Qantas,British Airways,AAdvantage,A380,Etihad,Qatar
Fly Two A380 First Classes on One Award (British Airways and Qantas)
December 29, 2014
Your miles are as valuable as you are creative. For instance, you can combine two luxurious A380 First Classes onto one American Airlines award.
British Airways flies an A380 daily between Los Angeles and London.
A380,AAdvantage,Malaysia Airlines
First Class A380 Award Space Wide Open on Malaysia Airlines
December 22, 2014
First Class award space is widely available in Malaysia Airlines First Class on the A380, one of the world's nicest products., and easily bookable with American Airlines miles.
Last year I loved everything about my flight from Paris to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia Airlines First Class on the A380
Cathay Pacific,AAdvantage,US Airways
Cathay Pacific Business Class Award Space is Wide Open
December 9, 2014
Aspire to Cathay Pacific Business Class.
It is one of the world's nicest Business Classes, featuring a fully flat bed on flights of up to 16 hours between the United States and Hong Kong.
It is dirt cheap at 55,000 American Airlines miles one way or 110,000 US Airways miles roundtrip. This is just 10% more than flying half the time in a far inferior product to Europe.
Award space is widely available.
Buy Miles,AAdvantage,US Airways
Buy Up to 250k AA Miles. Good Deal?
December 2, 2014
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American Airlines and US Airways are both running sales on the purchase of their miles through January 2, 2015.
For now, your American Airlines miles and US Airways miles will sit in separate accounts, and you can redeem them on separate charts, with different routing rules, and slightly different partners.
How to Earn and Spend 156,000 American Airlines Miles
November 23, 2014
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What timing rule should you follow on the applications?
What can you do with 156,000 American Airlines miles?
What is the one other killer benefit of the American Airlines personal card?
What Can You Do with 156,000 American Airlines Miles?
1. Take a Round-the-World Trip
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Last Minute Award Space to South American Summer
November 20, 2014
The calendar is turning to Summer below the equator, and it's not too late to book yourself an award to escape the cold in the United States.
Many airlines release unsold seats as Saver award space in the last weeks, days, or even hours before a flight.
How to Get to Angkor Wat in Siem Reap, Cambodia with Miles
November 11, 2014
I went to Angkor Wat this February, and I was blown away.
View from Inside Angkor WatThe 900 year-old Hindu-turned-Buddhist temple just outside of Siem Reap, Cambodia is up there on the list of the most impressive historical sites I've visited with Machu Picchu and the Great Wall of China.
And it isn't just Angkor Wat.
How to Get to Machu Picchu with Miles
November 10, 2014
Machu Picchu is one the few places in the world that can't be over-hyped. Seriously, no matter how high your expectations are when you get there, I don't think you can be disappointed.
Even on my third visit, watching the sunrise over the mountains was spectacular.
So how do you get to Machu Picchu with miles?
It's actually very easy. The best miles to get to Machu Picchu are American Airlines miles. You can fly to Cuzco, the nearest airport, roundtrip for 35,000 American Airlines miles.
Avios,Award Booking,AAdvantage
Better Mile for South America? Avios or AAdvantage
November 3, 2014
Are you better off using Avios or American Airlines miles for a trip to South America?
I'm at the beginning of probably nine months of travel, with almost no flights booked and only the vaguest sense of where I'll head and how I'll get there.
United,Off Peak,AAdvantage,US Airways,Lufthansa,Flying Blue,Delta
Master Thread: Off Peak Awards
November 3, 2014
Off peak awards allow us to stretch our miles further by booking discounted awards to select regions during certain pre-determined dates. Off peak awards are offered by several airlines, and this post will put all the off peak awards I know of in one place.
While off peak awards are often less desirable dates, there are some off peak dates that are actually my favorite times to visit a country.