Air France KLM Flying Blue award prices increase by 15-25% to/from Europe
Thrifty Traveler points out what appears to be a devaluation of Air France / KLM Flying Blue miles: the minimum pricing for awards in all three cabins (economy, premium economy, and business class) has...
The Seagate Hotel & Spa, Delray Beach Florida (A Preferred hotel bookable with points)....
My wife and I kicked off the new year with four nights at The Seagate Hotel in Delray Beach, Florida. Even though this hotel isn't part of any major hotel chain, it is bookable...
How to find and book Etihad First Class Apartments (Video)
Etihad first class apartments are among the most luxurious experiences in the sky. It's hard to imagine anything better...but it can be hard to find award availability. In this how-to, we'll show you how...
World of Hyatt adds The Venetian and gives it the Mr & Mrs Smith...
At the end of last year, World of Hyatt announced that it would be expanding its footprint in Las Vegas through a partnership with The Venetian and Palazzo. The two sister properties are upscale...
No, Choice Privileges hasn’t actually devalued…yet
Yesterday, there was a reddit thread where several folks noticed that Choice Privileges appeared to have increased the points cost of many of their awards overnight, with some properties rising by 100% or more....
Flying Blue Promo Rewards: Fly to/from Europe from 15k miles each way
The latest batch of Air France/KLM Flying Blue Promo Rewards came out today. As is common with these monthly deals, there's the opportunity to fly to/from Europe from only 15,000 miles each way in...
Current point transfer bonuses for January 2025
The best points rewards programs, in our opinion, are those that allow points to be transferred to many different airline and hotel loyalty programs. In this way, it's often possible to get outsized value...
(DEAD) Hyatt Suite Upgrades can now be easily used when there’s no standard availability
Update 12/26/24: A few days ago, we received an e-mail from a reader who said that they had successfully applied a suite upgrade award for an available standard suite when there wasn't any regular standard...
(EXPIRED) Air France/KLM Flying Blue sweet spot: Short-haul economy Delta flights from 1.5k miles,...
Update 12/25/24: As an unwelcome Christmas gift, Flying Blue pricing has now reverted to normal and this discounted awards are no longer available unfortunately.
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We got a great tip from Erda in the Frequent Miler...
Find Preferred Hotels bookable with points (easy searchable table)
Many Preferred Hotels, but not all, can be booked with points. Of those, some can be booked with Preferred Hotels' own I Prefer points, some can be booked with Choice points, and some can...
(EXPIRED) Delta is running a business class award sale, but temper your expectations
Delta launched a new award sale yesterday for flights in Delta One (i.e. business class). The value from these offers is questionable, but if you already have a large stash of SkyMiles and are...
Book Delta One to Taipei from 93,500 SkyMiles
It can be hard to get good value from your Delta SkyMiles if you want to travel in business class, but there's currently some good availability in Delta One when flying to Taipei. Depending...
Preferred Problems (issues booking Preferred Hotels with points)
Preferred Hotels & Resorts is a collection of independent hotels around the world. For point collectors, there are two ways in which it's possible to book many of these hotels with points: book with...
(EXPIRED) Flying Blue Promo Rewards for Dec 2024: Fly to/from Europe from 15k miles...
The latest batch of Air France/KLM Flying Blue Promo Rewards came out a few days ago. As is common with these monthly deals, there's the opportunity to fly to/from Europe from only 15,000 miles...
