United,Singapore,ThankYou Points,AAdvantage,Etihad
Three Best Uses of 100,000 ThankYou Points
January 25, 2016
The three best uses of ThankYou Points are:
Transferring to Singapore miles to book Singapore Suites
Transferring to Singapore miles to book United First Class to Hawaii
Transferring to Etihad miles to book American Airlines flights
Singapore Suites
Singapore Suites is inarguably one of the nicest First Class in the world.
Great, Cheap Award Space to Hawaii This Dry Winter
November 25, 2015
Winter is the low season in Hawaii, and I think it is the best time to visit because:
there is more award space
lodging is cheaper
it's cold where you live but still 80 degrees in Hawaii
Normally one drawback is that it is rainier in the winter months in Hawaii, but this winter should be drier because El Niño is disrupting weather patterns in the Pacific.
I took a look at United award space from several cities in the center and east of the continental United States to the four major Hawaiian Islands.
Sweetspot,Singapore,Star Alliance
Sweetspots with Singapore KrisFlyer Miles #2: Awards on United and Partner Flights
September 4, 2015
This post is part of a series about how to maximize value when transferring your Citi ThankYou Points to airline partners.
Sweetspots with Singapore KrisFlyer Miles #1: Suites Class for as Little as 32,000 Miles
Sweetspots with Singapore KrisFlyer Miles #2: Awards on United and Partner Flights (this post)
Sweetspots with Virgin Atlantic Miles #1: 10,000 Points USA to Europe
Sweetspots with Virgin Atlantic Miles #2: Sweetspots on 12 Partner Award Charts
Sweetspots with Flying Blue Miles: 30,000 Miles Roundtrip to Hawaii
Sweetspots with Virgin America Points: 35,000 Points Roundtrip to Europe in Flat Bed
Sweetspots
Sweetspot,Singapore,Star Alliance
Sweetspots with Singapore KrisFlyer Miles #2: Awards on United and Partner Flights
September 4, 2015
This post is part of a series about how to maximize value when transferring your Citi ThankYou Points to airline partners.
Sweetspots with Singapore KrisFlyer Miles #1: Suites Class for as Little as 32,000 Miles
Sweetspots with Singapore KrisFlyer Miles #2: Awards on United and Partner Flights (this post)
Sweetspots with Virgin Atlantic Miles #1: 10,000 Points USA to Europe
Sweetspots with Virgin Atlantic Miles #2: Sweetspots on 12 Partner Award Charts
Sweetspots with Flying Blue Miles: 30,000 Miles Roundtrip to Hawaii
Sweetspots with Virgin America Points: 35,000 Points Roundtrip to Europe in Flat Bed
Sweetspots
Sweetspots with Singapore Krisflyer Miles #1: Suites Class for as Little as 32,000 Miles
September 2, 2015
This post is part of a series about how to maximize value when transferring your Citi ThankYou Points to airline partners.
Sweetspots with Singapore KrisFlyer Miles #1: Suites Class for as Little as 32,000 Miles (this post)
Sweetspots with Singapore KrisFlyer Miles #2: Awards on United and Partner Flights
Sweetspots with Virgin Atlantic Miles #1: 10,000 Points USA to Europe
Sweetspots with Virgin Atlantic Miles #2: Sweetspots on 12 Partner Award Charts
Sweetspots with Flying Blue Miles: 30,000 Miles Roundtrip to Hawaii
Sweetspots with Virgin America Points: 35,000 Points Roundtrip to Europe in Flat Bed
Sweetspots
I Will Attempt to Elucidate Every Foreign Partner of Major Transferable Currencies
September 2, 2015
Reader Steven emailed to compliment my comprehensive series on redeeming American Airlines miles and to ask me to create a similar series for foreign programs that are transfer partners of:
Chase Ultimate Rewards
American Express Membership Rewards
Citi ThankYou Points
SPG Starpoints
I can't say I'll get through all of the dozens of transfer partners, but I will start with the most important ones and see how far I get.
Intra-New Zealand, Australia, and South Pacific for 12,500 Miles
August 28, 2015
Singapore Airlines charges only 12,500 Singapore miles one way for awards within the Southwest Pacific, which includes Australia, New Zealand, and a bunch of island paradises.
Singapore Airlines', Star Alliance partner Air New Zealand, flies extensively in the region from its hub in Auckland. Here are its flights to tiny islands.
Source: gcmap.comAnd here is its route network from Australia.
Source: gcmap.comAir New Zealand also has an incredible route network within New Zealand.
United,Singapore,ThankYou Points
Award Space on United’s East Coast to Hawaii Flights with Flat Beds
August 24, 2015
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United flies daily from Newark to Honolulu and weekly from Washington to Honolulu. Both routes have flat beds in First Class.
The 767-400ERs plying the routes have five across First Class beds in a 2-1-2 pattern.
Houston to Moscow Nonstop Roundtrip for $399
August 8, 2015
I tweeted this deal first from @MileValueAlerts. Follow @MileValueAlerts on Twitter and follow these directions to get a text message every time I tweet from that account. I tweet from @MileValueAlerts only a few times a month because it is designed to be used only for the best and most limited-time deals–like mistake fares–so that you aren’t bombarded by text messages.
Travel from Houston (IAH) to Moscow (DME) nonstop for $399 roundtrip on Singapore Airlines. Book by Monday August 10 and start travel by December 1.
Houston to Moscow Nonstop Roundtrip for $399
August 8, 2015
I tweeted this deal first from @MileValueAlerts. Follow @MileValueAlerts on Twitter and follow these directions to get a text message every time I tweet from that account. I tweet from @MileValueAlerts only a few times a month because it is designed to be used only for the best and most limited-time deals–like mistake fares–so that you aren’t bombarded by text messages.
Travel from Houston (IAH) to Moscow (DME) nonstop for $399 roundtrip on Singapore Airlines. Book by Monday August 10 and start travel by December 1.