Which program has the best game? Alaska vs. AA
As we reported previously, Alaska Airlines is planning big changes to their Mileage Plan rewards program starting January 2025. The program will offer new ways to earn Milestone rewards and elite status. To some...
How often do airline and hotel programs offer transfer bonuses?
Let's say that you have a healthy stash of transferable points like Amex Membership Rewards or Chase Ultimate Rewards. You see that there's a 30% transfer bonus to a specific travel partner that lasts...
A second team challenge, catching up on the awesome Alaska changes, and more [Week...
A second team challenge in 2024 that will bring three of us around the world again is kicking off and needs your help. Elsewhere on the blog and podcast, we discuss huge (and largely...
Start your (search) engines: You’re invited to Frequent Miler’s Million Mile Madness challenge
Challenge accepted.
When SAS EuroBonus launched a promotion last week to earn one million miles by flying 15 different SkyTeam airlines by the end of 2024, we knew we couldn't resist it. Given Frequent Miler's...
Convert Bilt points to Qantas, Virgin Australia, and ITA Airways Volare (You can, but...
File this under "interesting, but probably useless." Bilt's newfound ability to transfer points to Accor Live Limitless has unlocked the ability to transfer Bilt points indirectly to several airline programs that are not currently...
Alaska Mileage Plan updates: Earn status with award flights, credit cards, shopping portal spend...
Alaska Airlines announced today a slew of changes to how its Mileage Plan loyalty program will run from January 1, 2025. Big changes like this often make us apprehensive as usually these types of...
Getting the elite experience without elite status via credit card & preferred partner hotel...
This hobby has spoiled me into a love of luxury hotels and elite status perks thanks to both shortcuts to status and many amazing "free" stays I have enjoyed using hotel points. Things like...
Get free seaplane transfers to this Hilton/SLH Maldives property (& possibly dinner too)
Visiting the Maldives doesn't come cheap, even when booking stays with points or free night certificates. My wife and I celebrated our 20th anniversary at the Conrad Maldives in August and despite being able...
Catching up on 2 weeks of big miles & points news
I've been on vacation since September 26th and a lot has happened in the points & miles space in the 2+ weeks that I was away! AA and Hyatt deepened (and arguably devalued) their...
Best credit card combinations for earning tons of transferable points
In our opinion, transferable points programs like Chase Ultimate Rewards and Amex Membership Rewards are the most valuable points (or “miles”) to accumulate. These points can often be used to book discounted travel and, even better, can be...
Chase Ink shutdowns, RIP to LoungeBuddy and Amex limits Priority Pass access for Platinum...
Chase Ink shutdowns on the rise, LoungeBuddy becomes a dead program walking and Amex begins to put limits on the amount of yearly Priority Pass visits Platinum cardholders get. All that and more in...
Finding (and understanding) great awards, partnership updates, and more [Week In Review]
If you want to build a great redemption, an award alert tool can be invaluable. Once you've mastered finding availability, a fun next step is mastering programs that offer interesting ways to book complicated...
Chase Sapphire Reserve Credit Card Review (2024)
The Chase Sapphire Reserve (CSR) card has long been a favorite amongst the points and miles community as a top all-around travel rewards card. It has quite a list of perks, excellent travel protections...
Citi ThankYou Rewards Complete Guide
Citi ThankYou Rewards competes directly with three other bank issued transferable points programs: Chase Ultimate Rewards, Amex Membership Rewards, and Capital One “Miles.” Points can be transferred to airline partners, used to pay for travel...
