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Buy LifeMiles with 125% Bonus! Good Deal?

Avianca LifeMiles is offering a bonus of up to 125% on purchased miles through December 18, 2015. You can buy up to 150,000 LifeMiles during the sale and get up to 187,500 bonus miles. LifeMiles cost…

Marriott to Buy Starwood Hotels

Marriott has announced a deal to buy Starwood Hotels. The deal still has to get shareholder and regulatory approval, so this is not a done deal, but I thought I'd offer some preliminary thoughts.…

Massive DevAAluation of American Airlines Chart March 22, 2016

American Airlines has announced a massive devAAluation of its award chart for awards booked on or after March 22, 2016. (It also announced negative changes to status and revenue-based award…

Negative Changes to 2016 American Airlines Status Announced

Today American Airlines announced mostly negative changes for earning status in 2016 for 2017. (It also announced negative changes to earning award miles on paid flights and to its award chart.) The…

American Airlines Moves to Revenue-Based Mileage Earning in Second Half of 2016

Starting in the "second half of 2016," you will earn award miles on American Airlines tickets according to the cost of the ticket instead of the distance flown. 5 miles/U.S. dollar – AAdvantage…

Aeroplan Transfer Bonus: 65k Starpoints for Business Class RT to Europe, 80k for First

Right now 40k Starpoints plus taxes will get you a roundtrip economy class trip to Europe, 65k Starpoints will get you a roundtrip Business Class ticket, and 80k will get you a roundtrip First Class…

Citi Smart Savings Program Offers Big Savings at Major Retailers

To compete with AMEX Offers, Citi has launched Citi Smart Savings, which offers discounts at major retailers when you add the offer to your account and then use your Citi card at that retailer. To…

Should You Start with 100,000 American Airlines Miles or 90,000 ThankYou Points

Right now you can easily get 100,000 American Airlines miles or 90,000 ThankYou Points, so which is the better place to start? How to Get 100,000 American Airlines Miles Some credit card offers in…

60 Free Award Wallet Upgrade Codes

Enjoy one of these 60 free upgrade codes to six months of Award Wallet Plus. Award Wallet is the free way I track my 33 miles and points balances and store my login information for those programs.…

Trip Report: AeroMexico 787 Dreamliner Business Class from Buenos Aires to Mexico City

AeroMexico 29 Buenos Aires (EZE) – Mexico City (MEX) Depart: 11:30 PM on Wednesday October 14, 2015 Arrive: 7:15 AM on Thursday, October 15, 2015 Duration: 9:45 Aircraft: Boeing 787-8 Seat: 3F and 4F…

Japan Airlines Last Minute Award Space Revisited

A few months ago I was lauding American Airlines award space to Asia because partners Cathay Pacific and Japan Airlines were releasing tons of award space in Business and First Class at the last…

Very Good Flat Bed Space to Europe on Three New Routes

Airberlin is adding three new routes to its Dusseldorf hub starting next Spring. All three routes currently have very good award space for two passengers during Summer 2016 in flat bed Business…

Very Good Flat Bed Space to Europe on Three New Routes

Airberlin is adding three new routes to its Dusseldorf hub starting next Spring. All three routes currently have very good award space for two passengers during Summer 2016 in flat bed Business…

Award Space to New Zealand Will Be Much Better in 2016

Right now, Air New Zealand has a monopoly on direct flights between the United States and New Zealand with flights between Auckland and Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Honolulu. It adds an Auckland…

50k Bonus Miles on CitiBusiness AAdvantage Card

Some credit card offers in this post have expired, but they might come back.

Cathay Pacific Last Minute First Class Award Space is Far Worse than Usual

Cathay Pacific First Class is one of the nicest in the world. The service is amazingly attentive, including a hand-written note to go with your meal. The food is amazing and completely made to your…

Alaska Miles as Cheap as 1.97 Cents

Alaska Airlines' newest miles sale offers miles as cheap as 1.97 cents each, which means Emirates First Class from the United States to Dubai for around $1,800 (or anywhere else in the world for…

Trip Report: Los Angeles to Bogota in Business Class on Avianca Dreamliner

I recently flew in Business Class on the Avianca 787 Dreamliner from Los Angeles to Bogota. After spending a little over a week in Hawaii as a brief interlude between the summers of Europe and South…

Trip Report: Los Angeles to Bogota in Business Class on Avianca Dreamliner

I recently flew in Business Class on the Avianca 787 Dreamliner from Los Angeles to Bogota. After spending a little over a week in Hawaii as a brief interlude between the summers of Europe and South…

Great, Super Cheap Qatar Business Class Space to Sydney for Four People

Qatar Airways begins flying between Doha and Sydney on March 1, 2016. It is releasing 4 Business Class seats in both directions on many flights that you can book for only 45,000 American Airlines…

Planning Myself a Three One Way Award to South America

In January, I'll be in the United States, and I'll need to get back down to Southern South America.

Planning Myself a Three One Way Award to South America

In January, I'll be in the United States, and I'll need to get back down to Southern South America.

77 Free Award Wallet Upgrade Codes

New Codes at 3:10 PM ET Enjoy one of these 50 free upgrade codes to six months of Award Wallet Plus. Award Wallet is the free way I track my 33 miles and points balances and store my login…

77 Free Award Wallet Upgrade Codes

New Codes at 3:10 PM ET Enjoy one of these 50 free upgrade codes to six months of Award Wallet Plus. Award Wallet is the free way I track my 33 miles and points balances and store my login…

Arrival Plus is King of Cashback Cards without Being One

The king of cash back cards is the Barclaycard Arrival PlusTM World Elite MasterCard®, which isn't even a cash back card. The card offers 2.15% back on all purchases in the form of free travel.