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Book these five awards before the US Airways Dividend Miles program disappears. We know the program will end in early 2015, rolled into a new American Airlines loyalty program. I expect that combined…

There are several posts on the new PointBreaks list, which allows us to book hotel rooms through July 31, 2014 for $30 or less per night. Even if you’ve read those, read this. I’ve honed my strategy…

Just a few spots remain for the dinner this Saturday, May 31 at 7 PM in Honolulu. I’m very excited to announce the second MileValue dinner on Oahu on Saturday, May 31 at 7 PM at a Thai place…

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Update: These deals were snapped up quickly. Glad three readers got in on them. Today is the second day of the second week of five weeks of discounted travel packages sponsored by the US Travel…

Update 5/28/14: The 100k package sold out, but the 50k, 25k, and 15k packages are still available. Today is the first day of the second week of five weeks of discounted travel packages sponsored by…

Uber is the world's best taxi app. Tap, tap, tap, and a cab is on its way to you. Best of all, that cab is clean, smells good, and you can see its progress toward getting to you. I'm pretty new to…

Update 5/27/14: A winner has been picked for the $200 Visa Gift Card.

Today is the fifth day of five weeks of discounted travel packages sponsored by the US Travel Association and American Express called Daily Getaways. Every weekday at 1 PM ET, a discounted travel…

Chase Ultimate Rewards just added Singapore KrisFlyer miles as a transfer partner.

Today is the fourth day of five weeks of discounted travel packages sponsored by the US Travel Association and American Express called Daily Getaways. Every weekday at 1 PM ET, a discounted travel…

US Airways charges the same price for three-cabin First Class within the United States and Canada as it does for two-cabin First Class or Business Class. I consider this a mistake rooted in the fact…

Update at 2:02 PM ET: The 40k and 32k packages were all taken within seconds. I snagged two 36k packages. How did you do? Today is the third day of five weeks of discounted travel packages sponsored…

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…

Super Reader Jorge sent me an awesome spreadsheet that instantly does all the math on British Airways' Cash & Avios awards, so you can quickly see whether booking one is a good deal. Usually when…

US Airways and American Airlines merged last year, and their frequent flyer programs will combine in 2015. We don't know quite what that program will look like or what its award chart will be, but…

Today is the very first day of five weeks of discounted travel packages sponsored by the US Travel Association and American Express called Daily Getaways. Every weekday at 1 PM ET, a discounted…

I’m very excited to announce the second MileValue dinner on Oahu on Saturday, May 31 at 7 PM at a Thai place town-side. An unfortunately dark picture at the last dinner.

New codes as of 2:52 AM ET 5/17/14 I'm going to give away 50 six-month upgrade codes to Award Wallet Plus today, 10-20 at a time. I'll announce on Twitter when I put new codes in this post. I use…

This was the oldest unwritten "Draft" post in my folder. I wrote the title more than two years ago, but none of the post until today.

This is the seventh installment of a round-the-world trip report that started here. We pick up in Cambodia. I landed at Siem Reap International Airport and got my Cambodia visa on arrival. (Make sure…

United left one of the best values on their award chart when they devalued their chart in February. You can fly between Southern South America--Brazil, Argentina, Chile--and Africa for 30k miles each…

Moses Storm was caught up in the pretension of Los Angeles and felt the need for his birthday bash to be memorable. He mused: "Ideally...[a cool party] is something everybody's talking about, it has…

According to the Wall Street Journal, airlines are opening up more award space this year compared to last year because of pressure from banks, accounting rules, and consultant studies. In the short…

Qantas will operate its daily flight from Dallas to Sydney with an A380 starting October 1, 2014. This is a large increase in capacity from the current 747 on the route. The Dallas to Sydney flight…