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

Miles make keeping a New Year's resolution related to travel very easy. The key is to come up with a strategy that you execute almost automatically and to start today. If you come up with the right…

While other airlines search engines regress in functionality (looking in your direction, Delta), British Airways' award tool continues to improve. While researching for another article, I came across…

Countries Visited (21) In chronological order (except for the US, which would be third chronologically): Australia (11 days) New Zealand (10 days) Argentina (5.5 months) Paraguay (8 days)…

2013 was a year of several major devaluation announcements including: United (kicks in February 1, 2014) Southwest (kicks in March 31, 2014) Delta (already kicked in on current award bookings for…

Qatar Airways has fantastic Business Class award space on its Dreamliner and on its routes from the US to Doha and beyond in 2014.

You can currently buy Avios for 1.37 cents each through a miles-transfer promotion.

Merry Christmas from everyone at MileValue to you and your family. Christmas 2008, the View from the Conrad in Punta del Este, Uruguay There will be no new posts the rest of the week. Check out some…

With Christmas tomorrow, I'll get on my soapbox for a second: Give experiences not things. Having lived happily for much of 2013 with very few things--two carry on sized bags full to be exact--I can…

Last second award availability is routinely fantastic on United flights and on certain Star Alliance partner flights. Use your United miles (or any other Star Alliance miles) to book a last minute…

In Part 1, I shared my experiences at the 2012 Euro Cup and how they informed my plan for the World Cup. I also discussed the flight and hotel awards I booked for myself.

I just booked myself a roundtrip First Class award from Honolulu to Sao Paulo, Brazil during the 2014 FIFA World Cup. I also booked myself five nights at a hotel in Sao Paulo. Rooting for the Home…

The offers for the cards listed in this post have expired, so their links have been removed. Click here for the top current credit card sign up bonuses. The 50k mile bonus offer is back on the…

Update at 5:49 PM ET on 12/20/13: Many commenters are saying they've had problems with aa.com showing "phantom award space" on airberlin flights. I have never had that experience, so I was surprised…

Update: My transfer took two days. I made the transfer on December 18 and received the miles on December 20. Yours may take more or less time. Starpoints (or SPG points) are the points earned from…

This review is a continuation of my huge US Airways redemption that I wrote about back in this post. I reviewed Swiss Business Class: Boston to Zurich, Thai First Class: Paris to Bangkok on an A380,…

United announced a massive devaluation of its miles on Halloween to take effect for awards booked February 1, 2014 or later. Until January 31, 2014, I’ll be running posts about the best ways to burn…

Currently, the following United award (Newark to London, returning Paris to Newark) would cost 60k miles in economy. Add in a stopover in Newark on the return, and a later one way trip to Jamaica and…

Three weeks ago, I wrote How to See if You’re Targeted for the 50k Bonus Point Sign Up on the Premier Rewards Gold Card through CARDMATCH. The targeted sign up bonus is an extremely exciting offer…

Did you miss 20k Miles (or Less) to All of South America All Year yesterday? That post is a competing trick with this one, and it might be an even better deal for you. Chicago to Santiago "should"…

Mighty Travels interviewed me about miles, travel, and this blog. As usual, I went on and on and on and ... ;) My favorite question and answer: What is your biggest learning from earning so many…

Or: Save 10k Miles by Adding a Free Oneway Summer airfare--during our summer or theirs--to Southern South America usually tops $1,000 per person in economy. But you can get to South America this…

I almost never write about hotel promotions because they are constant and usually underwhelming except as a few extra points for business travelers who have their rooms paid for. The IHG Big Win is…

Per this thread on Flyertalk, United.com no longer displays Singapore Airlines award space. This abrupt announcement might seem like terrible news to award bookers, but it's more of an inconvenience…

A few months ago, I flew from Oktoberfest to the Chicago Seminars. From Munich to Vienna, I flew Lufthansa business class. From Vienna to Chicago, I flew Austrian Airlines new business class……