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China Airlines has just taken delivery of its 777-300ERs. The new plane looks beautiful with a top-of-the-line flat bed business class, a quality premium economy, and economy that offers the chance…

Update 11/1/14: I got the 7,500 miles. Saturday I went to a Cadillac dealership in La Quinta, California to test drive a Cadillac to earn 7,500 American Airlines miles. Unfortunately the deal is now…

Generous reader Bill is donating two United Club passes that expire 11/30/14, about a month from now, to one lucky winner. If you are can use the passes between the 5th and 30th of next month (to…

How this only has 3,000 views is beyond me! A drone was allowed by Mexico City airport authorities and airline pilots to fly over the airport and film taxis, take offs, and landings from a…

US Airways and American Airlines legally merged in December 2013, but the two airlines maintain separate frequent flyer programs

Qantas is refurbishing its A330s with "fully flat beds in business class." Right now the A330s serve the following routes. Sydney-Melbourne Sydney-Brisbane Sydney/Melbourne/Brisbane to Perth…

Update 10/23/14: Commenter Jeremy finds the award space now on aeroplan.com, and I can confirm that the space on these Ethiopian flights is now bookable and is still excellent! (None of the rest of…

I met the author of Don't Call the Airline (great blog name, right?), a Canadian frequent flyer miles blog, at the Chicago Seminars. He came up to me and told me about how he had earned 20,000+…

The Chicago Seminars start today, just outside O'Hare. I got in yesterday morning, and I've been putting the final touches on my two presentations. If you're around, please say hello! As a quick PSA:…

You can get 7,500 American Airlines miles for test driving any new Cadillac, and you might not even have to do the 10 minute test drive. From the promo page: Right now, AAdvantage® members can earn…

You can get from anywhere in the United States to tons of destinations in the Caribbean for 20,000 US Airways miles roundtrip or 25,000 American Airlines miles. The Caribbean from Google Maps Both…

I get a ton of requests at my Award Booking Service for people who want to fly from the United States to Australia or New Zealand over Christmas and New Year's with their frequent flyer miles.…

Deal originally posted April 22, 2012. Deal ends November 1, 2014. Post updated 10/13/14: Southwest Airlines and Airtran Airways' three-year merger is almost complete. For over two years, transfers…

For a long time, a major weakness of American Airlines miles has been that American Airlines Business Class featured exclusively angled lie flat seats.

New Codes at 7:13 PM ET Happy Aloha Friday. Enjoy one of these 100 free upgrade codes for six months of Award Wallet Plus. Award Wallet is the free way I track my 35 miles and points balances and…

There are four Business Class award seats available every day in June 2015 on Japan Airlines' flight from Los Angeles to Osaka, Japan. Hat tip to reader Oren for passing along the tip. The award…

Reader Steve passes along a great deal for people with lots of Marriott points. Until October 31, 2014, you can get a 20% bonus when you transfer Marriott points to American Airlines miles. This…

Uber is my favorite way to get around. I no longer call or flag down taxis. On a recent trip to San Francisco and Los Angeles, I didn’t rent a car, using Uber to get around instead. Uber is the…

The 50,000 mile bonus offer has returned on the Premier Miles & More® World MasterCard® from Barclaycard. The Premier Miles & More® World MasterCard® now comes with 50,000 bonus miles after…

Asiana has the best award chart in the Star Alliance. That means that you can book any of the 27 Star Alliance airlines, including United, for fewer miles on many routes with Asiana miles than with…

According to Delta's website: "Round-the-World Award Tickets will not be issued on or after January 1, 2015." (Hat Tip Delta Points) I called Delta at 800-323-2323 to ask about booking a RTW award,…

Citi ThankYou Points, which transfer to nine airlines plus Hilton, can be freely shared among ThankYou accounts. Right now the Citi ThankYou® Premier Card offers 40,000 bonus ThankYou® Points after…

Barclaycard sent me a targeted email because I have The US Airways® Premier World MasterCard®.

You have one week left to make your last free $1,000 transfer on Amazon Payments with a credit card. The ability to manufacture spending this way ends October 12, 2014. Amazon Payments is a payment…

My former law professor penned a fascinating article for Slate that touches on the Coase theorem, endowment effects, and social norms. I'm sharing it here because I think the article has some amazing…