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Updated 1/29/16 to reflect new Aeroplan award prices effective for awards booked 12/15/15 or later. Updated 10/6/15 to reflect new ANA award prices effective for awards booked 10/15/15 or later. In…

American Airlines is releasing a ton of flat bed Business Class award space to

This change takes effect for bookings made February 2 at 5 AM ET or later. British Avios are great for short, direct, economy awards on flights with no fuel surcharges--but they are getting less…

Updated 1/27/16 because the offer ends tomorrow. United has announced a 20% to 25% discount on economy class awards from the United States to Sydney, Australia: Roundtrip awards booked between now…

I am in the air flying the Etihad First Class Apartment on its A380 from Abu Dhabi to New York. This is one of the best flights of my life, but "First Class" is a misnomer, since Etihad offers a…

One of the main reasons why people who don't know how miles work think that miles are a scam is because they searched award space in the wrong place! For instance, they wanted to use American…

My beautiful, old, extra-pages-added-later passport was set to expire in May 2016. Since many countries don't allow entry unless your passport has at least six months remaining validity, I knew I…

The three best uses of ThankYou Points are: Transferring to Singapore miles to book Singapore Suites Transferring to Singapore miles to book United First Class to Hawaii Transferring to Etihad…

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

The ThankYou Premier's offer has expired. See the current top credit card offers for free travel here. If you want to fly Singapore Suites, your best chance to do it may be on flights within Asia…

I just walked to the airport for the first time in my life in Da Nang, Vietnam. The 3.4 mile walk took about an hour and 20 minutes including a 20 minute stop at a KFC along the way. I have been…

Avianca LifeMiles are awesome because you can use them to book any Star Alliance carrier with no fuel surcharges at a fair miles price. I have used LifeMiles to book Europe to the United States in…

I just booked myself an award from Los Angeles to Santiago, Chile in Business Class for 35,000 Asiana miles + $24. United would have charged 55,000 miles for the same flights! Why Asiana Miles Asiana…

Award space is wide open in Turkish Airlines Business Class between the United States and Europe for four people per flight over the heart of the Summer. This is amazing news because normally award…

I just spent one night at Le Meridien Chiang Rai, in Thailand for 4,000 Starpoints, and it was incredible. The property sits just 1.5 miles outside of downtown Chiang Rai, overlooking the Kok River.…

I recently redeemed 12,000 SPG points for one night at The Westin Singapore.

Reader Daniel has generously offered to donate two Admirals Club passes that expire April 15, 2016 to one lucky reader. American Airlines operates Admirals Clubs in these locations. My favorite is at…

I travel full time. FAQ: “OK, but where do you live?” It’s equally true that I live wherever I am at that moment and that I live nowhere. “Where’s your home base?” Nowhere. I’ve learned that I like…

The post title might be longer than the post. Here are both seats: Sydney to Dallas on February 10 Melbourne to Los Angeles August 8   Here is my trip report of Qantas A380 Business Class.…

Finally an anti-devaluation! Qantas has lowered the number of miles needed to book Qantas and partner flights with Qantas miles. This is potentially big news since Citi ThankYou Points transfer 1:1…

American Airlines is releasing a ton of Business Class award space from Los Angeles and Chicago to Shanghai for most of 2016. This award space is easy to connect to from anywhere in the United…

Delta is offering awards to London for 22,500 SkyMiles each way this winter. That is a 7,500 miles discount off the normal price. The details are a little sketchy (just like Delta's lack of an award…

I just redeemed 5,650 Avios and $84 for a flight from Santiago to Buenos Aires (AEP), the closer airport to the city. Tickets to that airport were running over $400 one way. Even tickets to the worse…

WOW Air is finally selling seats on its new Los Angeles to Reykjavik and San Francisco to Reykjavik flights that start in June, 2016. Fares start at $99 one way. WOW Air is an Icelandic low cost…

Visa requirements change all the time. Check out the current visa requirements for Vietnam for Americans here from the US State Department. Americans need a visa to get into Vietnam. We can either…