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You can still pay United's award prices from January 2014 and before for premium cabin awards. The catch is that you need to be changing an existing award that you booked February 2, 2014 or earlier.

Sunday I read a post on Gary Leff's blog that said that Iberia Avios had massively devalued its award chart for flights on oneworld airlines. I looked up the Iberia award chart for oneworld flights…

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This is the twenty-eighth post in a monthlong series that started here. Each post will take about two minutes to read and may include an action item that takes the reader another two minutes to…

Well, this is embarrassing. As it turns out, there was no devaluation of the Iberia Avios program. The rates in this post have been consistent since November 2011. Almost no one in the world knew the…

I get frequent reader emails asking whether you can open a second US Airways® Premier World MasterCard® with 40,000 bonus miles after first purchase and paying the $89 annual fee. The US Airways®…

This is the twenty-seventh post in a monthlong series that started here. Each post will take about two minutes to read and may include an action item that takes the reader another two minutes to…

If award space isn't available on a flight you want, keep checking. Award space changes all the time. This is a truism, but I have never tracked one route and flight for a few days to show exactly…

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. Longtime reader Scott forwarded me an offer for the Starwood Preferred Guest personal and business credit cards that I've never…

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. This is the twenty-sixth post in a monthlong series that started here. Each post will take about two minutes to read and may…

Uber is my favorite way to get around. I no longer call or flag down taxis. And 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…

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. Anatomy of an Award posts highlight real awards I’ve booked to show you the techniques needed to book your dream trip. I…

This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here. This is the twenty-fifth post in a monthlong series that started here. Each post will take about two minutes to read and may…

Asiana has started flying an A380 between Seoul-Incheon and Los Angeles. The daily flight includes fully enclosed suites in First Class and fully flat beds in Business Class. First Class on Asiana…

This is the twenty-fourth post in a monthlong series that started here. Each post will take about two minutes to read and may include an action item that takes the reader another two minutes to…

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Citi recently announced that ThankYou Points now transfer to seven airlines and one hotel chain. Since you can earn up to 50,000 bonus ThankYou points with the Citi ThankYou® Premier Card, I've been…

Happy Aloha Friday! Enjoy one of these 50 free upgrade codes to six months of Award Wallet Plus. Award Wallet is the free way I track my 32 miles and points balances and store my login information…

The Limited Time Offer is Over! The card still comes with everything except the $100 statement credit.

This is the twenty-second post in a monthlong series that started here. Each post will take about two minutes to read and may include an action item that takes the reader another two minutes to…

US Airways is now pricing roundtrip awards as the sum of two one ways.

US Airways, American Airlines, and British Airways are all members of the oneworld alliance who should be equally sharing award space on their own flights with their partners. For the first time,…

This is the twentieth post in a monthlong series that started here. Each post will take about two minutes to read and may include an action item that takes the reader another two minutes to complete.…