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I've written a lot about redeeming American Airlines miles--a little bit here and a little bit there--but never one comprehensive guide that tells you everything you need to know about the miles. Now…

The card offer described in this post has expired. To see the latest top travel credit cards with big bonuses that will save you tons, check out our Top 10 List for Consumers and Top 10 List for…

WOW Air is offering $99 one way flights to Iceland. These are not mistake fares. These are advertised fares from Boston and Baltimore (marketed as Washington, DC by WOW Air.) WOW Air is a new…

The Chase Ink Plus, one of the best business cards on the market, has long offered new applicants no annual fee for the first 12 months, then a $95 annual fee. Today I noticed two other offers on the…

I wish Qantas released a ton of Business and First Class between the United States and Australia. Qantas flies directly from Los Angeles to Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane plus from Dallas to Sydney.

Booking First Class or Business to Australia can be extremely challenging. United doesn't release Business Class Saver space on its 787-9 from Los Angeles to Melbourne and doesn't have First Class…

Virgin Atlantic is offering a 25% discount on economy awards to the United Kingdom booked by January 22. You can book awards even in the peak of summer for as low as 13,125 Virgin Atlantic miles each…

American Airlines and US Airways are both running sales on the purchase of their miles through January 30, 2015.

In one minute, you can link your American Airlines and US Airways accounts online.

Longtime reader Cave Man is offering one lucky reader a $49 Southwest gift card. Southwest gift cards are fully transferable and don't expire. There are two ways to enter, and you can enter both…

The other day, I booked myself a direct flight from Tampa to Charlotte with 4,500 British Airways Avios and $5.60.

Last month, the new design of milevalue.com went live, and I walked through some of the changes in "MileValue Looks Different." The team behind the design was Third Harbor, specifically Tyler and…

Earlier today, I explained why American Airlines miles are not very good to go to Europe in Business Class (and what the best option is.) Every type of miles has strengths and weaknesses, and overall…

Reader Judy emailed to ask: I've got a ton of American Airlines miles, and I want to go to Europe in Business Class. What is my best option?   That's 106,000 American Airlines miles just for…

Reader Judy emailed to ask: I've got a ton of American Airlines miles, and I want to go to Europe in Business Class. What is my best option?   That's 106,000 American Airlines miles just for…

Using miles to book trips instead of using cash has tons of advantages: Easier access to First Class and flat beds: An international First Class ticket can cost $10k or the amount of miles you can…

The Flight Deal posted some cheap flight deals last night that are still valid to Russia, Turkey, the rest of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Deals to Russia (including San Fran to Moscow for…

The Flight Deal posted some cheap flight deals last night that are still valid to Russia, Turkey, the rest of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Deals to Russia (including San Fran to Moscow for…

United is offering award sales, several of them unannounced, to destinations all over the world at the moment. United's unannounced sale on Business Class awards to Europe is ongoing And now, via…

United is offering award sales, several of them unannounced, to destinations all over the world at the moment. United's unannounced sale on Business Class awards to Europe is ongoing And now, via…

January 1, as promised, Delta began to allow one way award redemptions for half the price of roundtrips. Delta also went from three tiers of award prices--Saver, Standard, Peak--to five--Levels 1…

Generous reader Chrissie is donating five United Club passes that expire 2/28/15, about two months from now, to two lucky winners. I'll divvy them up, so that one winner wins two and the other three.…

I looked back on my 2014 travels on New Year's Eve, and I want to share my 2015 travel goals today. More importantly, I want to explain how you can turn your 2015 travel goals into reality by taking…

Here's a mix of some of my favorite and some of the most popular posts from 2014.

2014 was a great year of travel for me, and hopefully for you too. Last year (2013) was a year of deep and broad travel since I spent almost six months in Argentina and another two months flying…