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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.…

JetBlue is offering a 15% discount on the base fare of all JetBlue flights (save those booked with points) flown between January 10 and February 14, 2017, as well as February 26 and March 14, 2018…

Hyatt has announced a few hotels that will go up in award price and one that will drop in price, effective as of 12:01am CST on December 13, 2017 (this Wednesday).

While not widely publicized, right now you can book flights within the United States or to Hawaii for less Alaska Miles in January or February than it would typically cost you. There are various…

REMINDER: Singapore's award prices to Europe in First Class and Africa, Asia, and Oceania in all classes are increasing in price as of December 7, 2017 (this Thursday).

As time carries on Marriott and Starwood Preferred Guest are slowly altering their loyalty programs to prepare for integration. This morning Marriott announced a few new changes that will affect both…

Avianca LifeMiles is offering a bonus of up to 145% on purchased miles through November 27, 2017 (this Monday). You'll need to sign into your Avianca account to view the sale. You can buy up to…

Many airlines are having sales today. Here's a roundup: American Airlines: 1.77 Cent Miles American Airlines is offering up to 120,000 bonus miles for miles purchases made by Monday November 27,…

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Edit November 18, 2017: Three more positive reports in the last two weeks. This trick may never die. :) In Don’t Pay the $75 Close In Fee on United (Trick!), Scott wrote about an easy way anyone can…

  Credit card links have been removed from posts and added to the menu bar at the top of every page of MileValue under the heading Top Travel Credit Cards. American Airlines miles are currently…

British Airways Avios are fantastic for short, direct, economy flights on American Airlines and Alaska Airlines because the number of Avios needed for an award is determined only by the distance and…

Fiji is a year-round tropical destination, known for its beaches, diving, and hiking. Fiji Beach Resort and Spa Managed by Hilton Fiji Airways (formerly Air Pacific) flies from Los Angeles, San…

Citi ThankYou Points have added Avianca LifeMiles as a 1:1 transfer partner. This is amazing news because Avianca LifeMiles can be used to book Star Alliance award space--the world's most…

In addition to United's recent devaluation, United recently made its award searching worse. If you search on the home page for an award--like say New York to Paris next June-- you'll get one week of…

Updated November 8, 2017 In the last four years, I've spent about 18 months total in Argentina, so I wanted to give a quick update on the money situation down there. From 2010 until December 2015,…

I've always been a terrible photographer, which you might have noticed from my reviews of First Class flights, but I've enjoyed others' photography more than any other visual art. I finally decided…

I'm a big fan of Alaska miles, because of the free stopovers on one way awards and great mix of partners from multiple alliances. Alaska Mileage Plan Basics Before we get into potential redemptions…

As a reminder I'm bumping this post to the top of the blog since today is your last day to redeem United miles before the devaluation kicks in tomorrow! Back in June I wrote about the changes United…

United, American, and Southwest are all offering bonuses for shopping through their portals. The bonuses are in addition to what you’d already be earning by shopping through the portal. Shopping…