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The Chicago Seminars are in two days, and I'm flying out to the Second City tomorrow! Several readers have asked about the possibility of a meetup, which sounds great because it's always fun to share…

US Airways miles stink because their routing rules and fees are frustrating. But US Airways miles are incredible because the award chart is so generous. I've talked about sweet spots here and here.…

Last Friday's winner of the gogo pass was David C. Lucky him: he can read MileValue for free from 35k feet. A generous reader, James, offered me two more passes to give away, so I'm giving another…

This post was mostly written before today's story that Qatar is joining oneworld, but it has been edited to reflect the good news. Would they or wouldn't they? The rumors have been swirling for…

My Award Booking Service has been too successful. People have responded to the low prices, excellent service, and searching skill with enthusiasm. Over the past few weeks, I've been getting so many…

Delta only allows you to hold an itinerary if you don't have enough miles in the account to ticket at that moment. (If you sweet talk the right agent, you might get a hold even if you have enough…

Another Aloha Friday, another free GoGo single-flight inflight internet pass.

This is Part 2 of my two-part post on using AA miles to get to Australia and New Zealand. Read Part 1 first. Here are a few more ways to get to Australia and New Zealand with American miles. Air…

There has been quite a bit of recent discussion on FlyerTalk on Radisson's new "Stay One Night, Get One Night" promotion. Club Carlson properties Radisson, Park Inn, and Country Inn have run similar…

Australia and New Zealand are a tough place to get to with miles, especially if you want to go from mid-December through March, which encompasses Christmas, New Year's, and the Southern Hemisphere's…

US Airways and American Airlines have merged since the publication of this post, so it is no longer valid. Click here for the top current credit card sign up bonuses. US Airways Double Miles…

Earlier this year, Citi introduced a unique benefit to its American Airlines credit cards. (Yes, cards plural; serious mileage earners get two at a time.

Dancing Jay won the lounge passes and has been emailed. Check back next Friday for the next giveaway. And if you have something travel related you can't use, let me know, so I can give it away right…

The images in this post are showing up smaller than I'd like. I can't solve it, but if you just click on them, they'll go full screen. Incredible Sub-$800 First Class Fare from Myanmar Both FlyerTalk…

A generous reader--FlyerTalker ramalama8--has offered to give away two United Club passes or two AAdmirals Club passes to a lucky MileValue reader. In exchange for that generous offer, I gave him the…

Last month, I got an interesting email from reader Ed that started: Scott, Please consider if this is viable, albeit challenging to book: [UA]  DCA-BOS-YYZ-ORD-CLE-EWR // EWR-ZRH-IST, IST-IAD The…

Here are some of the day's hot topics being discussed on the FlyerTalk and milepoint message boards. Christmas Cutbacks from United and How to Deal With Them The holidays are bringing some…

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…