There is fantastic flat bed Business Class award space for two people on Delta flights to Europe next summer for the Level 1 (on the former, now deleted chart) price

Through December 14, 2015, United is offering up to an 85% bonus on purchased miles. The maximum bonus is targeted with some people being offered 60% and 70% bonuses. Also the size of the bonus depends on the number of miles you buy, with the largest 60%, 70%, or 85% bonus kicking in at 40,000 miles purchased.

Log into your account here to see the bonus you are offered. I was offered the 85% bonus.

United miles normally cost 3.5 cents per mile plus a 7.5% tax, bringing the full price to 3.76 cents each.

Last week, I released Fly Free in First, the only step-by-step guide to take you from beginner to expert on collecting and redeeming miles and points for your dream vacation. As a special thank you for people who purchase the book during launch week, I have added three bonuses:

An interview (in text form) with Drew Macomber from Travel Is Free about how he and his wife book luxury hotels on a shoestring budget while they travel 365 days a year, mostly in 4- and 5-start hotels for a total living budget of under $20,000 per year.

I will spend over 200 nights this year in Airbnb apartments--here's where I am sleeping in 2015--so three pieces of news about Airbnb caught my eye today.

Most (all?) AMEX cards are offering $50 off a $100 Airbnb purchase made by 12/31/15.
You can use AMEX Membership Rewards to pay for Airbnb stays.
You can earn Virgin America Elevate points for Airbnb stays.

Right now, if you sign up for Airbnb through my referral link, you’ll get $25 off your first stay, and I’ll get $25 off my next stay.

WOW Air, the airline famous for $99 fares from Boston and Baltimore to Iceland, will begin flying from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Iceland in summer 2016.

American Airlines miles are some of the most valuable miles in the world because Delta and United gutted their award charts in 2014, but American hasn't devalued for several years. The merger with US Airways further put on hold any negative changes to the award chart, but that merger is now complete. So I think we are in the stretch run for earning and redeeming American Airlines miles at the current favorable rates.

Last week, the Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite™ MasterCard® dropped its bonus from 75,000 to 50,000 American Airlines miles.

Citi offers Price Rewind as a free feature on its personal cards like the Citi Prestige® Card, Citi ThankYou® Premier 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, and Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite™ MasterCard®. Basically you register purchases online and if the price drops within 60 days, Citi refunds you the difference up to $1,200 per year.

The process is explained clearly in this video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARluzc7F6cw

Or, if you prefer, this infographic.

Citi Price Rewind has

The LifeMiles Visa Signature Card from US Bank now offers 35,000 bonus Avianca LifeMiles after $2,500 in purchases within the first 90 days of account opening.

A Russian airline's A321 has crashed shortly after taking off from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, killing 224 onboard. (The airline's name is variously given as Kogalymavia or Metrojet.