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Air India has joined the Star Alliance.

This is the 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 complete. I…

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

Flying Blue–the loyalty program of Air France/KLM, Air Europa, Kenya Airways, and TAROM Romanian–has released its newest Promo Awards that let you fly from select US cities to anywhere in Europe for…

Update 7/15/15: The best current offer is 75k miles: For a limited time, the Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World Elite™ MasterCard® offers 75,000 bonus American Airlines after spending $7,500 in the…

I've collected and redeemed millions of frequent flyer miles over the last three years. By the end of 2014, I will have visited over 50 countries, often flying in First Class.

Updated with all new codes at 5:28 PM ET on July 12: 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…

Yesterday I wrote about the death of the Guam-in-United-States mistake on the Avianca LifeMiles award chart. Until yesterday, we could book awards to Hawaii, Japan, or Guam for 12,500 miles or less…

Avianca LifeMiles has re-classified Guam as part of the Philippines. This ends the ability to book an award from the continental United States to Japan, Hawaii, or Guam for 12,500 LifeMiles in…

This is the eighth installment of a round-the-world trip report that started here. We pick up in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Angkor Wat is a 900 year old Hindu-turned-Buddhist temple complex just outside of…

Award space is wide open in Virgin Australia Business Class between the United States and Australia during February and March 2015 for 160,000 Delta miles roundtrip. Premium cabin award space between…

US Airways charges only 60,000 miles roundtrip in economy to North Asia.

American Airlines releases a ton of award space on its routes to Hawaii at the last minute. On almost all of American Airlines' routes from Los Angeles to the four major Hawaiian islands and…

Three weeks ago I got an email from AirTran A+ Rewards with the subject "Get 750 Rapid Rewards Bonus Points." The email explains that Rapid Rewards and A+ Rewards, Southwest's and AirTran's loyalty…

US Airways miles can get you to the Middle East and Indian Subcontinent on Qatar Airways flights in Business Class.

American Airlines and US Airways are currently offering huge bonuses on transfers from SPG Starpoints.

British Airways has a unique, distance-based award chart that can provide fantastic value for short-haul flights. Both Chase Ultimate Rewards and American Express Membership Rewards transfer 1:1 to…

Until July 31, 2014, you can transfer 20,000 SPG Starpoints to 30,000 US Airways Dividend miles. This promotion is identical to the current promotion to transfer 20,000 Starpoints to 30,000 American…

Frontier is offering 20% off regular and sale fares for domestic travel July 12 through December 12, 2014. Blackout dates of November 20-26, and November 28–December 2, 2014 apply. You must purchase…

Overnight, I wrote about the current Starwood/American Airlines promotion: for all of July, 20,000 Starpoints will transfer to 30,000 American Airlines miles. I gave the facts in this post, but I was…

Until July 31, 2014, you can transfer 20,000 SPG Starpoints to 30,000 American Airlines AAdvantage miles. It's July 2nd, and I think we can probably declare this the best miles deal July will see!…

American Airlines' non-oneworld partner, Etihad, has fantastic award space to the Middle East, India, and the Maldives.

US Airways Dividend Miles are extremely valuable for award flights to Europe because they can be redeemed for awards on all oneworld airlines as well as a number of Star Alliance airlines. All…

JetBlue Mint Class is a fully enclosed suite between New York and Los Angeles, and New York and San Francisco starting October 26, 2014.

Update July 1, 2014: The current offer on the Premier Miles & More® World MasterCard® is 20,000 miles after first purchase and payment of $79 annual fee. Earn 20,000 award miles after your first…