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Introduction to Free One Ways (this post) Master Thread: Free Oneways on American Airlines Awards (dead as of April 2014) Master Thread: Free One Ways on United Awards Master Thread: Free One…

Update from Scott: I'm finding $382 all in roundtrip now too: According to this thread in the ever popular Mileage Run forum on FlyerTalk, Hawaiian Airlines is running a fare sale from New York  to…

I am speaking at the Los Angeles Frequent Traveler University (LAX FTU) this weekend.

Virgin Atlantic-35% Bonus on Membership Rewards Transfers According to the American Express Membership Rewards website here, Virgin Atlantic is offering a 35% bonus when transferring Membership…

Introduction to Free One Ways (this post) Master Thread: Free Oneways on American Airlines Awards (dead as of April 2014) Master Thread: Free One Ways on United Awards Master Thread: Free One…

I generally love united.com's award calendar, the calendar that shows up at the top of your award search results that lets you know what other days have award availability. But there are two things I…

I book a lot of awards to South Africa through my Award Booking Service. Most people want to hop around the country, seeing Johannesburg and Cape Town at a minimum.

Today only, there are some great deals on the non-legacy carriers. Southwest Southwest is offering oneway flights on Christmas Eve for $100 or less oneway. This could considerably cut down on your…

According to this blog post and this thread on FlyerTalk, Hilton has just announced their "Any Weekend, Anywhere Sale" where you receive between 15-40% off the best available room rate for weekend…

This is another post in my Anatomy of an Award series, in which I take a real award I’ve booked and break it down step-by-step to elucidate the award booking process. If you have a real award you’d…

Today I'll be going to restaurants to buy gift certificates with my American Express cards. I have five including those issued by American Express and those just processed by American Express--and…

Maximizing Your Holiday Shopping Spend on Amazon.com As the Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals descend upon us, many will be eager to log onto Amazon and knock out all of their holiday shopping at…

Happy Thanksgiving! I hope you're spending it like I am with family and friends about to munch on turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, stuffing, pie, and as few veggies as possible. This is absolutely my…

Four months ago I broke the news that you could redeem Hawaiian Miles for Virgin Atlantic Upper Class without fuel surcharges, thus saving thousands of dollars. See Redeem for Virgin Atlantic Upper…

JetBlue is running a winter sale for roundtrip tickets purchased by 11:59 PM ET tomorrow November 20. For flights flown 11/27 to 12/20, you'll get 25% off the base fare with code WINTER25. For…

According to this thread on FlyerTalk, American Airlines is holding a holiday special on all purchased miles. Bonus miles are awarded depending on the amount of miles purchased. In similar fashion to…

Using qantas.com for award searches can help you get maximum value from your American Airlines miles. American partners with the oneworld alliance and several non-oneworld partners.

I got so wrapped up in my three posts yesterday that I forgot about Free Giveaway Friday! Check them out if you didn't already: Buying Priority Club points earns a 50% bonus. Buy them now to prepare…

Today only, Southwest is offering 40% off roundtrip flights flown between 12/11/12 and 2/12/13 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. That's a massive savings if you can take advantage. Unfortunately I…

British Airways is offering a 25% discount on its longhaul awards--flown by BA or Iberia. That would be great except British Airways charges humungous surcharges that make any redemptions an awful…

Priority Club is running a promotion during which they are giving a 50% bonus on purchased points (AKA a 33% reduction in the price of points.) Right now you can buy 4,000 Priority Club points for…

On February 19, 2013, I am moving to Argentina. This will not negatively impact the blog. In July, my law school buddy called me while I was in Hawaii. He told me that when his Judge Advocate General…

Delta offers 1,500 MQM for one year Sky Club membership According to this thread on FlyerTalk, Delta is offering elite qualifying miles for buying a Sky Club lounge membership. To take advantage, you…

American Airlines eliminated free stopovers in April 2014, killing the possibility of free one ways on American Airlines awards.

Chicago to Tel Aviv for under $650 According to this thread in the Mileage Run Forum of FlyerTalk, Delta Airlines is offering fares under $650 for roundtrip flights from Chicago to Tel Aviv,…