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We have seen a lot of changes lately to American Airlines' frequent flyer program AAdvantage, like: these alterations to how we get, maintain, and use the benefits of American Airlines' status…

For travel in July through Mid November 2016, Delta is discounting Economy awards between Atlanta and Brazil. As far as I can tell, it only applies to travel specifically between Atlanta and Rio de…

The Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite™ MasterCard® 60,000 mile offer has expired.

I'm honestly a little confused by the motives of the participants in tonight's scam, so I turn to the commentariat for insight on who was doing what and how I could have acted differently.……

Until today (June 3, 2016), Starwood Preferred Guest personal or business credit cardholders can buy up to 30,000 Starpoints with up to a 35% discount on the normal purchase price.

This is about the math behind one of my hotel stays. But the same concept applies to all your hotel stays and flights when deciding between an award and cash. This week I stayed in the Holiday Inn…

If you act today (June 2, 2016), you can get a 135% bonus on the purchase of Avianca LifeMiles. You have to register for an extra 10% bonus on top of the automatic 125% bonus by entering your…

This week I stayed one night in the Holiday Inn Express Belgrade - City in Serbia. This hotel was on the current PointBreaks, though it has sold out for PointBreaks.

The Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite™ MasterCard®

I get questions all the time like this: Hi, I have a million American Express Membership Rewards/Chase Ultimate Rewards/Citi ThankYou Points, what is the best transfer partner to go from [here] to…

Through Friday (June 3, 2016), you can buy IHG Rewards Club points with a 100% bonus.

The Alaska Airlines card from Bank of America now offers 30,000 bonus Alaska miles after you spend $1,000 on purchases in your first 90 days from account opening. The previous public offer had been…

I was almost the star of a Quilmes Copa America commercial in Argentina. Quilmes is the biggest beer brand in Argentina.

The American Airlines eShopping portal is offering 50 miles per dollar spent at magazines.com through today (May 27, 2016.) Portals are a way to earn extra miles. You start your online shopping at a…

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…

Through tomorrow (May 26, 2015), British Airways is offering a 40% bonus on the purchase of Avios. The biggest bonus ever offered on the purchase of Avios was 50% in February 2015, so this is a big…

Update 5/25/16: A One Mile at a Time commenter confirms booking a Brussels Business Class roundtrip from New York to Brussels for 36,620 Etihad miles plus under $100 in taxes per person.

Through Friday (May 27, 2016) at 11:59 CT, United is offering a 100% bonus on purchased miles. The size of the bonus depends on the number of miles you buy, with the largest 100% bonus kicking in at…

Download a free app and get 1,000 free United miles in a few weeks. There are three steps: Register for the promotion here. (The promotion is that if you download a personal finance app called…

I know most people just want to go somewhere and come back with their miles, but I am biased toward BIG trips. For the most part, the best way to book such big trips is as a series of one way awards…

Enjoy one of these 60 free upgrade codes to six months of Award Wallet Plus. Award Wallet is the free way I track my 36 miles and points balances and store my login information for those programs.…

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…

This is the twenty-third post in a monthlong series that started here. Each post will take about two minutes to read and may include an action item that takes the reader another two minutes to…

Southwest has mildly devalued its Rapid Rewards points by about 3%. What's alarming isn't the size of the devaluation, it's that: Southwest gave no notice, only some sleuthing by FlyerTalkers sussed…

You can earn 10,000 Starpoints per referral to the Starwood Preferred Guest Credit Card, up to 55,000 Starpoints per calendar year. That's double the normal Starpoints per referral (but the same…