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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…

I just spent a completely legal week in Cuba, split between Havana and Viñales. An American in Cuba in 2015 is a six part series on the trip.

Updated July 4, 2015 because this deal is still alive, and I love reading the full Economist print edition online each week for free. Updated August 14, 2014 because my miles were credited to my…

Update: LifeMiles are now on sale for as little as 1.4 cents each through September 30, 2015, which allows you to follow the steps in this post. Last week I published How to Consistently Buy Business…

New codes at 9:39 PM ET on July 3 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…

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Update 7/9/15: All these deals are dead. The Citi® Hilton HHonors™ Visa Signature® Card has come out with an even better offer! 75,000 bonus points after spending $2k in the first three months. Today…

Update 7/9/15: All these deals are dead. The Citi® Hilton HHonors™ Visa Signature® Card has come out with an even better offer! 75,000 bonus points after spending $2k in the first three months. Today…

Today only: Frontier is offering a fare sale for Summer and Fall travel. Fares start at $21 one way! The sale is valid for bookings made by 11:59 PM ET today (June 30) for domestic, nonstop travel on…

Today only: Frontier is offering a fare sale for Summer and Fall travel. Fares start at $21 one way! The sale is valid for bookings made by 11:59 PM ET today (June 30) for domestic, nonstop travel on…

Update 6/30 at 1 PM ET: Stack this sale with the promo code 24OFF. It offers $12 off per one way and $24 of per roundtrip. But on the $23/$34 fares, it only offers 1 cent off. On the $58 fares, it…

Update 6/30 at 1 PM ET: Stack this sale with the promo code 24OFF. It offers $12 off per one way and $24 of per roundtrip. But on the $23/$34 fares, it only offers 1 cent off. On the $58 fares, it…

Japan Airlines First Class space is widely available for 1-3 people per flight between Tokyo and Sydney between October 2015 and March 2016.

Japan Airlines First Class space is widely available for 1-3 people per flight between Tokyo and Sydney between October 2015 and March 2016.

I've written about the Citi Prestige® Card's benefit that gives you the fourth night free on hotel stays that you pay with your card: How to Save More than 25% Off Hotel Stays with Citi Prestige's…