This is the sixth 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.
Where We Are and Where We're Going
We're in the section on redeeming miles. Once you understand how to redeem miles, you'll understand which miles to earn.

My friend and I stayed two nights at the Westin Maui Resort & Spa Ka'anapali last weekend that cost me 12,000 SPG Starpoints and $31.25 per night.

Airbnb is now in Cuba, and I've booked myself a stay that I should currently be enjoying. (Since internet access in Cuba is not the easiest thing in the world, I've queued up this post in advance. Here's how I booked my flights to Cuba.)

My favorite site to book accommodations now lists properties in Cuba that you can rent online. Here's How Airbnb Works (Plus a $25 Credit You Can Use for Your First Stay). If you sign up through this link, we'll both get $25 on your first Airbnb stay.

Airbnb is now in Cuba, and I've booked myself a stay that I should currently be enjoying. (Since internet access in Cuba is not the easiest thing in the world, I've queued up this post in advance. Here's how I booked my flights to Cuba.)

My favorite site to book accommodations now lists properties in Cuba that you can rent online. Here's How Airbnb Works (Plus a $25 Credit You Can Use for Your First Stay). If you sign up through this link, we'll both get $25 on your first Airbnb stay.

The Citi ThankYou® Premier Card now offers 40,000 bonus ThankYou Points after $3,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening.

Not to be confused with the Citi Prestige® Card, which has the same sign up bonus but totally different benefits.
Quick Facts

Sign Up Bonus: 40,000 ThankYou Points after $3,000 in spending in the first three months
Category Bonuses: 3x on travel and gas, 2x on restaurants and entertainment
Value of ThankYou Points: Worth 1.25 cents toward the purchase of any cash ticket (or up to 1.6 cents if you also have a

The Citi ThankYou® Premier Card now offers 40,000 bonus ThankYou Points after $3,000 in purchases within the first 3 months of account opening.

Not to be confused with the Citi Prestige® Card, which has the same sign up bonus but totally different benefits.
Quick Facts

Sign Up Bonus: 40,000 ThankYou Points after $3,000 in spending in the first three months
Category Bonuses: 3x on travel and gas, 2x on restaurants and entertainment
Value of ThankYou Points: Worth 1.25 cents toward the purchase of any cash ticket (or up to 1.6 cents if you also have a

Today begins the last of five weeks of discounted travel packages from the US Travel Association called Daily Getaways. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at 1 PM ET, discounted travel packages will go on sale and will sell out in a few minutes. This is the final preview I'll write for 2015.

Here’s that overview of the last week of Daily Getaways that starts today. This week, there are only deals on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, when Daily Getaways abruptly ends.

The Citi ThankYou® Premier Card changed its category bonuses today and lowered its annual fee.

The Citi ThankYou® Premier Card changed its category bonuses today and lowered its annual fee.

This week I posted that it is cheaper to use Singapore Airlines miles to book United flights to Europe in economy than it is to book the same flights with United miles.