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Update at 1:35 PM ET: I missed the sale, which it looks like sold out in mere seconds. The good news is throughout the week, Club Carlson is having flash sales for just a few hours that sell points…

Great minds think alike? Yesterday I posted about my dream Singapore Suites, Cathay Pacific First, and Lufthansa First Class Terminal trip.

Update at 1:55 ET: These deals are not very popular it seems. None have sold out. You can still snag one if you'd like! Today is the second day of the second week of five weeks of discounted travel…

Today is the first day of the second week of five weeks of discounted travel packages sponsored by the US Travel Association and American Express called Daily Getaways. Every weekday at 1 PM ET, a…

Wyndham is giving away one million United miles as four 250k mile prizes. Sign up is easy. You can earn 1k to 10k Virgin Atlantic miles for referring people to the program. This is especially…

Update at 1:55 PM ET: The Sea World and Busch Garden tickets are completely sold out. I wasn't at my computer at 1 ET, so I don't know how quickly they went, but I'm glad some commenters snagged some…

Southwest is having a big sale on all of its flights that ends today at 11:59 PM ET. The sale is good for travel from August 26 - December 18. Almost everyone benefits from this sale.

[Update at 1:05 PM ET: I successfully snagged the Harrah's Las Vegas package the second the sale opened at 1:00:00 ET. As I expected, the packages went fast! All the packages seem to be getting the…

American Airlines has released award space in first class on its three-cabin 777 from Los Angeles to Miami on 18 days in April 2014 including the last 11 days.

[Update at 1:05 PM ET on 6/12/13: I was able to snag four San Fran passes the second the sale opened. Despite the sale's very limited quantities, no cities have yet sold out. End of update.] Today is…

The card offer in this post has expired so its links have been removed. Click here for the top current credit card sign up bonuses. LAN Airlines is putting its Boeing 787 Dreamliner into service…

Update: 1:08 PM ET. I snagged five $100 gift cards and was deciding whether to purchase them. I decided not to purchase them, releasing them back to the wild. I didn't want to deal with them being…

I've been posting about award space to Europe for this summer because that's what my Award Booking Service clients want. In that vein, Just Another Points Traveler just posted about a great deal that…

The card offer in this post has expired so its links have been removed. Click here for the top current credit card sign up bonuses. Do you still want to go to Europe this summer? You're not alone.…

The offers for the cards listed in this post have expired, so the links have been removed.

Deborah writes: Goal: I want to start planning for a trip to Japan. My home airport is Washington-Dulles. Assuming I am starting from scratch, for which airline does it make most sense to start…

Rocketmiles is a hotel booking site where you earn thousands of bonus airline miles for booking hotel stays at the prevailing rate online. Today only, you can earn double miles on hotel bookings made…

A few months ago, Bill wrote a great piece titled Beware Phantom Award Availability at United.com. It's true that United.com occasionally lists Saver award space that just doesn't exist and that you…

Update 12/17/13: The 50k mile offer is dead.

Part 1 focused on Buenos Aires. Part 2 will focus on three days in two other places: Iguazu Falls and Tigre. (Also check out a Trip Report on the Lake District of Patagonia.) Lots of photos after the…

My sister recently visited me in Buenos Aires. She was here for eight days, arriving on a Saturday morning and leaving the following Saturday night--meaning she took one full week off from work.

Update 3/6/14: This post is outdated. See Master Thread: Holds on United Awards You can get a free hold of up to three days on United Airlines awards.

I recently saved a MileValue Award Booking Service client 60,000 miles on a trip to Israel by taking advantage of the best use of American Airlines miles and British Airways Avios on the same trip. A…

Rookie Alli just flew her first international business class flight. I asked her to share the perspective of someone seeing the front of the plane for the first time. She flew United BusinessFirst,…