Redeeming Miles During Peak Travel Time

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One of the most common frustrations when it comes to redeeming miles is no award availability. This is a common frustration because most people will want to redeem their miles during peak travel time, when award availability is limited. This is often why people hate miles – because they will save them up for a […]

Weekly Points: Cheapest Airline Awards, Best Use Of AA Miles, Best Travel Deals Of 2019 and More!

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The Cheapest Airline Awards:  There are some sweet spots in our hobby that are true gems!  Traveling on miles and points doesn’t have to blow your balance.  Here are some awards to consider. Best Uses Of AA Miles:  While we’re on the subject of sweet spots and awards to keep in mind, American Airlines has […]

Redeeming Alaska Miles on Singapore Airlines

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Alaska Airlines announced a while back that Singapore Airlines would be their latest partner airline – this means you can redeem and earn Alaska miles for travel on Singapore Airlines. While Alaska has generally partnered with oneworld carriers, Singapore Airlines is in the Star Alliance. Mileage redemption on Singapore Airlines hasn’t been available for quite […]

Weekly Points: Alaska And American Gut Their Partnership, Ideas To Spend Marriott Points, Max Out Q4 Bonus Categories and More!

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Alaska And American Change Their Partnership:  Back in the good old days, you could earn Alaska miles on AA flights and AA miles on Alaska.  Now this will not longer be the case. All good things must come to an end I suppose. Use WhatsApp To Check Into Your Flight:  Iberia Airlines announced that passengers […]

The Best Business Class Experiences

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When redeeming your hard-earned miles, you always want to redeem for the most aspirational and incredible Business Class or First Class experience. The best ways to redeem miles include those itineraries that maximise routing rules, airlines, layovers, stopovers, etc. For example, why redeem miles for a Business Class flight from Los Angeles to Hong Kong […]

The United MileagePlus Excursionist Perk

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The United Airlines MileagePlus frequent flyer program is one of the better Star Alliance loyalty programs. The fact that United will soon be switching to a revenue-based model for redemptions is a huge negative change to the program – however redeeming miles on partner airlines should still remain chart-based and not revenue-based. Even though there […]

The Best First Class Experiences

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First Class is the most luxurious way to travel – there just isn’t any other way (unless you are flying private.. which I consider to be really boring). The problem with First Class is that it is going away rapidly as airlines phase it out in favour of much better Business Class products (which represent […]

Weekly Points: Is The DoubleCash Card The Best, Miles Vs Cash, Delta Flash Sale and More!

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From Double Cash To Double Points:  Citi overhauled many of their cards and many of those changes were negative.  One of the positive changes was allowing the Double Cash card to earn ThankYou points.  This is a game changer for this card! Revised ThankYou Points Guide:  With all of the recent shake ups by Citi, […]

Creating Your Own Award Itinerary

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The beauty of miles and points is that you can usually customise your own award booking however you want… as long as your itinerary and flights fall into the routing rules of the frequent flyer program you are using. There are also some frequent flyer programs that do not allow you to create custom routings, like […]

Weekly Points: Point Buying Opportunities, Booking Cathay Pacific Awards Online, Citi Cards Being Gutted and More!

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All Inclusive Resorts Booked With Points:  All inclusive resorts are very appealing to many travelers because it allows you to relax and pack on a few pounds without worrying about the bill since it’s already been taken care of.  Here are some properties where you can use your points! 8 Opportunities To Buy Points:  Sometimes […]