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Next Year Fly to Europe for 8,000 Points on Virgin Atlantic

Virgin Atlantic is dramatically altering its award charts for bookings made January 16, 2017 or later. The United States goes from two regions to three. The year round price is no more. Now we…

[Expired] Today is Last Chance to Get 70,000 Mile Delta Cards

For about a month, the Delta Gold and Platinum cards have had 50,000 to 70,000 point sign up bonuses.

New Avianca Card Comes With 60k LifeMiles

There has been buzz since this summer about Avianca's new co-branded credit card.

How to Qualify or Re-Qualify for Delta Status by December 31

Each day we edge closer to the end of the year, which is significant if earning elite status is on your radar. You've got just under two months to meet elite qualifying requirements if you want…

Ink Plus Disappearing, So Get It Now or Lose 60,000 Points

Chase will launch a new business card, the Ink Business Preferred Card, some time in 2016 and stop accepting new applications for the Ink Plus Business Card at the same time. Here's a side-by-side…

Delta Adds Transcontinental Route With Fully Flat Bed

On April 24, 2017, Delta will begin service between Washington D.C. (DCA) and Los Angeles (LAX) on a Delta One-configured 757-200. You can book Domestic First Class flying Delta One between the two…

Combine Alaska Awards on Hainan & Two Hilton Card Offers For (Almost Free) Trip to Asia

  Hainan Airlines partnered with Alaska Airlines earlier this year, and their flights are now bookable on alaskaair.com. Their award chart is dirt cheap. That's right, 50,000 miles one way in a…

Anatomy of an Award: Booking United BusinessFirst with Singapore Miles

This is the third post in a series about how I used Singapore miles to book United BusinessFirst between San Francisco and Buenos Aires, as well as a review of the product and travel experience.…

Back by Popular Demand: Free Credit Card Consultation

MileValue is once again offering free, personalized credit card consultations. Simply fill out the form at the bottom of this post, and we will email you back with our consultation, often within…

Pointbreaks List Released! List of Hotels You Can Stay in for $30 a Night

The brand new PointBreaks list allows us to book hotel rooms through January 31, 2017 for $30 per night. Even if you’ve read other posts on the PointBreaks list, read this.

The Least Notice Delta Devaluation To Date: Award Price to India Increases

Delta has devalued its miles with no notice (again), but this time is even worse than prior instances. While Delta's never announced an award price change, they at least have increased the prices for…

Hilton Points & Money Awards

Hilton offers the chance to combine points and money to book hotel rooms, which can be a way to stretch both your points and money further. But are these Points and Money awards a better value than…

100% Bonus on IHG Points = 0.575 Cents

Through November 16, 2016, you can buy IHG Rewards Club points with a 100% bonus.

MileValue Award Booking Service Seeking New Award Bookers

The MileValue Award Booking Service is seeking talented award bookers to have fun, get paid, and help people book their dream trips. The MileValue Award Booking Service is the premier service for…

New United Free One Way Rules as of October 2016

Edited 12/19/16 because of this change. United Free One Ways are now more powerful than ever. A few weeks ago, United tried to cripple free one ways, but has unintentionally made the new rule that…

54 Hilton Hotels Changed Category (Award Price) Earlier This Month

Hilton has increased the category of 21 hotels and decreased the category of 33 hotels for bookings effective October 12, 2016. There are also a number of new Hiltons, mostly in the United States,…

Buy Club Carlson Points for 0.4 Cents Until Sunday. Good Deal?

Until Sunday (October 30, 2016,) you can buy Club Carlson points and get a 75% bonus on the points purchased. (I've been getting an error after signing in through that link. On the error page, add an…

100k Business Platinum Card’s $450 Annual Fee Waived the First Year?!

There are data points rolling in from Reddit of people claiming the $450 annual fee on their American Express Business Platinum card is (unexpectedly) waived the first year. This is not true of every…

Trip Report: United BusinessFirst Houston to Buenos Aires

This is the second post in a series about how I used Singapore miles to book United BusinessFirst between San Francisco and Buenos Aires, as well as a review of the product and travel experience.…

How to Turn 18,667 SPG Points Into 31,250 United Miles

Through November 31, 2016, United MileagePlus is offering a transfer bonus when you move points over from a hotel loyalty program. Transfer from most chain hotels earn a 25% bonus Transfers from…

How to Maximize Domestic Award Redemptions: Wrap Up & Index

Earlier this year I published a series about how to maximize each type of transferrable point when redeeming on domestic awards. By doing so, all the major types of miles were covered. Series Index…

Trip Report Part I: United Clubs in San Francisco and Houston

This is the first post in a series about how I used Singapore miles to book United BusinessFirst between San Francisco and Buenos Aires, as well as a review of the product and travel experience.…

Anatomy of an Award: Using Secret United Award Space, Saving $75

Last week I booked myself an award from Chicago to Buenos Aires in United economy for 30,000 United miles + $5.60. This award was very simple, but it illustrated three interesting concepts: When…

Chicago Seminars 2016: “Live” American Airlines Award Booking with Audio

On Saturday in Chicago, I gave two presentations–one on the award chart sweet spots and the other a “Live” American Airlines Award Booking. In this post, I'll recap the “Live” American Airlines Award…