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Several cards not only give you points when you meet their sign up bonuses and spend on them, but also rebate points back to you when you redeem your rewards. This post covers the Business Platinum…

Delta is running a flash sale on awards booked by December 14, 2016 (tomorrow night) and flown from January 10 through March 3, 2017, between the United States and Asia. If you book by 11:59 PMET…

I spent the past two weeks in the Bahia state of Brazil, an incredible region rich in Brazilian culture lined with endless beautiful beaches. The first week I stayed in Itacaré, a small fishing and…

Alaska Airlines partnered up with Japan Airlines (JAL) back in May of this year. Just last week Alaska published their prices for redeeming Alaska miles on JAL flights between the continental United…

Avianca LifeMiles is offering a bonus of up to 125% on purchased miles through December 20, 2016. You can buy up to 150,000 LifeMiles during the sale and get up to 187,500 bonus miles. LifeMiles cost…

A few weeks ago my United flight from Houston to Buenos Aires was delayed 13 hours. United automatically offered me 7,500 miles or $100 United credit as compensation, but I was able to increase that…

In December 2015, Norwegian launched service from New York, Baltimore, and Boston to Guadeloupe and Martinique. This month they also launch service between Fort Lauderdale and Guadeloupe.

Priority Pass--the free lounge access you get with many premium credit cards--has a rule: no card, no lounge access. Credit card links have been removed from posts and added to the menu bar at the…

You can now download Netflix shows and watch them offline. This means that you can now watch Netflix on planes or other places where wifi is expensive or non-existent. "The new feature is included in…

I am writing to you now from the beautiful state of Bahia, Brazil. If you've never traveled to this area I highly recommend it. State of Bahia, Brazil The coast is full of paradisiacal beaches,…

A few weeks ago I flew from Virginia to Hawaii on United with a layover in San Francisco during which I gorged in the American Express Centurion Lounge. Anyone with any American Express Platinum or…

A friend I met at a MileValue dinner has launched a funny web series about using miles to fly Business or First Class and then traveling on a shoestring once you arrive. It speaks to me because I do…

Flying Blue's latest Promo Awards--click that link if you don't know what Promo Awards are--are complete stinkers for most Americans.

Through Tuesday (December 6, 2016), you can buy IHG Rewards Club points with a 100% bonus.

Delta miles can now be redeemed for Virgin Atlantic Premium Economy. This is the first time miles issued by one of the big three legacy carriers--American, Delta, United--can be redeemed for Premium…

Brussels Airlines is a partner of Etihad miles, and this is the amazing award chart for roundtrip redemptions, including 36,620 Etihad miles roundtrip in Business Class between New York and Brussels,…

Nothing cries out for a BIG trip idea like a few weeks with nowhere to be. I'm considering going from Hawaii to Croatia from mid-February to mid-March.

If you have an American Express credit card, enter the code AMEXAIRPORT into your Uber app before requesting a ride and pay for it with your Amex. You'll get up to $65 off two separate Uber rides (by…

I know I can speak for both Scott and I when saying we are so thankful for you guys! If it wasn't for our readers, we wouldn't be able to work from places like Itacaré, Brazil. Photo by Marinelson…

Travel from tons of places (even smaller airports) in the United States to Barcelona or Madrid is pricing at $386+ roundtrip flying Delta economy. The non-stop flights are from New York and are the…

As you've heard me say many times at this point, I reside in Buenos Aires for the majority of the year (9ish months out of 12), but was in the United States recently visiting. While home, I took the…

Prior to this weekend, American Airlines classified the premium cabin on all domestic flights (domestic First Class) as First Class, whether or not the plane had two cabins or three. It was…

Until December 5, 2016, you can buy 10,000-160,000 Hilton HHonors points for 50% off. Hilton points normally cost 1 cent each. With the 50% discount, the price drops to 0.5 cents per point. This is…

About a year ago I excitedly opened a Citi Prestige card, ready for my 50,000 ThankYou point bonus and lounge access, among other things. Since the, the bonus has dropped to 40,000 ThankYou Points,…

WOW Air is again offering $99 airfare to Iceland as well as $149 flights to Europe.