Who Am I and What Happened in Game 1 for UVA in Spain

Regular MileValue readers: ignore this post. It's about college basketball, not miles.
UVA fans: ignore this blog. It's about traveling free (in first class if you want) by efficiently collecting and redeeming frequent flyer miles, hotel points, and credit card points. If you don't want to ignore that, start here.
About My Fandom
My sister started at UVA in 1995, and my brother followed in 1997. He was a fan of the teams that featured Hand, Hall, Watson, Mason, and others.

Anatomy of an Award: Three Cities in Asia on Two Awards

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Anatomy of an Award posts highlight real awards I’ve booked to show you the techniques needed to book your dream trip.

I recently booked my brother a pair of awards that will allow us to visit Hong Kong, Beijing, and Seoul together.

Free First Class 2014: Should You Chase Status

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This is the twenty-fifth post in a monthlong series that started here. Each post will take about two minutes to read and may include an action item that takes the reader another two minutes to complete.

Incredible Asiana First Class on A380 Flying to US

Asiana has started flying an A380 between Seoul-Incheon and Los Angeles. The daily flight includes fully enclosed suites in First Class and fully flat beds in Business Class.

First Class on Asiana A380

Asiana is a member of the Star Alliance, so Asiana flights are bookable with United miles and Avianca LifeMiles without fuel surcharges.

Business Class on Asiana A380

Award space is wide open in summer 2015 on the route in all cabins.

Free First Class 2014: Cheap Flights, Fuel Surcharges on ITA Matrix

This is the twenty-fourth post in a monthlong series that started here. Each post will take about two minutes to read and may include an action item that takes the reader another two minutes to complete.

Basics of Cathay Pacific Asia Miles (ThankYou Transfer Partner)

Citi recently announced that ThankYou Points now transfer to seven airlines and one hotel chain.

Since you can earn up to 50,000 bonus ThankYou points with the Citi ThankYou® Premier Card, I've been looking into those transfer partners to find the high value redemptions that maximize ThankYou points.

Free Giveaway Friday: 50 Free Award Wallet Upgrade Codes

Happy Aloha Friday! Enjoy one of these 50 free upgrade codes to six months of Award Wallet Plus. Award Wallet is the free way I track my 32 miles and points balances and store my login information for those programs.

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What Properties are Excluded from the Hilton Reserve Free Nights

The Limited Time Offer is Over! The card still comes with everything except the $100 statement credit.

Free First Class 2014: SeatGuru

This is the twenty-second post in a monthlong series that started here. Each post will take about two minutes to read and may include an action item that takes the reader another two minutes to complete. I am writing this for an audience of people who know nothing about frequent flyer miles, and my goal is that by the end, you know enough to fly for free anywhere you want to go.

Today I’ll be explaining a tool I use every time I book a flight or research an award to ensure I get the best seat possible, seatguru.com.