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United flies from Los Angeles to Melbourne directly with its newest plane the 787-9 Dreamliner. 15 hours 45 minutes Award space on United's Dreamliners in Business Class has been abysmal, but I…

I am generally planning on being in South America through March and then in Europe from April to August. I'll have a blast no matter what, but I'll have even more fun if my time some of my trip to…

United is offering a 20% discount on economy awards to Europe flown this winter. Instead of the normal 60,000 miles roundtrip, Saver awards to nine airports in Europe will cost only 48,000 miles…

This post should have narrow appeal, but should be of great use to people flying through Bogota El Dorado International Airport in Colombia. Priority Pass members--free with an American Express…

I went to Angkor Wat this February, and I was blown away. View from Inside Angkor Wat The 900 year-old Hindu-turned-Buddhist temple just outside of Siem Reap, Cambodia is up there on the list of the…

Until December 10, 2014, you can purchase Hyatt Gold Passport points for 1.85 cents each. The sale offers a 30% bonus on the number of miles you receive for all purchases of at least 5,000 points,…

Until December 20, 2014, you can buy Alaska Airlines miles for as little as 2.19 cents each. The sale is structured as a bonus on the normal number of miles you'd receive. The bonus is tiered, so the…

Regular MileValue readers: ignore this post. It’s about college basketball, not miles. UVA fans: ignore this blog. It’s about traveling free (in first class if you want) by efficiently collecting and…

Machu Picchu is one the few places in the world that can't be over-hyped. Seriously, no matter how high your expectations are when you get there, I don't think you can be disappointed. Even on my…

I was eating a burrito at an obvious Chipotle knockoff in Bogota, Colombia (Sipote, it's awesome), and when I moved my tray, I noticed I had been sitting at a Citi ThankYou Points sponsored table.…

I asked longtime award booker and occasional blog contributor JB to write about a very interesting Delta award he just booked. A lot of people think Delta miles are worthless, but there are no other…

Aer Lingus, a partner of United MileagePlus and British Airways Avios, debuts a Washington-Dulles to Dublin route on May 1, 2015.

We are less than two months from 2015, and what I'm most looking forward to is being able to book one way awards with Delta SkyMiles. The 2015 award chart is already published and no Saver awards are…

United miles are the best to Europe, though the routes with gold mine award space for Summer 2015 might surprise you. For Summer 2014, I wrote Route from the US to Europe via Canada for Better Award…

Are you better off using Avios or American Airlines miles for a trip to South America? I'm at the beginning of probably nine months of travel, with almost no flights booked and only the vaguest sense…

Off peak awards allow us to stretch our miles further by booking discounted awards to select regions during certain pre-determined dates. Off peak awards are offered by several airlines, and this…

Update: The deal died within an hour of this post. Follow me on Twitter and Facebook to avoid missing these time-sensitive deals. American Airlines' best Business and First Class is on its new…

Delta has an award sale for economy awards booked by November 3, 2014 and flown between December 3, 2014 and February 18, 2015 within the United States, Caribbean, and Americas. The discounts are…

Qatar Airways has begun flying its A380s from Doha to London and will begin service to Paris and Bangkok soon. There are a lot of luxury options between the Middle East and Europe, so I want to focus…

Update 11/6/14: Delta.com is again displaying Alaska Airlines and Virgin Australia award space. The disappearance must have been a glitch. Bookmark this post in case the glitch recurs! Delta.com is…

Lufthansa First Class is one of the nicest ways to travel between the United States and Europe.

Update 11/17/14: To book a stopover on an international award, you need to call Delta because the functionality has been removed from the website. I speculate that starting 1/1/15, Delta awards will…

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