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United.com is the fastest way to search most Star Alliance award space. I frequently use the search engine even if I'm using another type of Star Alliance miles. I often use the site's calendar to…

There used to be two programs that offered Emirates First Class and Business Class redemptions at reasonable rates: Japan Airlines Mileage Bank Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Now there is only one.…

Today Alaska Airlines announced it will buy Virgin America, after weeks of speculation. Alaska beat out JetBlue in the bidding. Alaska is predicting that it will take nine months to close the deal…

Yesterday, Alaska Airlines doubled the price of flying Emirates First Class awards with no notice whatsoever. Here was my take: Devaluations stink. Major devaluations stink more. (Please do it the…

The Hilton HHonors Signature Card's (the one that earns points) sign up bonus has expired.

Alaska Airlines has massively devalued its award charts to fly Emirates with zero notice.

American Airlines is offering up to 115,000 bonus miles on the purchase of miles through April 8, 2016. You can now buy 265,000 American Airlines miles including bonus for $4,787 or 1.81 cents each.…

Alaska Airlines miles can now be used to book Hainan Airlines! Award space is searchable on alaskaair.com, insanely cheap, and widely available to Asia, though there are mild fuel surcharges. The…

The Starwood Preferred Guest personal and business credit cards from American Express now come with 35,000 bonus Starpoints for spending $3,000 and $5,000 respectively in the first three months of…

You can get both the Citi Prestige with 40,000 bonus points after spending $4,000 in the first three months and the Citi ThankYou Premier with 40,000 bonus ThankYou Points after spending $3,000 in…

Hilton is increasing the category of 24 hotels and decreasing the category of 15 hotels for bookings effective March 30, 2016. If the hotel you want is going up in category tomorrow, book the hotel…

Daily Getaways is a series of daily discounted travel packages sponsored by the US Travel Association that starts Monday and runs for five weeks. Every weekday at 1 PM ET, a discounted travel package…

The Chinese insurance company Anbang has topped Marriott's latest bid for Starwood, the company that manages these hotel brands. This soap opera has been ongoing since November when Marriott offered…

Last week, during President Obama's visit to Argentina, Argentina suspended the $160 fee required for Americans to visit. While this is, for the moment, a temporary suspension of the fee (which you…

This post is part of a series about how to maximize value when transferring your Citi ThankYou Points to airline partners. Sweetspots with Singapore KrisFlyer Miles #1: Suites Class for as Little…

The Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite™ MasterCard® currently has a 50,000 mile sign-up bonus after spending $5,000 in three months. One of the perks of the devaluation that hit American…

This post is part of a series about how to maximize value when transferring your Citi ThankYou Points to airline partners. Sweetspots with Singapore KrisFlyer Miles #1: Suites Class for as Little…

Enroll any Membership Rewards earning card today for 2x Membership Rewards at Amazon on purchases through July 31, 2016. Sign into your American Express account, click on the card you want to enroll,…

Here is a video I filmed in January inside the Etihad A380 shower that you can access if you fly in a First Class Apartment: It is part of a series of trip…

The Hilton HHonors Signature Card's sign up bonus has expired. Click here for the top current sign up bonuses. Through next Friday (April 1, 2016), the Citi® Hilton HHonors™ Visa Signature® Card…

Starting tomorrow, March 22 (I don't have any information on the exact minute), American Airlines' award prices, off peak dates, and definitions of regions change. Today you can book travel through…

Saturday was the fourth anniversary of the site's first post: How Much Are Frequent Flier Miles Worth? A Guide. I celebrated by taking the day off. Thanks to everyone who has read the site, used the…

WOW Air is again offering $99 airfare from Boston and Baltimore (misleadingly called Washington DC) to Iceland with $159 fares to much of continental Europe. It often has $99 fares to Iceland and…

On roundtrip United awards, you get one free stopover in addition to your destination and up to two open jaws.