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United allows one free stopover on roundtrip awards. I've discovered and posted extensively on how this free stopover can be turned into a free oneway. See Free Oneways on United Awards. A free…

I've talked before about the American Express Platinum personal card with its current sign up bonus worth $1,025, a rebate of 102.5% of the minimum spending requirement.  Click here for the top…

Whenever I get a big, new influx of readers, I try to post a quick Best Of, so they can get a flavor for what MileValue is all about. (I've also started to tag some posts this way. See the right side…

Hey there, you're reading an outdated post! The updated series from April 2015 can be found here. This is the thirtieth and final post in a monthlong series. Each post will take about two minutes to…

1. Frugal Travel Guy posted an awesome rundown of the major credit-card issuers' rules on how far apart applications must be and how churnable their bonuses are. I have it bookmarked for my future…

There are five cardinal rules of American Airlines award tickets that I wanted to put together in one place for reference. All AA awards must comply with these rules and several other minor ones. You…

I am excited to announce that I will be bringing on an intern as soon as possible to work approximately ten hours per week writing for this site. I invite all those interested to apply via email. The…

Hey there, you're reading an outdated post! The updated series from April 2015 can be found here. This is the twenty-ninth post in a monthlong series. Each post will take about two minutes to read…

About six months ago, I earned United Silver Status, my first ever airline status. And two months ago, the status finally showed up in my account. (Why the delay? See: "A Quixotic Quest to United…

These offers have expired. Click here for the top current credit card sign up bonuses. I've added a new page--Best Current Credit Card Offers--which should always be clickable at the top of the page.…

Commenter Jordan. Thanks to all those who entered.

1) Yesterday's incredible JetBlue deal ends today at 11:59 PM ET. Anyone can get $100 off on a roundtrip fare and enjoy the best economy class in the US. I got a roundtrip from Burbank to Vegas for…

JetBlue is running a two-day promo that ends tomorrow. They emailed their TrueBlue members a mystery code worth $20 to $300 off the purchase of a flight taken between September 14 and November 7. The…

United operates some flights on its San Francisco to Honolulu route with an internationally configured 777-200 with fully flat beds in first class but not business. If you live in New York City (or…

Hey there, you're reading an outdated post! The updated series from April 2015 can be found here. This is the twenty-eighth post in a monthlong series. Each post will take about two minutes to read…

Today (9/12/12) only, American Express is doing one of its once-every-few-months, one-day-only 75k Membership Rewards sign up bonuses for the American Express Gold Business card. I won't give a full…

Hey there, you're reading an outdated post! The updated series from April 2015 can be found here. This is the twenty-seventh post in a monthlong series. Each post will take about two minutes to read…

I had a client contact me wanting to get to the Seychelles with United miles next year. Good thing she didn't contact me next week when United miles will only have one option to the Seychelles. The…

Hey there, you're reading an outdated post! The updated series from April 2015 can be found here. This is the twenty-sixth post in a monthlong series that started here. Each post will take about two…

Friday night 12 readers and I met at Guelaguetza Restaurant near downtown Los Angeles for the first ever MileValue dinner. Eating, drinking, and socializing lasted the better part of three hours.…

UPDATE: Qatar space is still bookable. That's the good news. The bad news is that there will be more errors than usual online when trying to book. And if you call, many agents believe they can't book…

Hey there, you're reading an outdated post! The updated series from April 2015 can be found here. This is the twenty-sixth post in a monthlong series. Each post will take about two minutes to read…

Commenter Jarred won the certificate and has been emailed. If he doesn't reply, we'll go back to random.org.

Hey there, you're reading an outdated post! The updated series from April 2015 can be found here. This is the twenty-fifth post in a monthlong series. Each post will take about two minutes to read…

Garrett, a generous reader, has donated a Hyatt Platinum Extras Certificate. I called Hyatt to ask about it and was told that the certificate is non-transferable, but I suspect any Hyatt Platinum…