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Daily Getaways is a yearly monthlong sale of travel packages put on by American Express and the U.S. Travel Association. This year's Daily Getaways will run from May 19 to June 20, 2014, and the…

JB books awards for the MileValue Award Booking Service. He was an expert on the now-defunct American Airlines Explorer Awards and had been planning to book one for himself.

You have six days left to use your US Airways miles to book EVA Airlines flights through April 14, 2015. As I wrote in "US Airways Losing Four Partners in the Next Few Months," four of the Star…

I've been using Uber more often because it is the most convenient way to get a taxi or town car around the world. I like being able to hail a taxi with a few taps on my phone and then to be able to…

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…

Etihad has announced that its new A380s, which will begin flying this year, will have a three-room Residence for up to two passengers.

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…

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SriLankan Airlines has joined oneworld, which means its flights are now bookable with US Airways, American Airlines, and British Airways miles. SriLankan award space is now searchable and bookable at…

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…

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…

Tuesday news broke that US Airways is not collecting fuel surcharges on British Airways flights on award tickets, which is surprising since American Airlines and British Airways have long collected…

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The cat is out of the bag.

Frontier Airlines announced today that will begin charging $20+ to bring a carry on bag onto its flights. Personal items that fit under the seat in front of you will remain free. Frontier,…

Staples.com is selling $200 Visa gift cards online. That's good news if you're not near a Staples that carries $200 Visa gift cards. By purchasing the $200 Visa gift cards, you can earn Ultimate…

US Airways left the Star Alliance for oneworld last month.

United miles got less valuable in 2014. Delta miles have gotten less valuable in 2014 and will get even less valuable in June. American miles got less valuable this month. US Airways miles got less…

Uber is the world's best taxi service because it has clean, courteous drivers and the easiest taxi-ordering app imaginable. New Uber users can get $20 in free rides when they sign up through my…

I have already written the ultimate guide to Cash & Avios redemptions. The gist is that on some, but not all, British Airways Avios redemptions you are given a menu of prices like this: You can…

Update: Super reader Dave made a map of the locations of the Category 9 and 10 properties for visual learners. Super reader Jeremy has created the most valuable spreadsheet imaginable for the Hilton…

Over the weekend, I manufactured $506.23 in spending at a cost of $6.93 (1.37%) and 3 minutes of time. The first step was to buy a reloadable Visa gift card with my credit card. I live in Hawaii…

Looking at my travel plans for 2014, I realized I needed a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu in September. I ended up booking myself a oneway flight on Allegiant Airlines instead of using…

Saver Economy award seats are wide open from the United States to Sao Paulo during the World Cup for only 30k miles per direction per person. This is a marked change from four months ago when I wrote…