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I'm using my miles and points very idiosyncratically at the moment to do something I'm sure none of my readers would want to do. But I think the lessons from my trip should be applicable for a lot of…

Frontier has announced a 17% discount on domestic flights bought by tomorrow March 18, 2014 and flown by May 21, 2014 with promo code POTOGOLD. (Blackout dates of March 21-23, 2014; March 28-30,…

We just got an interesting comment on Bill's great recent post about Booking Etihad Business Class Using American Miles. MojoMama is trying to go from Los Angeles (LAX) to the Maldives (MLE) in First…

The 50k mile bonus offer is back on the Lufthansa card mentioned in this post until 6/30/14.

US Airways Premier World MasterCard with 40,000 bonus miles after first purchase to book these Star Alliance and oneworld partners Earn 40,000 bonus miles after your first purchase and payment of…

Alaska Airlines flies a direct flight between Anchorage and Honolulu. I love interesting routes from Hawaii--like the Island Hopper across the Pacific--since moving to Oahu, but I think this route…

Frontier Airlines is a Denver-based airline with flights throughout the continental US, Alaska, Mexico, Costa Rica, Jamaica, and the Dominican Republic. Frontier Destinations Right now The Frontier…

I write a lot about the Barclaycard Arrival PlusTM World Elite MasterCard® and very little about the Capital One Venture Card. Superficially the two cards are similar. Both offer miles that can be…

Per the email I received last week, US Airways is again offering up to a 100% bonus on purchased or gifted miles. This "Mystery Bonus" promotion is a slight variant from previous iterations, as the…

A generous attendee of the MileValue meetup in New York City donated a pair of United Club passes that expire March 31, 2014 to one MileValue reader.

Update 4/14/14: US Airways has increased the price of its awards to North Asia in business class to 110k miles roundtrip. In December, I compiled Comparison Tables of United, Delta, US Airways, and…

Delta has released its award chart for awards booked on or after January 1, 2015. Check it out here. Great News: The lowest priced "Level 1" awards (formerly "Saver") will remain at the same price or…

Avianca/TACA LifeMiles, a member of the Star Alliance, is offering a 100% bonus on miles transferred between accounts through March 17, 2014. During the promotion, the cost to transfer each mile is…

When you get deeper into the world of opening rewards cards to get free or luxury travel, there is an inevitable amount of bookkeeping that comes with managing your credit cards. You have to track:…

The New York Times just ran a really bad article about Delta's move to a revenue-based frequent flyer program in 2015. I'm going to delve into the Times article since many MileValue readers…

Look how easy it is to get a family of four to Europe this summer! For only 240k United miles total, there are ample options from the United States to many places in Europe. If 240k United miles…

I've had the good fortune to travel to 44 countries on six continents, many in the last two years since starting the blog. Create your own travel map - TravBuddy I rarely write about my trips because…

I received a great TACA/Avianca LifeMiles credit card offer in my email inbox late last week. The LifeMiles Visa Signature card is offering 40,000 LifeMiles after spending $3k in the first 90 days.…

Reader Eli has generously donated two Admirals Club passes that expire March 31, 2014 to one lucky reader. American Airlines operates Admirals Clubs in these locations. My favorite is at Honolulu…

Note that this post was almost posted yesterday before news broke that Delta is moving to a revenue-based frequent flyer program--at least on the earning side. This post discusses flying before…

Earning Delta miles will be revenue-based starting January 1, 2015. Instead of earning miles based on the distance of your ticket, you will earn based on the price you paid.   Though earning…

On February 1, United miles became much less valuable for premium cabin flights. Not only did all first class awards outside of the western hemisphere go way up in price, but partner first class…

Update 3/6/14: This post is outdated. See Master Thread: Holds on United Awards In What You Need to Know about United Award Holds, I ran through the two ways to hold a United award online: Any award…

I noticed a new addition to United's interactive award chart today. At the bottom of the page, United has added the sentence: "United reserves the right to refuse or cancel any awards redeemed for…

Frontier has announced a 10% discount on domestic flights purchased by February 26, 2014 and flown by June 12, 2014 with promo code PLAYBALL. This 10% discount does not apply to Frontier’s…