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Avianca LifeMiles and InsideFlyer are offering a 150% bonus on purchased miles through October 12, 2015. You must buy 100,000 to 150,000 LifeMiles (pre-bonus) during the sale at a minimum cost of…

On alaskaair.com, the following message appears: AeroMexico is a SkyTeam member. Including seasonal destinations, AeroMexico serves 13 American destinations from Mexico City. From Mexico City, you…

New codes at 12:08 PM ET 10/2/15 Enjoy one of these 65 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…

To anyone who will listen, I say that you should not expect to use your miles at peak times on high demand routes. Airlines use miles to get rid of distressed inventory--seats they don't expect to…

Trip Report Index Emirates Lounge Zurich Emirates A380 First Class from Zurich to Dubai Emirates First Class Lounge Dubai Emirates A380 First Class from Dubai to Houston After my stopover in…

The Points Guy and View from the Wing have reported success asking American Airlines to open up award space in two circumstances: to complete a party and to complete an award. "To complete a party"…

American Express christened the Saturday after Thanksgiving, and the day after Black Friday, as Small Business Saturday in 2010. Every year since then, American Express has offered $10 to $30 in…

I've come to Colombia four times in the last year, and one thing I've learned is that leaving Colombia is a lot like redeeming Arrival miles. Every time you redeem Arrival miles for travel, you…

United operates a route from Honolulu to Guam with five stops twice per week on Mondays and Fridays.

This offer is expired. See the new offer and analysis here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ A few readers have reported to me that they applied for the…

All 106 Lufthansa longhaul planes now feature fully flat beds in Business Class, following the completion of Lufthansa's four-year retrofit. That's great news since Lufthansa offers a ton of…

I'm going to spend most of the rest of the year in Buenos Aires, but I want to spend Christmas with my family in Hawaii. I recently put on hold an award that will allow me to do that.

This offer has expired. Click here for the top current credit card sign up bonuses. —————————————– At 5 PM ET today (September 28, 2015), the 75,000 point sign up bonus on the Citi® Hilton HHonors™…

Alaska Airlines is charging 10,000 miles fewer than it should for one of my favorite awards! Alaska Airlines miles are awesome because of the breadth of interesting oneworld, SkyTeam, and…

Effective this Thursday, October 1, 2015, 250 Membership Rewards will transfer to 200 British Airways or Iberia Avios. That's a 20% reduction of the current 1,000 Membership Rewards to 1,000 Avios…

Aeroplan, the frequent flyer program of Air Canada is devaluing its award chart, effective for awards booked December 15, 2015 and later. This is one of those devaluations that I consider almost good…

Longtime reader Caveman is offering one lucky reader a $51 Southwest gift card. Southwest gift cards are fully transferable and don’t expire. There are two ways to enter, and you can enter both……

I first came to Colombia 11 months ago, and $1 equaled about 2,000 pesos. Now $1 equals about 3,000 pesos. Since inflation has been low in the period, everything is about a third cheaper for me. In…

Alaska Airlines has added Icelandair as a partner for mileage earning effective October 1, 2015. You will earn Alaska Miles at a rate of 25% to 250% of mileage flown depending on the fare bucket and…

American Airlines miles are ideal for super cheap economy awards and ultra-luxury First Class awards. The cheap economy awards rely on American Airlines’ off peak award pricing.

Because you can use any type of Star Alliance miles to book any Star Alliance flight, I’ve put the eight best Star Alliance award charts into one spreadsheet. Check out why I chose these eight award…

Longtime reader Eddy emailed me: Do you know of someplace that has the rules of the various frequent flyer programs? I'm looking at trip to China next Spring and there are so many options, so I’d…

The page that shows American Membership Rewards transfer partners seems to require sign in, so I will put the partners and ratios here for those who are considering getting an American Express card…

Because you can use any type of Star Alliance miles to book any Star Alliance flight, I’ve put the eight best Star Alliance award charts into one spreadsheet. Check out why I chose these eight award…

Trip Report Index Emirates Lounge Zurich Emirates A380 First Class from Zurich to Dubai Emirates Lounge Dubai Emirates A380 First Class from Dubai to Houston Emirates 88 Zurich (ZRH) – Dubai…