Understanding the Air Canada Aeroplan award chart
Over the weekend, we published a "How to" video explaining how to book a stopover with Air Canada Aeroplan. In comments on the Youtube video and the accompanying post, I came to realize that...
Southwest Companion Pass Complete Guide 2025
The Southwest Companion pass has undoubtedly long been the most valuable companion ticket benefit of any airline program and it continues to be so in 2025. The key value lies in the fact that...
Award alerts really work
The point of this post is all in the title. I love tools that let you set up alerts so that you'll get notified when airline and hotel awards open up. I've recently had...
Free Global Entry for kids, an underrated AA sweet spot & could Hilton be...
Hilton may be about to "surpass" Hyatt as the best hotel loyalty program, kids now get free Global Entry and a "hidden" sweet spot for AA flights. All that and more in this week's...
Chasing great hotels, common transfer partners, and multiple seats up front [Week in Review]
Some are in it for the thrill of the hunt and this week we give you some tools to hunt down great hotel awards between a list of the best Category 4 Hyatts and...
Here’s what you need to find business class awards for 3 or more people
For many enthusiasts, the ultimate joy in collecting miles and points is redeeming them for incredible awards like international business or first class flights or luxury hotels. The nemesis of that joy is the...
Best uses of Amex Membership Rewards points
Membership Rewards sweet spots are plentiful and strong. Indeed, Amex Membership Rewards is the strongest transferable points program in terms of the sheer number of Amex transfer partners. I've written about the Strengths of...
Chasing Hilton points: Transfer with a bonus, or apply for Hilton cards?
Over the past year, we've become increasingly excited about Hilton redemptions. That's driven in large part due to Hilton's partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH). I now find myself very much...
The most promiscuous airline programs
My favorite points programs, by far, are transferable points programs. These are programs where points can be transferred to airline and hotel programs, making it possible to cherry-pick the best opportunities. If you earn...
Capital One Miles Complete Guide
Capital One "Miles" have become a premier transferable currency system over the past several years. In addition to having the ability to cover travel charges with points, Capital One Miles can also be transferred...
How to get AA elite benefits when using partner miles, business class bribery and...
Turkish Airlines uses business class flights as bribery, Pepper providing points proof and how to get AA elite benefits on a ticket booked through a partner airline. All that and more in this week's...
Twists in the game: Transferring points for hotels, a companion mileage run, a Wells...
This week has included a number of fun twists in the miles and points game: Alaska and Hawaiian's merger has moved forward at lightspeed, but not without providing a little suspense when transfers from...
Contemplating an Alaska Hawaiian mileage run
With the merger between Alaska and Hawaiian Airlines in full swing, we've both published details of the merger and talked on the podcast about wedding planning and winning post-merger. One thing I wondered aloud...
Alaska / Hawaiian Airlines mileage transfers are now live
Wow. That was fast.
Just eight days ago, Alaska Airlines announced that its acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines was complete. As part of that announcement, Alaska said that miles transfers between the programs would be possible...
