Booking Example: Using Chase Ultimate Rewards to fly in the US

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We consider Chase Ultimate Rewards points the most valuable of all the travel rewards currencies. It is tough to beat the 10 different Chase transfer partner options (including our four favorite: United, Southwest, Hyatt and British Airways) that give you built in diversification of your travel points. We believe these are the essential points currency […]

Southwest Companion Pass: The Holy Grail of Travel Rewards

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In a prior video I talked about how much value I get out of the Southwest Airlines frequent flyer program and how easy and intuitive it is for the ‘regular family’ like ours to use. For most people who fly in the United States (and now the Caribbean too!), Southwest should be the first airline […]

How to Search Award Availability on American Airlines

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When I’m searching for American Airlines and OneWorld Alliance award availability, I head over to AA.com as my go-to option for finding award seats. I find AA.com to be very user-friendly and their calendar option allows you to see a month at a glace, which is quite helpful. I also use AA.com when I’m looking […]

Case Study: Europe and Africa on One Award Booking

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I recently received an email from a reader asking if I could help him with an upcoming trip he wants to plan. He’s a college professor going on a semester sabbatical and his hope is to spend half the time in Europe and half traveling around Africa. He wanted an easy way to accumulate the […]

How to Search for Starwood Hotel Award Nights

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Starwood Preferred Guest points are some of the most valuable in the travel rewards world as they are prized for their flexibility not only in booking hotel award nights at some of Starwood’s iconic brands but for their transfer options to over thirty different airline partners! The video and transcript below walk you through how […]

How to Search Award Flight Availability on United.com

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United Airlines and their website United.com is my go-to option for searching for award availability not only on United flights, but on their Star Alliance partner flights as well. I find United.com to be very intuitive and easy to navigate and most importantly, I find the Saver Level award availability to be plentiful using United […]

Southwest Airlines: Valuable Miles to Earn and Spend

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Southwest Airlines is the most user-friendly of all the major US airlines as there are no gimmicks with their award program. When you have Southwest miles there are no blackout dates or crazy limitations on the number of award seats on each flight. It is a program for regular people and that’s why the families […]

Welcome to Travel Miles 101

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Hello and welcome to TravelMiles101.com! We’re Alexi Zemsky and Brad Barrett and among our many shared interests, travel is at the very top of the list. Brad’s love of travel and different cultures started with a summer study abroad program in Japan and has continued on through more than a dozen countries with many more […]