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In general, buying back expired miles is a good deal. Of course it’s better not to let your miles expire and not have to pay a fee, but mistakes happen. I recently received an email from reader John…

Through September 25, 2017 you can buy Flying Blue miles with a 100% bonus. That brings the standard price of 3.28 cents a mile down to 1.64 cents a mile. The minimum amount of miles you have to buy…

Tomorrow is the last day to transfer Membership Rewards to British Airways and Iberia Avios with a 40% transfer bonus. The cutoff is 11:59 p.m. MT on September 17. At the beginning of July we saw the…

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…

The Equifax data breach is a bit of a nightmare and at times disgusting to read about, but there's no need to spiral into paranoia. I agree with a lot of what this Reddit thread talks about…

Through September 14, 2017 (tomorrow) at 11:59 PM ET, you can book roundtrips between the continental United States and Alaska for 20,000 Delta miles and Hawaii for 35,000 miles. The travel period…

This is the third post in a series about how I used Asiana miles to book United Polaris Business Class between Houston and Buenos Aires, as well as a review of the product and travel…

Register here for Marriott's latest Megabonus promotion by November 30 to earn a free night at any Category 1 through 5 Marriott after completing two paid stays between tomorrow (September 12) and…

Chase has released a new United co-branded credit card with a unique rewards earning structure. Instead of earning miles, the United TravelBank Card earns cash back good for United purchases.

This is the second post in a series about how I used Asiana miles to book United Polaris Business Class between Houston and Buenos Aires, as well as a review of the product and travel experience.…

Transfers of Citi ThankYou Points to JetBlue TrueBlue points will have a 25% bonus through 11:59 PM ET October 25, 2017. This could be a good deal if you have an immediate use for TrueBlue points.

Plastiq is an online bill payment processing system that allows you to pay bills you’d normally pay in cash or with a check on a debit card (for a 1% fee) or credit card (for a 2.5% fee). Right now…

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.

Last week I shared my most embarrassing travel goofs as well as Scott's, and asked for you guys to share your biggest travel goofs with us–the most embarrassing, cringe-worthy mistakes or situations…

Alaska Airlines and Singapore Airlines have announced a new partnership.

American Express is offering a couple lucrative incentives to spend on their cards at the moment.

Bank of America issues an Asiana Visa Signature Card, and it comes with 30,000 Asiana miles after spending $3,000 on the card within three months of opening it. Quick Facts Sign Up Bonus: 30,000…

We're giving away another Southwest gift card (thanks to the ever generous, long-time reader Caveman), but this time the conditions of the giveaway are going to be a little different. While most of…

WOW Air has just announced four new routes between Reykjavik and the following American cities: Detroit Cleveland Cincinnati St. Louis WOW Air is an Icelandic low cost carrier. It offers…

At the conclusion of June I rented a car and drove south down the Adriatic coast of Italy. In English, the region I explored is called Apulia.

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…

At the conclusion of June I rented a car and drove south down the Adriatic coast of Italy. In English, the region I explored is called Apulia. Italians call it Puglia. The region's white washed…

Through October 5, 2017 at 11:59 PM ET, you can buy Alaska Airlines miles with up to a 50% bonus. It is a targeted offer, but it looks to be pretty widespread from what I can see. Log in to your…