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The 35k offer on the SPG Business card only lasts through today, March 28, 2018. If you're interested, it's time to pull the trigger.

At the end of February I traveled to Rio de Janeiro and Buzios, Brazil. I'm a huge fan of Brazil and have traveled it more than any other country. The image above is from Buzios. Using a sweetspot on…

Through Thursday (March 22, 2018), you can buy 5,000+ IHG Rewards Club points with a 100% bonus. That brings the per-point price down to 0.575 cents*, which means you can book certain hotels for as…

Thanks to everyone who participated. A winner has been randomly selected. Congratulations to Erika Riddle! Safe travels. Happy Friday MileValue readers! Longtime and ever generous reader CaveDweller…

I tweeted this deal first from @MileValueAlerts. Follow @MileValueAlerts on Twitter and follow these directions to get a text message every time I tweet from that account. I tweet from…

You can earn 1,000 United miles by signing up for an almost free ($1) two-month subscription to the Wall Street Journal online by 11:59 PM ET March 9, 2018. I value United miles at 1.6 cents each. I…

In July of last year I published a post welcoming readers to share their American Express card referral links in the comments. Since many of the offers in the comments have expired, I decided to…

Right now you can book award economy awards flying United to all of the following destinations with your United miles for 20% off the Saver Level award price: Porto, Portugal: Valid for travel May…

There was a bit of a scare within the miles community last week that the ability to book First Class awards flying Cathay Pacific, one of the highest value awards you can book with Alaska miles, had…

Business Class award space for at least two travelers is plentiful right now from the United States to Australia, mid November through December. There aren't a lot of return options on Qantas, so…

United MileagePlus Shopping is offering big shopping portal bonuses at specific retailers through February 19, 2018 at 11:59 PM ET.

Get excited, because you can now book Singapore Krisflyer awards flying Star Alliance partner United online! Why should you be excited? Because being able to book anything online versus having to…

Last month my good friend and CPA wrote to me with various  questions regarding the hobby. He touches on a few pertinent topics that I think are worth sharing with you guys. My response is in normal…

Update 2/5/18: I originally wrote this post in October of last year but wanted to let you guys know that the site in which US, Australian, Japanese, and Canadian Nationals can process Brazilian…

For a limited time, the Citi® / AAdvantage® Platinum Select World Elite™ MasterCard® is offering 60,000 bonus American Airlines miles after spending $3,000 in the first three months. While we don't…

If you don't already have a Singapore Krisflyer account, sign up by March 31, 2018 and enter promo code JOINKFSQ on your application for a 1,000 mile bonus. Scratching your head? Wondering why you…

American Airlines has released Business Class award space between the United States and Europe, primarily for the spring but also further into 2018 as well.

For a while Hilton has offered all of the following co-branded credit cards: Hilton Honors Card from American Express with no annual fee Citi Hilton Honors Card with no annual fee Hilton Honors…

AAdvantage is giving out elite status--Gold tier--and you might be one of the lucky targeted customers. Here is the landing page for the link of the promotion given out in the targeted email. The…

The Barclaycard AAdvantage Aviator Red World Elite MasterCard comes with 60,000 American Airlines miles, and you don't even have to spend a large amount of money to earn the bonus. In fact, you…

Hyatt Cash + Points Awards let you use only half the number of points needed for a free night award in exchange for a cash co-pay. They can sometimes be a high value way to stretch your points. They…

Thanks to everyone who participated. A winner has been randomly selected. Congratulations to Mike Reitsma! Safe travels. Happy holidays! Longtime and ever generous reader CaveDweller is once again…

I have an adorable two year old boston terrier named Omar that I share with my boyfriend, pictured below in his carrier on a ferry to Uruguay last year. If you're looking for a pet carrier, I…

United recently announced that they will commence service between San Francisco and Papeete, Tahiti (PPT) as of October 30, 2018. This is great news as it theoretically means more award space to a…

Transferable points are points you earn from a credit card that you can transfer to many different types of airline miles or other points. They are valuable because they give you so much flexibility.…