Best ways to get to Europe with miles or money
Updates: This post has been thoroughly updated with award chart changes and additions. We have added additional best uses of miles including using Qatar Avios for JetBlue Mint, Alaska Airlines with its new zone...
My final ANA sweet-spot award booking
I just booked what may be my last ever ANA flight award. I booked Newark to London, Dublin to Toronto, Toronto to Detroit all in business class and all for 88,000 ANA miles plus...
Big spend bonuses Nick plans to pursue in 2024
I recently made some updates to our Best Big Spend Bonuses page. Part of my interest in refreshing that page with current information is that I have had an increased capacity for spend as...
(Reminder) Ouch. Hyatt’s 2024 devaluation has been announced & it’s not pretty
Update 3/19/24: Just a quick reminder that these award chart changes will be going into effect on March 26. That means there's only a week left to book at the current lower rates for...
United Airlines backlash over “stolen” Chase points, IRS launches free tax filing and more...
United Airlines is facing a formal complaint after not returning someone's Chase points, a spiffy Asian carrier starting new route from the US and the IRS launches a pilot program for free tax filing....
Daydream believin’, earn Alaska miles on rent, top Hiltons and more [Week in Review]
If the Ides of March have you in a funky haze, maybe it's a day for a daydream with the Pointsyeah Daydream explorer. If you need more Alaska miles to make that dream a...
Booking Cottages.com via Wyndham Rewards
We've written plenty about booking Vacasa vacation rentals with Wyndham Rewards points, which can be a fantastic deal in the right scenarios. We've written far less about booking Cottages.com (at least not since one...
A new breed of award discovery tools
When I first wrote about Seats.Aero (see: Seats.aero: a wonderfully nerdy tool for finding Unicorn flight awards), it was one of a kind. Unlike other award search tools, Seats.Aero does most of its work...
(EXPIRED) Hyatt/SLH partnership ending 5/15/24; important things to know
Last month Hilton announced that they were going to be launching a partnership with Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH). That inevitably meant that SLH's partnership with Hyatt was going to be coming...
Best uses for Turkish Miles & Smiles miles (2025)
Turkish Miles & Smiles is a 1:1 transfer partner from Capital One Miles, Citi ThankYou points, and Bilt Rewards, meaning that it is easy to put together the miles for a Turkish Airlines award...
Free Checked Bags via Credit Card Complete Guide
Many airline credit cards offer free checked bags to cardholders. However, the details vary a lot by airline. Are international flights included? How about the bags of companions on the same reservation? Do you...
Delta’s Enhanced Companion Certificates
While I wasn't too excited about most of the recent big changes to Delta credit cards, I am excited about enhancements to companion certificates issued each year upon renewal to Delta SkyMiles Platinum and...
New Alaska Award Charts Are Going Live…Slowly
Update 3/11/24: Alaska's new award charts are starting to go live today and will be completely implemented by 3/31/24. This week, new award pricing between the United States and Africa/Europe will begin, with the...
The Amex card with a $1.1 billion limit, Marriott sets world’s fastest Bonvoy record...
Delta has an Amex with a $1.1 billion limit, Cathay teams up with Marriott for the World's Fastest Bonvoy and why airplane mode is a..."scam?" All that and more in this week's Saturday Selection,...
