United Airlines isn’t exactly known for a providing a wonderful service in First and Business Class. United has been struggling to shine and while their new Polaris Business Class product has been revolutionary for the airline, major cuts to the experience have left many passengers disappointed. However, United’s frequent flyer program, MileagePlus, is actually fantastic […]
Best Ways To Earn Lufthansa Miles & More Miles
Lufthansa’s Miles & More frequent flyer program is quite powerful, not only can you redeem miles for Lufthansa First Class more than 14 days prior to departure (subject to availability), the award levels for travel to most regions is quite decent and reasonably priced. The one major downside is that Miles & More does impose […]
Tips & Tricks For Booking Mixed Cabin Awards
Mixed Cabin award tickets are those that include more than one class of service on the same ticket. You usually refer to an award ticket with a mixed cabin if it includes Economy and Business/First Class on the same ticket – however tickets that include only First and Business Class are also considered mixed cabin […]
Flying to Fiji on an Award Ticket
The Islands of Fiji are the most stunning place in this world – nothing is more majestic, captivating, and beautiful than these islands of paradise. Flying to exotic destinations on award tickets can be tricky – due to limited flights and lack of award availability on major carriers. I previously explained how to fly to […]
Best Ways To Redeem British Airways Avios
The British Airways Executive Club is one of my favourite loyalty programs when it comes to redeeming miles for short-haul travel. British Airways uses a distance-based award chart, meaning that the shorter the flight, the less miles you will pay (or the longer the flight, the more miles you will pay). The best values of […]
Finding Saver Alaska Airlines Award Availability
Three United States airlines offer two different types of award tickets – Saver Awards and Standard Awards, those airlines are American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, and United Airlines. Delta Air Lines has no distinction between Saver and Standard Awards as they have dozens of different awards levels and their award prices are closely aligned to the […]
Booking Aer Lingus with British Airways Avios
Aer Lingus, the national airline of Ireland, is owned by British Airways and therefore you can easily redeem Avios points for Aer Lingus flights… and at a great value as the British Airways Executive Club charges significantly less taxes and fees on Aer Lingus.. which means you can save big in money and miles! British Airways is […]
Alaska Airlines Award Stopovers Explained
Alaska Airlines may not be the world’s #1 airline, but they do have one powerful aspect to them – their frequent flyer program, which is by far the best frequent flyer program in the United States. What makes Alaska’s Mileage Plan so incredible are the unique partnerships that Alaska Airlines has introduced – the Seattle-based […]
The Differences Between Layovers, Stopovers, Open-Jaws, and Destinations
The differences between layovers, stopovers, open-jaws, and destinations can sometimes be quite confusing.. .especially if you are just becoming involved in the miles & points hobby. You can often use these four “travel points” to your advantage when redeeming miles. Most mileage programmes allow you to visit multiple cities on one award ticket for the […]
Searching oneworld Award Space using British Airways
Searching for oneworld award space isn’t as easy as searching for Star Alliance award space. With Star Alliance, you can simply use United.com and the website will display many flight combinations on ALL Star Alliance Airlines. With oneworld, you can use AA.com to search for select oneworld airlines and AA’s website will usually display lots […]