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How long does it take to transfer Starwood Preferred Guest Starpoints to Asiana Club Miles? An astounding 17 days. Why would you want to transfer Starpoints to Asiana Miles? Starpoints transfer 1:1…

Starting in 2015, you will only be able to transfer 250,000 Membership Rewards to Delta miles per year and 200,000 Starwood Preferred Guest points to 250,000 Delta miles per year.

Update: A Chase Secure Message reply says: "Chase has decided to no longer offer Ink Bold effective 11/16/14." (Hat Tip: Cave Dweller) The Ink Bold is going to die very, very soon I predict. How…

Commenter RH Dailey asked me for a list of direct flights from the west coast to Europe and to let him know which ones have flat beds in Business Class. There are direct flights from five west coast…

Reader Trevor was snail mailed a 50,000 mile bonus offer on The US Airways® Premier World MasterCard®. He sent along the following scan of the offer. The offer is identical to the publicly available…

American Airlines' and El Al's partnership ends October 31, 2014. To use American Airlines miles to fly to Israel on El Al, you must book by October 31, 2014. You can book American Airlines awards…

American Express Small Business Saturday is back the Saturday after Thanksgiving--November 29, 2014. This year, you can get up to three $10 statement credits per American Express card. Since I have…

Sometimes you can go really far for not very miles by finding underpriced countries on your favorite award chart. Award charts, by their nature, group several countries together for a single price.…

Virgin Atlantic is a London-based airline that serves or has plans to serve 12 American airports. Virgin Atlantic releases a ton of award space in Upper Class between the United States and Europe in…

Emirates is releasing two First Class seats on its A380 flights from San Francisco and Houston to Dubai on a ton of days in Winter 2015. My flight in Emirates First Class was my favorite ever because…

Monday I flew Allegiant Air in a Giant Seat, one of their First Class-sized seats up front, from Los Angeles to Honolulu. Allegiant Air is a Las-Vegas-based low-cost carrier that survives by selling…

Anyone can book themselves a roundtrip to Europe this winter for 30,000 US Airways miles. Award space is excellent, and you can get the miles you need from opening one credit card and making one…

On Sunday, I hosted a MileValue dinner in Los Angeles. Unfortunately there was a "Korean Agriculture & Marine Product Expo" across the street, which severely limited parking and caused some…

US Airways offers some of the best off peak awards in the world. During select dates each year, you can fly: Between the United States and Europe for 35,000 miles roundtrip in economy Between the…

Earlier this month, the 50,000 mile bonus offer on the United Explorer Card publicly ended.

My sister asked me a few weeks ago: "Didn't you say there are no stopovers allowed on American Airlines awards?" "Yes," I replied. "In April, American removed the ability to add a free stopover to…

Last week, I did a 2 day/1 night hike on the Great Wall of China near Beijing that included 10 miles of hiking on the Wall, several meals, transportation, lodging, and a massage. My brother and I…

Through Monday September 22, 2014, you can buy 100,000+ IHG Rewards points for 0.575 cents each. Buying IHG points for under 0.6 cents each means you can book certain IHG hotel rooms for less than…

I just arrived in Los Angeles after 10 hours flying Asiana First Class on its brand new A380. I booked my seat last month for 70,000 United miles (at pre-devaluation prices using this trick.) This is…

Enjoy one of these 50 free upgrade codes to six months of Award Wallet Plus. Award Wallet is the free way I track my 35 miles and points balances and store my login information for those programs.…

I'm sitting in the Asiana First Class Lounge in Seoul, about to fly one of the newest and hopefully best First Class products in the world on the Asiana A380. First Class Suite on Asiana A380 I…

I recently received an email about changes to the Virgin Atlantic route network. Virgin Atlantic is a London-based carrier that is not a member of any of the three major alliances, but does have a…

IHG Rewards has a fantastic promotion called Into the Nights in which you can turn a few cheap stays into free stays at top tier hotels worldwide. Everyone is given several tasks to complete that…

If you THINK BIG, and take an amazing multi-destination trip, you'll need to book several tickets to hop between destinations. In the United States, Europe, and Southeast Asia, flights are fairly…

All 30 spots are full and there is a wait list for cancellations that is already 10+ deep, so no new RSVPs can be accepted. I love the great response, so I'll try to have more. I'm excited to…