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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…

Update 2/12/16: United brought back the nonstop calendar. The single column for Saver and Standard economy space remains. United.com has completed a site redesign. The new site is live now. The old…

I tweeted this deal first from @MileValueAlerts. Follow @MileValueAlerts on Twitter andfollow these directions to get a text message every time I tweet from that account. I tweet from…

On March 8, 2014, Malaysia flight 370 was lost en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. All 239 people on board are presumed dead. Now Malaysian, Australian, French, and Boeing officials confirm that a…

On March 8, 2014, Malaysia flight 370 was lost en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. All 239 people on board are presumed dead. Now Malaysian, Australian, French, and Boeing officials confirm that a…

Last week I used 27,500 Asiana miles + $38.30 to book myself a Business Class award from Honolulu to Bogota that I'll fly next month. This is a steal of a deal because United would have charged…

Last week I used 27,500 Asiana miles + $38.30 to book myself a Business Class award from Honolulu to Bogota that I'll fly next month. This is a steal of a deal because United would have charged…

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…

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…

Update 8/5/15 at noon ET: I totally messed this one up. Transfers are 1.35 Singapore miles to 1 Virgin Australia point or 1.35 Virgin Australia points to 1 Singapore mile. In both directions you…

Update 8/5/15 at noon ET: I totally messed this one up. Transfers are 1.35 Singapore miles to 1 Virgin Australia point or 1.35 Virgin Australia points to 1 Singapore mile. In both directions you…