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Book any JetBlue award by 11:59 PM EST TODAY (May 10, 2016) for travel from now to June 30, 2016, and you’ll get 15% of the points back a month to six weeks after your flight. JetBlue's loyalty…

A few years ago, I created a manual for award booking. I thought the best way to organize it was to explain the key concepts of all awards in the beginning, and then explain each major program in…

You can earn 700 AAdvantage miles by entering American Airlines' Miles for Milestones giveaway, a celebration of the 35th anniversary of the American Airlines AAdvantage® program. 35 winners will be…

Regarding any information in this post about taxes: this is miles information, not tax advice. Consult a tax professional before paying your taxes with a credit card. Plastiq is an online bill…

Last week my friend flew 24 hours of Lufthansa First Class and had a 3.5 hour layover in the famous Lufthansa First Class Terminal, which he booked for 125,000 United miles and $58.

Elite members of United’s MileagePlus frequent flyer program get access to extra Saver award seats in economy class. (Platinum and higher members also get extra business and first class seat…

It seems that experflyer.com is not accurately displaying Air Tahiti Nui award space that Delta agents can book. Multiple Delta representatives confirmed with me over the phone that four seats in…

I'm a nomad. Here are my current travel plans. Also see Late 2015 Travel, Early 2016 Travel, and Where I Slept in 2015. I have a clear picture of where I’ll be until about October 2016. Last week, I…

For the second time, I used 5,000 ThankYou Points to book a one way Air Serbia flight award flight.

In 2014, American Express made it so you could get the bonus only once per lifetime on personal cards, and in February 2016 that rule was extended to business cards. But there might be a targeted…

American Express is offering a 30% transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic through May 31, 2016. For the next four weeks, 1,000 Membership Rewards will transfer to 1,300 Etihad Guest Miles.   This is…

American Express just added Etihad as a Membership Rewards transfer partner in April, and it is now offering a 30% transfer bonus through June 15, 2016.   For the next six weeks, 1,000…

As of a few weeks ago, you can redeem American Airlines Miles to the Indian subcontinent via Hong Kong! Why is this exciting news? Before, you could only connect in Europe or the Middle East on the…

Until today (April 30, 2016), you can buy up to 30,000 Starpoints with up to a 25% discount on the normal purchase price. Starpoints are normally sold in increments of 500 points for 3.5 cents per…

Cathay Pacific frequently releases five Business Class and one First Class award seat on its flights between the United States and Hong Kong 11 months out. If you miss those, there are often up to…

LAN Airlines is releasing seven flat bed Business Class award seats per flight for most flights from Washington-Dulles to Lima for the next 11 months. LAN launches the new route on May 2, 2016 flying…

Through May 15, 2016, the Chase Ink Plus is offering 70,000 Ultimate Rewards after spending $5,000 in the first three months--in branch only. That’s 10,000 points more than the business card is…

Priority Pass is the world's largest independent lounge access program, and now has 900+ member lounges in 400+ cities in 120+ countries. I fly into and out of some pretty obscure airports worldwide,…

The brand new PointBreaks list allows us to book hotel rooms through July 31, 2016 for $30 per night. Even if you’ve read other posts on the PointBreaks list, read this.

The Ink Plus currently offers: 60,000 bonus Ultimate Rewards after spending $5,000 in the first three months 5 Ultimate Rewards per dollar at office supply stores and on cellular phone, landline,…

Aerolineas Argentinas is cutting its Miami to Cordoba route in June 2016 and its routes from Buenos Aires to New York, Rome, and Barcelona at undisclosed dates according to these (1, 2)…

Groupon Spain is having a sale on Iberia Avios, offering them for 1.38 cents each. Iberia has a portal that allows you to earn 8 Avios per euro on the purchase of Groupons. Those extra Avios bring…

Until June 3, 2016, you can buy Hilton HHonors points and get a 100% bonus on the points purchased. Hilton points normally cost 1 cent each. With the 100% bonus, the price drops to 0.5 cents per…

Last week I wrote about SPG's newest airline transfer partner. You can now transfer Starpoints 1:1 to Virgin America Elevate points and get 5,000 bonus Virgin America points for every 20,000…