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Last Friday's giveaway was a free oneway anywhere Southwest flies. I said I would pick the winner this way: I want an expensive award to win, but I also want everyone to have a chance, so here’s what…

Are you spontaneous? Do you live in Charlotte, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Kansas City, Fort Myers, Newark, Tampa, Orlando, Chicago, Atlanta, Columbia, Pittsburgh, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Salt Lake…

According to this thread on FlyerTalk, British Airways has tweaked the functionality of their website for the better. Searching for award tickets, especially on oneworld partner airlines, is quite a…

Reader @bitachu gave me an incredible tip the other day--at trivia night in Honolulu of all places--check out Virgin America's award chart for flights on Hawaiian Airlines. Basically the chart is…

Don’t forget to follow me on Facebook and Twitter. I made a YouTube video called How to Add Free Oneways to American Airlines Awards to include in my Los Angeles Frequent Traveler University…

I made a YouTube video called How to Add Free Oneways to US Airways Awards to include in my Los Angeles Frequent Traveler University Presentation. The video…

The ultimate aspirational award may just be First Class on an Emirates A380 with its onboard shower. Alaska Airlines has announced a partnership with Emirates, and has promised for most of this year…

According to Delta's press release and media outlets such as the New York Times, Delta Airlines and Virgin Atlantic are forming a new strategic partnership. Delta is acquiring a 49% stake in Virgin…

Update: Why get 50% off a hotel room when you can get two free nights at almost any Hilton worldwide, including top tier properties that go for $1,000 or more per night, AND Hilton Gold Status (free…

A lot of people read about incredible international business and first class beds, and they want to enjoy those beds on their next trip.

I was looking at some intra-Europe flights for my seven-week loop next summer. I had the brilliant idea that maybe I should oneworld-hub hop. Munich to Berlin (airberlin) Berlin to Oslo (airberlin)…

I created a slide show for my LAX Frequent Traveler University presentation that I promised I would share with those who attended. My presentation was called "Three Vacations on Two Awards: Free…

Today I'm giving away a free oneway award on Southwest Airlines that must be flown by April 20, 2013. Specifically, I am giving away half of a standard award--a capacity-controlled award on Southwest…

Hot off the heels of FTU LAX, I'm writing a post to show people how to construct an awesome, yet rare aspirational trip. It's a trip with United, ANA, and Thai First! For the past few months, I've…

Two month ago Tahsir joined the MileValue Award Booking Service team. His joining brought much appreciated expertise and capacity. But even with him, we are overworked. The next step may be to train…

Priority Club PointBreaks List Announced According to this thread on FlyerTalk, Priority Club has announced their new PointBreaks list of hotels that can be booked through January 31st. This is huge…

Hilton HHonors-33% Bonus on Membership Rewards Transfers Per this thread on FlyerTalk, Hilton is offering a 33% bonus when transferring Membership Rewards into Hilton HHonors points. This offer is…

Yesterday I posted about flying to Europe for 20,000 American Airlines miles year round--even during peak summer time--by adding a free oneway to your award that falls between October 15 and May 15.…

Update 5/26/14: This deal is dead since American Airlines eliminated free stopovers. Or: Save 10k Miles by Adding a Free Oneway Summer airfare to Europe often tops $1,000 in economy class roundtrip.…

First, and most importantly, it was great to attend Frequent Traveler University hear all of the positive feedback about the blog. Scott has really created excitement over his creative oneway awards…

This weekend I spoke at the Los Angeles Frequent Traveler University at the Sheraton Gateway LAX. I drove the 25 minutes to the airport on Friday afternoon, getting in an hour before the cocktail…

US Airways is extending its 100% bonus on purchased miles until December 7. Miles can be had for 1.88 cents. Bill wrote about this promo more fully last month. This deal seems to run every other…

Through January 14, you can transfer 1,000 Membership Rewards to 1,300 Avios. The transfer are hard-coded into the Membership Rewards transfer page, meaning you don't have to know any special codes.…

Or: Help Me Choose Which Business Class Products to Fly I got trigger happy and booked without asking Or: How An American Can Exploit the South American Sweet Spot with US Airways Miles Or: How to…

I have to say, the journey to Frequent Traveler University has been a long strange one. I first “discovered” this hobby about five years ago. A small finance blog (now long defunct) casually…