site was acquired by
Internet Brands
MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands is an American new media company based in El Segundo, California, United States, that operates online media, community, and e-commerce sites in vertical markets. The company also develops and licenses internet ...
in 2007. In March 2011, he founded online publication ''MilePoint'', which was relaunched as ''InsideFlyer'' on October 10, 2015, as a rebranded global community. New features include integrating mileage, travel itinerary tracking and social features to keep up with other members of the travel community.
The print magazine's last issue was January 19, 2015
ending its 28 years, 11 months and 11 days in publishing.
References
Further reading
Petersen interviewin ''Colorado Business Journal''
External links
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