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Every October 15 to May 15, you can fly to Europe for 20,000 American Airlines miles each way in economy. This off peak pricing extends to American Airlines and its partners.

From February 1, 2016, Emirates will fly daily between Dubai and Panama City, which will be the longest scheduled commercial flight at over 8,500 miles. The flight is blocked for 17:35 heading west.…

Update 8/20/15: Delta now advertises this fare sale and says the deals must be booked by tomorrow August 21, 2015. This page also lists some of the fare sale city pairs, though definitely not all.…

United is offering a 25% discount on roundtrip economy awards to Brazil and Chile this Fall (their Spring.) For 45,000 United miles, you can fly roundtrip to Santiago, Rio de Janeiro, or Sao Paulo.…

Until a few weeks ago, you could change the payment currency on Airbnb to the host's currency. That saved you Airbnb's ridiculous 3% currency conversion fee. As long as you paid with a…

For a few years, Virgin Australia Business Class award space to Australia has been a gimme. I would often find 12 Award Seats (half of which were Business) to Australia over Christmas and New Year's…

Update 8/19//15: The glitch is fixed. One way search results now include partners as they should. Here's a screen shot of Los Angeles to Sydney in February 2016 in Business Class. I can assure you…

The offers in this post have expired.

Until August 31, 2015, United is selling miles up to 50% off. The exact maximum discount is targeted, so you have to sign in to see your discount. My maximum discount is 50%. Even if you get the 50%…

SPG Starpoints now transfer to 33 airlines with the addition of Korean SkyPass Miles to the list. Korean SkyPass is a 1:1 transfer partner, and, as with all 1:1 transfer partners, for every 20,000…

Transfer hotel points to United miles by August 31, 2015 for a 25% bonus of United miles. You must register here before transferring to get the bonus miles. The bonus is capped at 20,000 bonus…

A few weeks ago, I used 27,500 Asiana miles (transferred from 22,500 Starpoints) to book myself a Business Class award from Honolulu to Bogota, Colombia. Now I'll tell you how to change an Asiana…

This contest is closed. Geoff found a second pair, so four passes were sent to two winners. Check back most Fridays for a free giveaway. Generous reader Geoff is donating two United Club passes that…

Alaska Airlines miles can be used to book a diverse array of oneworld, SkyTeam, and non-alliance partners. Hainan Airlines awards coming November 2015 I've written about some of my four favorite…

New Codes at 2:19 PM ET Enjoy one of these 75 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…

Last month American Airlines announced it would fly from Los Angeles to Sydney beginning December 17, 2015. Even after it starting selling tickets and AAnytime (expensive) award space, it hadn't…

This 75k Hilton offer has expired. Check out the best current travel credit card sign up offers here. ------------------------------- Yesterday I reviewed the improved offer on the Starwood Preferred…

You can set an alert for almost any award space on Award Nexus, so that you will be the first to know if award space opens up. The catch is that setting the alert may cost you money. Why set an…

Update 8/11/15: The deal is now open to everyone. I have uncovered many of its secret rules. ----- Delta Points got the following statement: “There is a transatlantic fare sale going with a one day…

All these offers are expired.

American Airlines miles can get you a last second seat in economy, flat bed Business Class, or super-luxurious First Class to Asia. Partners Cathay Pacific and Japan Airlines both offer phenomenal…

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…

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…

Last week I redeemed 20,000 Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles and $27 for a one way trip in Business Class from Bogota to Buenos Aires with an overnight in Lima. I will fly the award in a few…

Womp womp! This is phantom award space--award space that shows up on a search engine but cannot be booked. Check out this calendar instead that I made on Award Nexus. It shows award space from New…