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There are several posts on the new PointBreaks list, which allows us to book hotel rooms through January 31, 2014 for only $35 per night. Even if you’ve read those, read this. I’ve honed my strategy…

Update: Deal is dead. Hope you got in on it. Today only, until 10 PM ET, Rocketmiles is offering its biggest bonus ever on hotel bookings: 5,000 bonus miles or points on any of its airline partners…

Some of the offers listed in this post have expired so their links have been removed.

A reader emailed me a discount code for United flights flown before December 15, 2013. He described it as a 13% discount, but I am only getting a 5% discount, capped at $60.

UA Insider posted news of the United miles devaluation on Halloween night. See my full coverage: United Massively Devalues Its Award Chart Starting February 1, 2014. Don't Shoot the Messenger UA…

Our Award Booking Service has been rocking and rolling lately. Busy frequent flyers love the personal attention we give each itinerary, as well as our expert knowledge of award programs. The…

October 2013 was a big month for me. The month started in Brussels. I whirlwinded through Oslo and Amsterdam before getting to Munich in time for the end of Oktoberfest. Munich was the last stop on…

The massive devaluation of United miles that I first reported earlier today is unambiguously bad news for miles collectors. Don't flame the comments of this post by saying I am calling it a good…

Late last night, United massively devalued its award chart for redemptions from February 1, 2014 on. United has split its one award chart into two new ones: one if all segments are on United planes,…

In August, I excitedly wrote about the biggest hotel promotion of the year: IHG Rewards Announces “Big Win” Promotion. This promotion is still running for the next 62 days.

I just got this email, advertising up to 15,000 bonus AAdvantage miles when you purchase American Airlines miles before November 15, 2013. There have been some incredible deals to buy miles in the…

Two weeks ago, in How to Save 70,000 Miles on US Airways Awards to Southeast Asia, Bill blew people's minds with his post about one of the biggest tricks you can pull with US Airways miles: When…

United will operate its 787 Dreamliner between San Francisco and Chengdu, China three times a week beginning June 9, 2014 according to Airline Route. I follow United's Dreamliner route announcements…

The card offer in this post has expired so its links have been removed. Click here for the top current credit card sign up bonuses. I was featured in a recent Forbes article called "20 Holiday Travel…

The third quarter of 2013--July 1 to September 30--was a big one for me. My six months in Argentina ended, I embarked on a 15 country world tour, and I jumped off a cliff in Dubrovnik, Croatia at…

US Airways has announced its plans to leave the Star Alliance for the oneworld alliance and later merge wither American Airlines. But for the time being US Airways is in the Star Alliance and its…

Daily Getaways was a monthlong sale that lasted from mid-June to mid-July. Every day different travel packages went on sale, including the ability to buy hotel points, car rental status, gift…

I had just landed after my second favorite flight ever at Kuala Lumpur International Airport. See Trip Report: Paris to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia Airlines First Class on an A380. It was 6:30 AM, and I…

While booking a family of four to Australia through our popular Award Booking Service, I ran into a  vexing problem with Star Alliance award space. On a certain Air Canada route, Air Canada's own…

I noticed in August 2012 that on my Avios award flight from Honolulu to Los Angeles, my boarding pass printed with "Priority AAccess," granting me priority security and priority boarding. This…

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

Update on 10/23/13: I have dozens and dozens of entries to sort through, so entry is now closed. I've long marveled at how hard it is to convince people to use miles and points to travel more, travel…

Yesterday I received an email inviting me to book two nights and get the third night free at participating Aloft, Element, and Four Points hotels because I have a Starwood Preferred Guest® Credit…

American Express Membership Rewards transfers to British Airways will come with an automatic 20% transfer bonus from now through December 31, 2013. It's transfer bonus season with Membership Rewards.