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Award Space to New Zealand Will Be Much Better in 2016
November 11, 2015
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
November 11, 2015
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
November 10, 2015
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
November 10, 2015
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…
How to Earn and Redeem 106,000 American Airlines Miles in the Next Few Months
November 9, 2015
The personal and business American Airlines credit cards are each offering 50,000 bonus miles after spending $3,000 in the first three months. Getting both cards and meeting their combined minimum…
How to Earn and Redeem 106,000 American Airlines Miles in the Next Few Months
November 9, 2015
The personal and business American Airlines credit cards are each offering 50,000 bonus miles after spending $3,000 in the first three months. Getting both cards and meeting their combined minimum…
Trip Report: Los Angeles to Bogota in Business Class on Avianca Dreamliner
November 9, 2015
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
November 9, 2015
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
November 8, 2015
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…
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Planning Myself a Three One Way Award to South America
November 6, 2015
In January, I'll be in the United States, and I'll need to get back down to Southern South America.
United,Award Booking,Anatomy of an Award
Planning Myself a Three One Way Award to South America
November 6, 2015
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
November 6, 2015
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
November 6, 2015
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
November 5, 2015
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.
Tons of Delta Business Class Award Space to Europe for Next Summer
November 4, 2015
There is fantastic flat bed Business Class award space for two people on Delta flights to Europe next summer for the Level 1 (on the former, now deleted chart) price
Mystery Bonus of Up to 85% on Buying United Miles
November 3, 2015
Through December 14, 2015, United is offering up to an 85% bonus on purchased miles. The maximum bonus is targeted with some people being offered 60% and 70% bonuses. Also the size of the bonus…
Launch Week for MileValue E-Book Ends in Seven Hours, Special Bonuses Disappear
November 3, 2015
Last week, I released Fly Free in First, the only step-by-step guide to take you from beginner to expert on collecting and redeeming miles and points for your dream vacation. As a special thank you…
$50 Off Airbnb, Earn Virgin America Points on Stays, Pay for Stays with Membership Rewards
November 3, 2015
I will spend over 200 nights this year in Airbnb apartments--here's where I am sleeping in 2015--so three pieces of news about Airbnb caught my eye today. Most (all?) AMEX cards are offering $50 off…
WOW Air to Fly San Francisco and Los Angeles to Iceland
November 3, 2015
WOW Air, the airline famous for $99 fares from Boston and Baltimore to Iceland, will begin flying from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Iceland in summer 2016.
Best Way to Get 50,000 American Airlines Miles Since Executive Offer Ended
November 2, 2015
American Airlines miles are some of the most valuable miles in the world because Delta and United gutted their award charts in 2014, but American hasn't devalued for several years. The merger with US…
Save Up to $1,200 Per Year with Citi Price Rewind
November 1, 2015
Citi offers Price Rewind as a free feature on its personal cards like the Citi Prestige® Card, Citi ThankYou® Premier Card, Citi® Hilton HHonors™ Reserve Card, Citi® Hilton HHonors™ Visa Signature®…
LifeMiles U.S. Bank Credit Card Offering 35,000 Bonus Miles
November 1, 2015
The LifeMiles Visa Signature Card from US Bank now offers 35,000 bonus Avianca LifeMiles after $2,500 in purchases within the first 90 days of account opening.
224 Dead in Russian Plane Crash over Egypt. ISIS Claims Resposibility
October 31, 2015
A Russian airline's A321 has crashed shortly after taking off from Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, killing 224 onboard. (The airline's name is variously given as Kogalymavia or Metrojet.