All these offers have expired.

With the proliferation of transferable points like Chase Ultimate Rewards, American Express Membership Rewards, Citi ThankYou Points, and Starwood Preferred Guest Starpoints, Americans have access to cheap awards through tons of foreign programs.

Here are five underpriced awards on foreign award charts and how to get the miles needed to book the awards.
1. Singapore Awards Between Hawaii and the Americas
Singapore Airlines puts Hawaii and Central America--you know, those two places that are thousands of miles apart--into one region.

Delta changed the wording on its SkyMiles News & Updates page to include a heavier discount on annual CLEAR memberships for Delta SkyMiles Credit Card Members.

Usually a CLEAR membership costs $179 per year. If you have one of the following Delta co-branded American Express cards (or the small business version) than you (the primary cardholder) get a $100 yearly discount, reducing the cost to $79 per year.

What's CLEAR?
CLEAR is a means of bypassing TSA security lines.

I originally wrote this series in 2012.  As it has turned out to be quite popular, I am in the process of updating it to reflect current information for 2016.
“Top 10 Things to Do, See, and Eat in Peru” Series Index

Top 10 Things to Do, See, and Eat in Peru: Prologue
Top 10 Things to Do, See, and Eat in Peru: #1, Machu Picchu
Top 10 Things to Do, See, and Eat in Peru: #2 & 3, Sacred Valley and Amazon Rainforest
Top 10 Things to Do, See, and Eat in Peru: #4 &

Virgin Atlantic begins service between London and Seattle at the end of March 2017, and there is a ridiculous amount of flat bed Business Class award space on the route throughout the spring and summer.

Here are the daily flight schedules:

Seattle –> London, 7:10 pm – 2:00 pm
London –> Seattle, 11:00 am – 1:20 pm

Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Product
Virgin Atlantic's Business Class, called Upper Class offers a flat bed, Clubhouse access, and access to an onboard bar.

Award Space
Seattle ->

JetBlue is running a Flash Fares sale right now. You can book a one way flight from New York City (JFK) to Liberia, Costa Rica on September 4, 2016 for a ridiculous 300 JetBlue points and $23.25 in taxes.

The Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite™ MasterCard® 60,000 mile offer has expired. Check out the current best credit card offers here.

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August 31, 2016 will be the last day to get the Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite™ MasterCard® sign up bonus of 60,000 bonus American Airlines miles.

There's a lot you can do with the 60,000 mile sign up bonus from the Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite™ MasterCard®.

Citi offers Price Rewind as a free feature on its personal cards like the:

Citi Prestige® Card
Citi ThankYou® Premier Card
Citi ThankYou® Preferred Card
Citi® Hilton HHonors™ Reserve Card, 
Citi® Hilton HHonors™ Visa Signature® Card
Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select® MasterCard®
Citi® Double Cash Card – 18 month BT offer
Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite™ MasterCard®

It's not a highly publicized benefit, but it can save you a lot of money each year, as proven by our reader success stories in this post.

Basically you register purchases online and if the price drops within 60 days of the

Right Now
Citi Prestige® Card offers American Airlines lounge access on any day you are flying American Airlines flights for you and either your spouse and kids or any two guests.

It also offers Priority Pass lounge access worldwide for you and either your spouse and kids or any two guests, no matter what airline you fly.

Full post on Citi Prestige Airport Lounge Access
But Only Until July 23, 2017
The Citi Prestige® Card loses access to American Airlines lounges on July 24, 2017.

Next month I want to fly Lufthansa First Class from the United States to Europe, like I did a few years ago, because I love the Lufthansa First Class Terminal in Frankfurt, the luxury of sitting in the nose of a 747-8, and the onboard food and drinks.

But I want to do it smartly. Instead of paying 110,000 United miles one way, I want to pay 40,000 Starpoints.