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It Took Me 8 Minutes to Book a Trip from Hawaii with Miles & More Miles
June 9, 2014
Update July 1, 2014:
The current offer on the Premier Miles & More® World MasterCard® is 20,000 miles after first purchase and payment of $79 annual fee.
Earn 20,000 award miles after your first purchase or balance transfer
Earn up to 15,000 award miles with balance transfers (1 mile per $1 transferred) within 30 days of account opening
Earn 2 award miles per $1 on ticket purchases directly from Miles &
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Using United Miles to Fly Copa Airlines Business Class to Central America for Three
June 2, 2014
Anatomy of an Award posts highlight real awards I've booked to show you the techniques needed to book your dream trip.
Recently the MileValue Award Booking Service had a client who was looking to travel to Costa Rica with his family of three in business class.
This. Times Four.
Top Five US Airways Awards to Book Before It’s Too Late
May 28, 2014
Book these five awards before the US Airways Dividend Miles program disappears.
We know the program will end in early 2015, rolled into a new American Airlines loyalty program. I expect that combined program to be much worse than either the current American Airlines or US Airways program, which I love so much.
The two big reasons to love the US Airways program:
US Airways has the cheapest award chart for roundtrip awards. Look at this comparison table between United, Delta, American, and US Airways' award charts.
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This One Mistake on the US Airways Award Chart Can Save You 15k Miles
May 21, 2014
US Airways charges the same price for three-cabin First Class within the United States and Canada as it does for two-cabin First Class or Business Class.
I consider this a mistake rooted in the fact that US Airways only operates two-cabin planes within the United States as did its former partner United (with a few exceptions.)
But US Airways' new partners American Airlines and Cathay Pacific both operate three-cabin planes within the United States on a few routes:
New York-JFK to Los Angeles (American Airlines)
New York-JFK to San Francisco (American Airlines)
New York-JFK to Vancouver (Cathay Pacific)
I expect
How to Book Lufthansa Mileage Bargains, 55,000 Miles Roundtrip to Europe in Business Class
May 20, 2014
Update July 1, 2014:
The current offer on the Premier Miles & More® World MasterCard® is 20,000 miles after first purchase and payment of $79 annual fee.
Earn 20,000 award miles after your first purchase or balance transfer
Earn up to 15,000 award miles with balance transfers (1 mile per $1 transferred) within 30 days of account opening
Earn 2 award miles per $1 on ticket purchases directly from Miles &
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Life after the American Airlines Explorer Award? Maybe It’s Not So Bad
May 9, 2014
JB books awards for the MileValue Award Booking Service. He was an expert on the now-defunct American Airlines Explorer Awards and had been planning to book one for himself.
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Amazing Sweet Spots on the Lufthansa Award Chart to and from Hawaii and All the Possibilities They Unlock
May 7, 2014
Update July 1, 2014:
The current offer on the Premier Miles & More® World MasterCard® is 20,000 miles after first purchase and payment of $79 annual fee.
Earn 20,000 award miles after your first purchase or balance transfer
Earn up to 15,000 award miles with balance transfers (1 mile per $1 transferred) within 30 days of account opening
Earn 2 award miles per $1 on ticket purchases directly from Miles &
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Lufthansa Card’s 50,000 Mile Bonus Means Roundtrip to Europe for $160
May 5, 2014
Update July 1, 2014:
The current offer on the Premier Miles & More® World MasterCard® is 20,000 miles after first purchase and payment of $79 annual fee.
Earn 20,000 award miles after your first purchase or balance transfer
Earn up to 15,000 award miles with balance transfers (1 mile per $1 transferred) within 30 days of account opening
Earn 2 award miles per $1 on ticket purchases directly from Miles &
The Best Lufthansa Routes for Last Second Premium Award Space
May 1, 2014
Update July 1, 2014:
The current offer on the Premier Miles & More® World MasterCard® is 20,000 miles after first purchase and payment of $79 annual fee.
Earn 20,000 award miles after your first purchase or balance transfer
Earn up to 15,000 award miles with balance transfers (1 mile per $1 transferred) within 30 days of account opening
Earn 2 award miles per $1 on ticket purchases directly from Miles &
Best Of,US Airways,Award Booking
British Airways, Qantas, Cathay Pacific, and American First Class on the Same Award to Australia for 140k Miles Roundtrip
May 1, 2014
Tuesday news broke that US Airways is not collecting fuel surcharges on British Airways flights on award tickets, which is surprising since American Airlines and British Airways have long collected fuel surcharges on British Airways flights.
US Airways miles are the most valuable miles around because of:
US Airways' very cheap award chart
US Airways' impressive roster of partners including surcharge-free British Airways
US Airways' lax routing rules on award tickets
Combining those three elements, I just put on hold a US Airways award from New York to Sydney with a stopover in Hong Kong one direction for 140k US