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In February from Nairobi, Kenya, I booked an American Airlines award 331 days out from Melbourne, Australia to Los Angeles in Qantas business class (with a later free oneway to Tampa.) See my Anatomy…

I was the original hater of the logo: "Underneath these headings is the ugliest logo in the world." The logo will be changed within two weeks, hopefully within two days. Yesterday the site was in…

Today, I was driving home and got a call from United. It went a little like this: "Hello, This is United. We are calling about your upcoming trip on our new 787 Dreamliner.

1. Your Platinum Card's Membership Rewards will drop in value for Pay With Points redemptions on February 15, 2013 from 1.25 cents to 1 cent. This is pretty close to not being newsworthy, since Pay…

Prepaids are All the Rage--Add Another to the List (if You Live in New England) Word on the street is that miles and points aficionados may be interested in prepaid debit cards. See How Much is…

I am excited to announce that I will be speaking at the Los Angeles Frequent Traveler University, being held November 30 - December 2 at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel LAX. My talk will be about free…

Club Carlson has had some amazing promotions this year, and their newest is no slouch either. Scott talked about it a few weeks ago; the gist is: Stay one night at any Radisson in the U.S, Canada or…

The Enhanced Business Gold Rewards Card from American Express OPEN Get 30,000 Membership Rewards® points after you spend $5,000 in purchases with your new Card in the first 3 months following…

Look for a post tomorrow on getting to French Polynesia with Delta miles, Hawaiian miles, and AMEX Membership Rewards. This post will be about getting to French Polynesia--Tahiti, Bora Bora, and…

According to this thread on FlyerTalk, Aegean Airlines--a Star Alliance member--is offering a 2,000 mile signup bonus to new members of their loyalty program, Miles & Bonus. Although this 1,000…

This is a guest post from Chase Tajima. Chase is a tax attorney in Honolulu--Aloha! He writes about Hawaii tax law at TheTaxTable.wordpress.com. Anyone is welcome to submit a guest Anatomy of an…

For the past 24 hours, this thread on FlyerTalk has been buzzing with excitement about Alitalia's most recent discount code that gave a flat $315.30 discount off any flight booked up until 10/26/12…

This is based on a classic post from bengalimilesguru.com that Scott has edited, updated, and expanded, so it is current as of publication. Reader Maya sent me an article from One Mile at A Time…

There are some great deals and tips kicking around the web that were already written up perfectly. I have added a few notes, and hopefully the aggregation will be useful. 1) Mile Nerd flags the…

Pre-posting update: Wyndham is trying to renege on the deal. A rep posted on FlyerTalk: Sorry for the confusion everyone. To clarify there were 2 parts to this promotion. First part were for members…

Update 10/13/14: Southwest awards now cost 70 points per dollar of the cash fare instead of 60. Taxes are now $5.60 per direction within the United States instead of $2.50 per flight. Everything else…

American Airlines has added the ability to search Finnair and airberlin award space on aa.com! If you follow thepointsguy, View From the Wing, or One Mile at a Time, they all beat me to the story, so…

Starwood Hotels Offering 20% Discount on Starpoints Purchases Per this thread on FlyerTalk, Starwood is offering a 20% discount on all Starpoint purchases through November 30th. Purchasing Starpoints…

To everyone in LA or willing to travel: I had such a fun time at last month's dinner that I am organizing another one for next Saturday, October 27 at 7 PM. We will meet at a delicious restaurant in…

The Chicago Seminars were last Friday through Sunday just outside O'Hare at the Holiday Inn Elk Grove. I had an absolute blast, learned quite a bit, and highly recommend everyone go next year. This…

According to this very active thread on FlyerTalk, Taca Airlines is offering 250 LifeMiles for each purchase made through its e-shopping portal through October 31st. (Hat Tip Mommy Points.) The most…

Club Carlson is selling points with a 50% bonus through November 10, 2012 bringing the cost down to 0.47 cents per point. Club Carlson hotels include Radisson, Park Plaza, Park Inn, and Country Inns…

Delta is selling Alaska Airlines direct flights from San Diego to Maui roundtrip for $297. And American, United, and Delta are all getting in on the sub-$370 party from Los Angeles to Hawaii…

US Airways and American Airlines have merged since the publication of this post so it is no longer valid. US Airways has some incredible deals on its award chart. I've talked about off peak awards,…

I've got a thriving Award Booking Service. I hold myself out as an expert on the nuances of award-booking rules, and yet I don't know United's award booking rules. Let me explain. On February 10,…