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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…

MG asks: I’m not too well-versed with AA miles, but I have about 100k. I really want to use them for off-peak to either Chile or Argentina and somehow use them to get down to either country’s…

  You can check out the updated version of this post here. ------------------------------------------------------------- I get a lot of questions about the Citi Prestige® Card because it is an…

American Airlines is offering up to a 50% bonus on the purchase of AAdvantage miles through January 29, 2016. You can now buy 100,000 American Airlines miles and get 50,000 bonus miles, for a total…

I run the MileValue Award Booking Service. We use your miles and your goals to book your dream trip. How does it work? And how can you use an award booking service properly? Choose one award booking…

American passport holders got good news recently for travel to three countries: China, Vietnam, and Brazil. China allows Americans a 72 hour visit to several cities without a prior visa as long as…

Through February 15, IHG is running a promotion that offers a prize for every stay beyond your first. Since the prize is randomly drawn, though, IHG had to offer a free way to enter to avoid…

The American Airlines devAAluation is coming. For awards booked March 22, 2016 or later, you will need a lot more miles. This affects all awards from First Class all the way down to off peak……

Thai AirAsia 3207 Bangkok (DMK) – Chiang Rai (CEI) Depart: 1:55 PM on Sunday January 3, 2016 Arrive: 3:15 PM Duration: 1:20 Aircraft: Airbus A320 Seat: 21D (all economy plane) Are low-cost carriers…

According to Airline Route, British Airways has begun operating its 787-9 Dreamliner on three routes from London-Heathrow: Delhi Abu Dhabi/Muscat Kuala Lumpur In 2016, it adds a ton of 787-9…

Thai 647 Central Japan International Airport (NGO) - Bangkok (BKK) Depart: 12:30 AM on Friday January 1, 2016 Arrive: 5:10 AM Duration: 6:40 Aircraft: Boeing 787-8 Seat: 15F Royal Silk (Business)…

Greetings from Bangkok! With 2015 in the books, and my rundown of last year's travel here, I thought I'd share my upcoming travel plans. I pretty much know exactly where I'll be in January, have 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.

American Airlines is releasing up to six Business Class award seats between Los Angeles and Sydney in its best Business Class beds. The westbound award space is within one week of departure. The…

IHG, the loyalty program of InterContinental, Holiday Inn, and Crowne Plaza, has frequent sales during which you can buy its points for 0.575 cents each, a 50% discount on the every day price of 1.15…

I just spent two days in Tokyo, and the most fun I had was playing "Tokyo Metro The Underground Mysteries," a game that sends you around the city by Metro to solve puzzles. It took me three hours of…

I just spent two days in Tokyo, and the most fun I had was playing "Tokyo Metro The Underground Mysteries," a game that sends you around the city by Metro to solve puzzles. It took me three hours of…

In November, American Airlines announced a massive devAAluation of its award chart for awards booked on or after March 22, 2016,  negative changes to status, and revenue-based award mile-earning on…

In November, American Airlines announced a massive devAAluation of its award chart for awards booked on or after March 22, 2016,  negative changes to status, and revenue-based award mile-earning on…

The Azerbaijani Manat (yeah, I've never heard of it either) lost one third of its value last week. For whatever reason, Aeroflot is still pricing fares at the old value. If you have a…

The Azerbaijani Manat (yeah, I've never heard of it either) lost one third of its value last week. For whatever reason, Aeroflot is still pricing fares at the old value. If you have a…

United 903 Honolulu (HNL) – Tokyo (NRT) Depart: 11:50 AM on Saturday December 26, 2015 Arrive: 4:00 PM on Sunday, December 27, 2015 Duration: 9:10 Aircraft: Boeing 747-400 Seat: 13J BusinessFirst…

Merry Christmas, Mele Kalikimaka, and Feliz Navidad to all MileValue readers. I'll be too busy Christmas shopping and traveling over the next few days to post, so look for new posts on Sunday or…

Singapore Suites is inarguably one of the top five First Classes in the world. Some people even consider Suites Class to be the nicest First Class in the world because of the available double bed…