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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.…

Until late last year, getting to Europe in business class was much easier than it has been lately, especially for traveling parties of three or more. In December of last year, Austrian Airlines…

Last year I wrote "How to Book Multiple Awards from Different Accounts on the Same Flights." The idea is that you can never transfer miles from one airline to another, even if they are airline…

This is the nineteenth 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…

This is the eighteenth 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…

Should you buy Citi ThankYou Points for 2.5 cents each? ThankYou Points got a whole lot more valuable and more interesting last month when Citi announced that people with a Citi ThankYou® Premier,…

To Suzanne Rubin, head of American Airlines AAdvantage, In April 2014, American Airlines eliminated the possibility of stopovers on award tickets with no notice. Previously, one stopover was allowed…

Lufthansa First Class is no longer bookable using LifeMiles. For the past few years, Lufthansa has only released first class award space to its Star Alliance partners 15 days before flight departure.

A generous Cave Dweller has donated a pair of United Club passes that expire December 31, 2015 to one MileValue reader. (Congrats to Kim who won last week's pair of passes.) Here are the United Club…

Reader Joanna emailed me to let me know the results of calling Barclaycard: "My US Airways® Premier World MasterCard® annual fee was due August 29. I called and got 5,000 miles for $1,000 spend over…

Hurricanes Iselle and Julio are scheduled to hit Hawaii in the next few days.

This is the seventeenth 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 offering a targeted 50% discount on purchasing 60,000 to 100,000 US Airways miles. With the discount, US Airways miles cost 1.88 cents each. Who is targeted? Is this a good deal?…

This is the sixteenth 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.…

The offer mentioned in this post is out of date, so all links have been removed. For the best current rewards card offers, see here. In my experience, if you cancel a Citi card, Citi will refund you…

Finnair is offering excellent Business Class award space in a state-of-the-art bed next year from New York and Miami to Helsinki and beyond in Europe. Since Finnair is a member of the oneworld…

This is the fifteenth 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.…

Let me clear up one of the most common types of questions I get from beginners. There is no transitive property of miles. Just because Airline A partners with Airline B and Airline B partners with…

Loyal reader Drew sent along an amazing targeted offer he received to continue spending on his US Airways® Premier World MasterCard®. If he spends $500 per month on his card in August, September, and…

Generous email subscriber Donn donated a pair of United Club passes that expire October 31, 2015 to one MileValue reader. Here are the United Club locations to check whether you’ll be able to use a…

A few days ago, LifeMiles joined United and Delta in announcing an award chart devaluation, which will take place on October 15, 2014. Bookings made until October 14, for travel until mid-2015 will…

This is the fourteenth 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…

Singapore Airlines' award chart has some phenomenal sweet spots, which I've covered extensively: United States to Central America with free one ways to Hawaii United States to South America with…