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Update 1/17/14: 35k offer is dead, but the 40k offer is alive! FlyerTalkers are reporting success getting a 35,000 mile bonus and no annual fee for the first year on the Barclay's US Airways…

Sometimes people ask me whether they need a visa to leave an airport during a layover, or what it costs to enter a country, or some other question related to their ability to enter a country with a…

Update 2/24/16: The blue dollar is dead as the currency was allowed to float in December 2015.

Asiana recently announced that starting on July 22, it would be flying a new 777-200ER daily on its New York-JFK <-> Seoul-Incheon route with the following flight times. OZ222 departs Seoul-ICN…

This is the thirty-fifth and final post in a monthlong beginner series that started here. You did it! You passed Miles Collecting 101. You should now have the basic tools to accrue millions of miles…

There are several posts on yesterday’s new PointBreaks list. Even if you’ve read those, read this.

Starwood Preferred Guest's Cash & Points redemptions are some of the best values in travel.

Hey! You're reading an outdated Free First Class Next Month series. Check out the latest version published in April of 2015 here. This is the thirty-fourth post in a monthlong series that started…

Hey! You're reading an outdated Free First Class Next Month series. Check out the latest version published in April of 2015 here. This is the thirty-fourth post in a monthlong series that started…

As many of you may know, I am a college student by day and the amusing, yet mystical, Bengali Miles Guru by night. After traveling almost 100,000 miles since January, I knew that my upcoming spring…

Hey! You're reading an outdated Free First Class Next Month series. Check out the latest version published in April of 2015 here. This is the thirty-third post in a monthlong series that started…

At our Award Booking Service, we receive numerous requests to get our clients to the Maldives.

Hey! You're reading an outdated Free First Class Next Month series. Check out the latest version published in April of 2015 here. This is the thirty-second post in a monthlong series that started…

Hey! You're reading an outdated Free First Class Next Month series. Check out the latest version published in April of 2015 here. This is the thirty-first post in a monthlong series that started…

American Airlines has introduced a cool new Award Map, which tries to make award booking easier. It seems pretty useless to me. I want to be wrong. Please tell us in the comments how it can be…

American Airlines has introduced a cool new Award Map, which tries to make award booking easier. It seems pretty useless to me. I want to be wrong. Please tell us in the comments how it can be…

Hey! You're reading an outdated Free First Class Next Month series. Check out the latest version published in April of 2015 here. This is the thirtieth post in a monthlong series that started here.…

At MileValue, we constantly champion the free oneway on award tickets. Adding a free oneway is possible (to varying degrees) using all four legacy carrier's miles. For more information, make sure to…

Update 3/6/14: This post is outdated. See Master Thread: Holds on United Awards The ability to hold awards is extremely valuable especially at our increasingly popular Award Booking Service. Our…

This is the sixth part of a multi-post Anatomy of an Award series about American Airlines Explorer Awards, which are ideal for around-the-world trips, trips with multiple destinations, and other…

Big thanks to anyone who voted for MileValue in the first annual Travel Summary Awards. We were the only double winners, taking home The Best New Blogger and The Best Travel Hacker categories. With…

This is the fifth part of a multi-post Anatomy of an Award series about American Airlines Explorer Awards, which are ideal for around-the-world trips, trips with multiple destinations, and other…

Hey! You're reading an outdated Free First Class Next Month series. Check out the latest version published in April of 2015 here. This is the twenty-ninth post in a monthlong series that started…

Yesterday I said you can't search Lima to Cuzco on ba.com. It turns out I was wrong! To search Lima to Cuzco, though, you do need to use a trick. Reader Coleman emailed me to say: Just wanted to let…

Searching for award space can often be an exercise in frustration. The dates you want don't have availability and premium cabin seats are often scarce. There is nothing in the world, however, more…