Tools for finding impossible hotel awards
IMPORTANT UPDATE:
StayWithPoints seemed very promising when this post was first written, but they don’t seem to have improved it much over time. Most...
How to book business class to Southern Africa for 70,000 miles
Africa can be a difficult destination to find award flights for and, the farther south you want to go on the continent, the more...
The Beekman, A Thompson Hotel In New York: Bottom Line Review
My wife and I recently spent a couple of weeks in the Finger Lakes region of New York and had a wonderful time. During...
Do it yourself Alaska cruise excursions (what we booked)
A couple of weeks ago, I set sail on an Alaska Cruise on Holland America's Niew Amsterdam, which was one of the many "free"...
LATAM Airlines 787-8 Business Class: Bottom Line Review
When Nick and I were researching destinations in the Americas for this year's Party of 5 Challenge, we really wanted to spend some time...
No, Southwest Airlines is not a valuable transfer partner
In the comments on a post last week, a reader named Andrew mentioned the fact that they found Southwest Rapid Rewards to be a...
American Express clawing back points, JetBlue hiking Spirit fares by 40% and American Airlines...
The American Express Rewards Abuse Team (RAT) is on the prowl, JetBlue accidentally tells the world that it plans to hike airfare on Spirit...
10 tricks for spending fewer points for flights & hotels (game show edition)
Get your pen and paper ready and see how many of this week's 10 tricks for spending fewer points for flight and hotel rewards...
The cheapest round-the-world awards in economy class
ANA's Round the World award chart has long been revered for its fantastic business class award pricing. As Greg showed during our 3 Cards...
Hyatt Regency Tokyo Bay: Bottom Line Review
During our Party of 5 Challenge, at the end of Team Tokyo's half of the trip we stayed one night at the Hyatt Regency...
Yes, you can still book United flights for just 7,500 miles through Turkish Miles...
Update: While this sweet spot still exists, the best possible fare that you can now get for United flights is 10,000 miles, not 7,500.
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The Frequent Miler Team’s First Award Redemptions
On our recent Ask Us Anything session, one of the questions asked was:
What was your 1st redemption?
Seeing as we only have an hour to...
American Airlines refuses to seat an infant, Hyatt charges man $5K because his father...
Hyatt charges a man $5,500 for cancelling a reservation (because his father died), American Airlines refuses to seat an 18-month old, taxi drivers in...
Chase Ultimate Rewards points: Best ways to get great value
After discussing card strategy last week, this week on Frequent Miler on the Air, we discuss strategies to get the most value that you...
