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Update: I transferred 26,000 LifeMiles to my friend for $390. He received 52,000 after the 100% bonus. I did this because he likes to book one way Business Class tickets between the United States and…

Virgin Atlantic Upper Class Award Space is widely available for two passengers on several routes to London in May and June 2016. This is an excellent use of Delta SkyMiles because these awards cost…

This 75k Hilton offer has expired. Check out the best current travel credit card sign up offers here. ------------------------------- The Hampton by Hilton Warsaw City Centre is listed as a Category…

This 75k Hilton offer has expired. Check out the best current travel credit card sign up offers here. ------------------------------- The Hampton by Hilton Warsaw City Centre is listed as a Category…

Air Serbia award flights start at 4,550 Etihad Guest miles plus government taxes with no fuel surcharges. Etihad Guest miles are a 1:1 transfer partner of Citi ThankYou Points and Starwood Preferred…

Wow Air, an Icelandic ultra-low-cost carrier, is offering $99 one way fares from Boston and Baltimore to Paris and Amsterdam this Fall and Winter. Return flights are more expensive, so the cheapest…

Qantas begins flying its 747s between San Francisco and Sydney on December 18, 2015. The plane features 58 flat beds in Business Class, Premium Economy, and economy with no First Class.…

This is a repost from 2013 because this benefit is still available and still under-publicized. Elite members of United's MileagePlus frequent flyer program get access to extra Saver award seats in…

Delta has introduced revenue-based awards today and higher priced upgrades for travel beyond June 1, 2016. You can currently book award travel and upgrades through June 9, 2016. Delta's Statement…

American Airlines award space was not displaying on ba.com for the last three weeks. Now American Airlines award space is back on ba.com. Here is a search result from a few minutes ago for Miami to…

Out & Out notices that some United awards are pricing cheaper than they should on united.com. It seems a glitch is causing domestic awards to allow free or cheap one ways. For instance, look at…

United allows you to book trips to and from ZFV, Philadelphia's 30th St. train station. Such fares include flights to or from Newark and trains from there to Philadelphia. Because in the short term…

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I spent the last month traveling from Helsinki to Tallinn by ferry and from Tallinn to Riga to Vilnius by bus, spending about a week each in the capitals of Finland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania.…

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

Almost every time I fly, I get free lounge access one of three ways: International Business and First Class passengers get lounge access throughout the journey, and I fly a lot of international…

Every day people come to my Award Booking Service with a few hundred thousand Lufthansa miles and want to fly a Business Class award to Europe. Or worse, they come with 20,000 Turkish miles, 20,000…

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I don't spend much time in hotels (here's a breakdown of where I'm sleeping as I travel 365 days this year), but I've been looking at booking some upcoming hotel stays. I carry several co-branded…

Update: United flights have resumed. All United flights are currently grounded for "automation issues" apparently related to a computer system malfunction. The same thing happened June 2, 2015. If…

Qantas has eliminated fuel surcharges on its flights that depart Australia. This doesn't matter at all for paid tickets because $1 of fuel surcharge and $1 of base fare costs the same to you, but…

American Airlines will start flying its 787-8 Dreamliners with economy and Business Class seating from Los Angeles to Shanghai on October 5, 2015 and Sao Paulo on November 5, 2015. Award space is…

American Airlines is running a sale on the purchase of their miles through Monday July 13, 2015. You can buy up to 100,000 American Airlines miles during the sale and get up to 27,500 bonus miles…

I'm in the middle of 18 months of travel. I live out of a suitcase and change beds every few days or few months. Here are some of my top travel tips that I use to enjoy my trips more. Test them out…

I'm in the middle of 18 months of travel. I live out of a suitcase and change beds every few days or few months. Here are some of my top travel tips that I use to enjoy my trips more. Test them out…