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Anatomy of an Award: Etihad First Class on Dreamliner from Egypt to United States
January 26, 2015
I booked myself a First Class award ticket from Cairo, Egypt to Washington DC with 15 hours on the brand new Etihad 787-9 Dreamliner for 90,000 American Airlines miles and a few dollars in taxes. Take a look at the suite:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlCS2ZZ7QVY
The Trip
I had already booked myself from the United States to Dubai to Bangkok on two flights in Emirates First Class on its A380. Read that Anatomy of an Award.
And from Bangkok to Luxor, Egypt in Business Class on a Qatar A380. Read that Anatomy of an Award.
Anatomy of an Award: Cancun, Panama, Buenos Aires, and Montevideo on One Singapore Award
January 22, 2015
My friend just booked a Singapore Airlines award with two stopovers, one destination, and one open jaw. He'll be hopping through the Americas for six weeks for 60,000 miles and $123.
I'm especially keen to highlight this award because:
it's interesting
easy to copy
similar to awards I've written about theoretically
Singapore miles are the easiest to amass. Singapore KrisFlyer is a 1:1 transfer partner of American Express, Chase and Citi.
Singapore Routing Rules
The type of miles you use determine the rules your award has to follow.
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Anatomy of an Award: Qatar A380 Business Class for 30k American Airlines Miles
January 20, 2015
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Pick My Flights to Colombia
September 5, 2014
Yesterday I wrote about the Four Easiest Places to Go with Miles.
Colombia was part of one of the regions that has plentiful award space, and it is on my radar at the moment as I book myself a two week trip there next month.
The problem is that award space is so good that I have way too many options. I haven't been able to book the outbound yet because there are ways to book it for 15,000 to 17,500 miles one way with all three alliances.
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Anatomy of an Award: Three Cities in Asia on Two Awards
August 20, 2014
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Anatomy of an Award posts highlight real awards I’ve booked to show you the techniques needed to book your dream trip.
I recently booked my brother a pair of awards that will allow us to visit Hong Kong, Beijing, and Seoul together.
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Booking Two Tickets on the Same United Flight
August 12, 2014
Last year I wrote "How to Book Multiple Awards from Different Accounts on the Same Flights."
The idea is that you can never transfer miles from one airline to another, even if they are airline partners, but you can book two seats on the exact same flights with two different types of miles.
Last week I used 30,000 Singapore miles and 35,000 Lufthansa miles to book myself and a friend one way First Class flights on United from Honolulu to San Francisco.
United flies one flight a day from Honolulu to San Francisco on a 767-400ER with fully
Why I’ll Never Use United Miles to Fly to Hawaii
June 19, 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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Ten Minute Three Day Trip with Avios and Hawaiian Miles
June 11, 2014
Anatomy of an Award posts highlight real awards I’ve booked to show you the techniques needed to book your dream trip.
I recently made a last-second decision to head to Las Vegas and Phoenix for three days for a mix of work and pleasure.
I planned and booked the trip in 10 minutes with miles and points, saving myself $1,500 in the process and getting to fly First Class on one long flight.
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Free One Way From Hawaii Using US Airways Dividend Miles
June 8, 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 was contacted by a client who was wondering if he was able to add a "free" one way from Hawaii back to his home in New York City in connection with a dream trip for two to the Maldives using US Airways Dividend Miles.
Most often we are asked to add a "free" or "cheaper" one way to Hawaii or elsewhere in the US at the end of an award but this client
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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.