Donate Your Miles To Hospitalized Military Personnel

Looking for a great way to donate unused frequent flier miles? The Fisher House Foundation administers the "Hero Miles" program, comprised of individual airlines whose passengers donate their frequent flyer miles to assist service members, families and close friends.

Specifically, Fisher House Foundation provides free airline tickets to military men and women who are undergoing treatment at a military or VA medical center incident to their service in Iraq or Afghanistan. Family members and close friends are also eligible to for a free flight to visit the hospitalized service member.

Click here for more information on the Fisher House Foundation and to arrange a miles donation.

TripAdvisor $1 Million Charity Giveaway

To celebrate over 15 million reviews, and show the power of a collective voice, TripAdvisor is giving away $1 million to environmentally and socially conscious organizations, and needs your help to allocate the funds. Vote for any of the following: Conservation International; Doctors Without Borders; National Geographic Society; The Nature Conservancy; Save The Children. Submit your vote by November 9, 2008.

Frequent-Flier Miles & Charity

The time of giving is upon us, and frequent-flier miles make a perfect gift. Perhaps you have too few miles for a free ticket? Consider donating your miles to charity. Or, if you tend to donate to charity already, you can earn miles for your generosity. From the Daily Mitzvah is a listing of many airlines offering this miles & charity exchange. Happy giving and/or receiving.

Continental Airlines: Donate your miles
Delta Airlines: Sky Wish Charities
Midwest Airlines: Miracle Miles
Northwest Airlines: Air Cares Partners
United Airlines: Charity Miles
USAirways: Miles of Hope

History about to unfold: Airbus 380 flies in October

The grand mamma/pappa (you can choose the gender) of planes will soon be put into service for everyone to enjoy. This will truly be an amazing moment in aviation history. The Airbus-380 will begin flying passengers by the end of October.

First though, Singapore Airlines will auction off their inaugural flight to some lucky folks through eBay. 100% of the proceeds will be donated to charity organizations.

More information can be found here.