United MileagePlus Complete Guide (2026)
The United MileagePlus program has changed pretty significantly in recent years, from the introduction of the valuable excursionist perk to the abolition of award...
Best ways to get to Europe with points and miles (2026)
Ah, the Old Continent. Whether you plan to search for Platform 9 3/4, hunt for trolls, sleep in castles, or just craving a ham...
Guide to booking Preferred Hotels with points
Many, but not all, Preferred Hotels can be booked with points. Of those, some can be booked using Preferred Hotels’ own I Prefer points,...
Cathay Pacific: Good first class award availability between New York and Hong Kong
Reader Elliot sent us an email that highlighted a surprising number of Cathay Pacific first class awards that are currently bookable between New York...
A battle of the hotel award alert tools leads to loving them all the...
Greg has written extensively about the best award search tools, both for flights (we also did a podcast episode about the 5 best) and...
ANA award chart changes get an A…and an F (One way award flights bookable,...
One of the biggest frustrations of ANA's Mileage Club loyalty program has long been the fact that it's not been possible to book one...
Best ways to get to Asia using points and miles (2026)
If you find yourself daydreaming about the snow monkeys in Japan, the hawker centers of Singapore, the ancient history that abounds around Asia, or...
Delta SkyMiles Complete Guide (2026)
Delta SkyMiles Overview
While Delta is often lauded for their flight performance and customer service, their loyalty program has long been the butt of jokes...
Air Canada’s United devaluation hurts less if you travel more
Air Canada recently devalued awards for travel on United Airlines flights. Whereas awards for travel on United long conformed to Air Canada's regular partner...
Virgin Atlantic jacks up Delta One surcharges departing Europe to more than $1,000 one-way
Virgin Atlantic long ago added big time surcharges on Delta One business class awards from the US to Europe (around $1,000 in taxes and...
Best ways to get to Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific using miles...
Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific are bucket-list destinations for many travelers, in no small part due to the travel time and the...
[Changes go live 3/25] Air Canada Aeroplan adopting dynamic pricing for some partners (including...
Reminder that these changes go live tomorrow, 3/25/25, so this is a last chance to make bookings under the current chart before several airlines...
Best ways to get to South America using points and miles (2026)
Looking for the cheapest ways to get to South America? This post outlines the best options available to get there using frequent flyer rewards...
(EXPIRED) Save 25% on select partner economy class flights with Emirates Skywards
Emirates Skywards is offering an award ticket sale for economy class flights on select partner airlines, including domestic economy class awards on United Airlines. Emirates...
