I’ve had a lot of new readers joining the site lately, so I wanted to let them know of some of my best posts that they should read right away to get a feeling for what they can expect from milevalue.com.
Free Oneways on United Awards is my most viewed post of all time. As far as I know, it’s the first post to explain how to add a free oneway to any international award (or award to Hawaii) that uses United miles.
The United-award free oneway is especially awesome because it can be enjoyed even by people who are based at tiny regional airports, and it can go more places than an American Airlines free oneway.
The Four Rules of an American Airlines Stopover and Free Oneway
The Four Rules… is a must read if you want to take advantage of the well-known but poorly-understood free oneway available on American Airlines awards. In it, you’ll see a link to my first post about free oneways on AA awards that you might also want to click.
Free First Class Next Month
I first published a 30-part beginner series in March. This series was for ultra beginners and had short posts on everything a beginner should know. I’ve been reposting the series in a better order with updates, added screen shots, and improvements. That is ongoing. (See the post right below this one.)
If you want to see the whole first series, click here.
The Mile Value Calculator is an incredible tool I designed to figure out how much value you’re getting from your miles on a particular award. Hint: it’s not cash price of ticket divided by miles used.
I’ve put 12 posts in the Anatomy of an Award category. They show step-by-step the process of conceiving and booking actual awards I’ve booked for myself or through my Award Booking Service.
How to Exploit the Southwest-AirTran Merger
This is very salient to me right now because I’m writing this post on a Southwest flight from Burbank to Tampa. I saved several thousand points on the award by using the trick detailed in the post linked above. The details of the award booking are in this Anatomy of an Award post.
I have videos of my computer screen as I book free oneways with several types of miles. Hopefully I’ll add more soon. Check it out.
How to Book Any PointBreaks Hotel for $35/night
This is the cheapest way to get hotels, and it’s a simple, repeatable trick that is well within the rules of the Priority Club program.
The Cheapest Ways to Get to Hawaii
I was born in Hawaii, and I go back about once a year, so I compiled the cheapest ways to get to Hawaii.
Lists of Possible Avios Awards and International Gateway Cities
I’ve made lists of all possible Avios awards from New York, Los Angeles, and Dallas.
I’ve also made a list of all possible international gateways on American Airlines awards. This is crucial since stopovers can only be at the North American International Gateway City on AA awards.
Recap
Well, you’ve certainly got a lot of reading to do over the weekend now! And, yes, all this information will be on the final exam 
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I have earned millions of points, primarily though credit cards, to travel the world in first class for pennies. This blog will show you how to earn and redeem points to do the same!
Can you create a page for new folks with a listing of hot deals and techniques they should try and kill?
Good idea
May be you can create a HEADING “popular posts”, or something like “must read”.
I’ve learned a lot from your blog. Thank you !!
OK, i have to say it……Scott, you are the best!! Your blogs are informative, incisive, well-written, creative, balanced and entertaining. There, what have i missed?….
[ Oh, lotsa luck in las vegas]
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At the very least, update your “Start Here” page with a permalink to this post.
That’s the plan