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Decreased China Southern Business Award Availability
August 26, 2013
At our Award Booking Service, clients most often ask us to construct specific itineraries with their miles. Maybe they want to go to both France and Italy for their honeymoon and have United miles.…
Free First Class Next Month 4.0: How to Use SeatGuru to Pick the Best Seat and Flight
August 26, 2013
This is the twenty-second post in a monthlong series that started here. Each post will take about two minutes to read and may include an action item that takes the reader another two minutes to…
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How I Saved 88% on My Hotel Room in Stockholm. Easy to Replicate Techniques for Huge Hotel Discounts
August 25, 2013
Miles and points aren't all about traveling in first class for pennies, although that's the most aspirational aspect of the game, and the most fun to write about. In the last few weeks, I've used…
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First Look at the British Airways A380 in First Class, Business Class, Premium Economy, and Economy
August 24, 2013
Update: British Airways 787 Business Class Full Trip Report Last month I saw this thread about British Airways taking delivery of its new A380 and 787 and training the crews on intra-European routes.
Free First Class Next Month 4.0: Wikipedia and Kayak.com
August 23, 2013
This is the twenty-first post in a monthlong series that started here. Each post will take about two minutes to read and may include an action item that takes the reader another two minutes to…
Trip Report: South African Business Class from Buenos Aires to Johannesburg
August 22, 2013
Six months in Argentina came to a close, and I started to fly my favorite award I've ever booked. The first flight was from Buenos Aires to Johannesburg on South African Airways' direct flight in…
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How to Get 10 Nights in Hawaii and First Class Flights for Free
August 21, 2013
This post will explain how a couple can get 10 nights for free at a top-tier hotel in Hawaii plus First Class roundtrip flights all for about $150 per person total.
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Trip Report: EVA Air Business Class from Los Angeles to Taipei
August 20, 2013
I recently had to take a quick trip to Bangladesh. While searching the United site, I found some good space on Thai, EVA, United and Asiana. All the airlines have flat bed seats, but I leaned toward…
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Free First Class Next Month 4.0: Using Expert Flyer to Redeem Delta and American Airlines Awards
August 20, 2013
This is the twentieth post in a monthlong series that started here. Each post will take about two minutes to read and may include an action item that takes the reader another two minutes to complete.…
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Free First Class Next Month 4.0: Searching Delta.com to Redeem Delta Miles
August 19, 2013
This is the nineteenth post in a monthlong series that started here. Each post will take about two minutes to read and may include an action item that takes the reader another two minutes to…
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Free First Class Next Month 4.0: Searching Qantas.com to Redeem American Airlines Miles
August 18, 2013
This is the eighteenth post in a monthlong series that started here. Each post will take about two minutes to read and may include an action item that takes the reader another two minutes to…
Free Giveaway Friday: Pair of United Club Passes
August 16, 2013
The contest is over. There were 209 comments and 107 retweets. Congrats to Mike Faust (twitter retweet) on winning! Check back every Friday for potential MileValue giveaways. Longtime reader Jeff is…
British Airways Improves Award Search Tool (Again!)
August 13, 2013
According to this thread on FlyerTalk, British Airways has made some enhancements to their Avios booking functionality on BA.com. I normally cringe when I hear the word "enhancement" associated with…
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Free First Class Next Month 4.0: Searching BA.com to Find oneworld Award Availability
August 13, 2013
This is the seventeenth post in a monthlong series that started here. Each post will take about two minutes to read and may include an action item that takes the reader another two minutes to…
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Anatomy of an Award: US Airways Last Hurrah, a Nine Segment First Class Award through Europe and Asia
August 12, 2013
The balance in my US Airways account was practically blinking like a giant Las Vegas neon sign. 120,368! 120,368! 120,368! As luck would have it, 120,000 miles is the exact amount needed for a…
Best of MileValue July 2013
August 11, 2013
July was MileValue's most popular month to date. Readership continues to grow, which is really exciting to everyone who writes for the site.
Greetings from Johannesburg, South Africa. My Impressions on O.R. Tambo Airport
August 10, 2013
I just arrived in Johanneburg, South Africa about 90 minutes ago from Buenos Aires, Argentina on a direct flight operated by South African Airways in Business Class (and paid for with US Airways…
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You Don’t Need to Be a Hub Captive When Collecting Miles
August 9, 2013
I think it's a big mistake to be a hub-captive. There's no reason that the credit cards you open have to be related to the dominant carrier at your airport. Your life will be better if you instead…
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You Don’t Need to Be a Hub Captive When Collecting Miles
August 9, 2013
I think it's a big mistake to be a hub-captive. There's no reason that the credit cards you open have to be related to the dominant carrier at your airport. Your life will be better if you instead…
Free First Class Next Month 4.0: Using AA.com to Search for Awards
August 9, 2013
This is the sixteenth post in a monthlong series that started here. Each post will take about two minutes to read and may include an action item that takes the reader another two minutes to……
Will US Airways to onewolrd Mean Avios to Europe without Fuel Surcharges?
August 8, 2013
Long time reader Ken just blew my mind: "No one in mentioning whether this looming merger will affect redemptions via BA. It seems this may be a great time to focus on Avios. With US Airways…
Will US Airways to onewolrd Mean Avios to Europe without Fuel Surcharges?
August 8, 2013
Long time reader Ken just blew my mind: "No one in mentioning whether this looming merger will affect redemptions via BA. It seems this may be a great time to focus on Avios. With US Airways…
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Free First Class Next Month 4.0: Using United.com to Search for Awards with United or US Airways Miles
August 8, 2013
This is the fifteenth post in a monthlong series that started here. Each post will take about two minutes to read and may include an action item that takes the reader another two minutes to complete.…
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Summer 2014 Award Space Picture to Europe Right Now
August 7, 2013
Early planners are looking to book their summer trips to Europe
Free First Class Next Month 4.0: Airline Partners and Hubs
August 7, 2013
This is the fourteenth post in a monthlong series that started here. Each post will take about two minutes to read and may include an action item that takes the reader another two minutes to…