I know there are some people who have wandered over since reading about the site in the New York Times.
From my experience, some of you will mistakenly conclude that traveling with miles is too difficult for you and will miss out on the way all of us fly for pennies around the world in First Class.
I spent $90 for a First Class Suite, bed, gourmet food, top-shelf alcohol, and access to an onboard shower. Thanks miles!
Don’t be one of these people. The article was published online Wednesday, so in the last few days I put up a few resources for beginners that I want to share again.
The first was a post about why we collect miles with some recent personal success stories of my own, Travel for Pennies with Miles.
The next day I shared step-by-step the exact technique you can use RIGHT NOW to Earn 105,000 American Airlines Miles in the Next Few Weeks, enough for four roundtrip flights within the continental US, three to South America or Hawaii, two to Asia or Europe, or one flat-bed business class trip to Europe.
Then two days ago, I restarted my comprehensive beginners’ series. These are two minute, small step posts designed to get you to be able to fly anywhere in the world in first class for pennies. You can catch up in just a few minutes by reading the first three posts. To catch the rest, check back daily or subscribe for one daily email at 6:15 AM ET with my posts from the last 24 hours on the top left of this screen.
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Before the New York Times article, you probably didn’t know that there was a world of people out there traveling at the front of the plane in suites and taking showers on board for less than the price you were paying for a middle seat on the back. Don’t worry; we were all in that position.
Now that you’ve found us, join us. Whether your goal is lavish travel for yourself, a luxury honeymoon for the price of a Southwest flight, traveling with your family of four on school breaks, getting home for free, or anything else, miles are the answer. If you ever have any questions, comment on this blog or email me.
-Scott, founder of MileValue.com
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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!
Thanks for the great info!
Please forgive my ignorance, i read most of your posts about getting the max benifit of miles/free one way trips, but I just could not apply your concepts to the trip I’m trying to book:
From Huoston,TX to Tripoli, Libya it costs 80k on United coach, but every time I try to add a free one way to Europe or within the USA the system charges me the regular amount of miles/points it costs!!
Am I missing something?
Give me an example of a route you’ve tried.
Houston to Tripoli
Tripoli to Houston
Houston to where?
For example:
Houston to tripoli
Tripoli to Houston
Houston to Los angeles, California (also tried Orlando Florida)
Or
Houston to tripoli
Tripoli to Houston
Houston to Paris, France
The first one should work as a free oneway. The second will definitely price as three separate oneways. There is no way United will let you route Tripoli to Paris via Houston as one valid return.
Won’t United let you do Houston -> Tripoli -> Paris -> Houston?
Whenever I try the Houston – Tripoli (Aug2013), Tripoli- Houston (Oct2013), Houston-Orlando (Dec2013) I get an error message stating:
!We were not able to find any available flights for award travel meeting your requirements. Bla bla bla..
I checked individually and there ate plenty of saver award seats for all the dates, yet still I get this error message..
Am I doing something wrong?
Try Los Angeles. Call up if you want Orlando –> http://milevalue.com/an-answer-to-the-most-common-question-i-get-about-free-oneways-on-united/
Thank you very much for the info! The amount of posts here is huge, it’s easy to miss some “obvious” facts especially if it’s the first time ^_^
the LA worked, Orlando still getting errors but I’ll keep trying otherwise I’ll just call.
I have one more question if u dont mind!
I have a Chase united, Amex SPG, and USairways MC.. Which would u do your normal daily spending to get the most miles per year?
Or do you recommend another credit card I should get for that purpose?
Of those three, the best for every day spend in the AMEX SPG. But I don’t recommend using any one card for spending day-to-day. Use your spending to clear new sign up bonuses, and earn 10 times the miles or more. http://milevalue.com/best-offers-and-best-practices/
Probably