Alaska not allowing frequent flyer number change on award tickets
As flagged by Loyalty Lobby, Alaska airlines has added a weird restriction on award tickets: according to their terms, you can not change the frequent flyer number associated with your reservation on an award...
[DEVALUED] Regional first class starting at 12,500 points (Sweet Spot Spotlight)
UPDATE: Since this post was published, Qatar has increased award pricing for flights on American and Alaska airlines. See details here.
I wrote the majority of this post aboard an American Airlines flight from Detroit...
[New Easy Solution] How to find Choice Preferred Hotel award availability
An exciting recent development is that Choice Privileges points can now be used to book participating Preferred Hotels & Resorts online. One little "gotcha" is that you can't easily view whether or not the...
Two ways to book (Nordic) hotels with Choice points
Now that Preferred Hotels & Resorts are bookable online with Choice points (see this post for details), it's worth pointing out that there are a handful of hotels that can be booked with Choice...
[Live] Finnair Plus announces award chart changes to take effect in March 2024
Update 3/23/24: We are republishing this post to note that the changeover from Finnair Plus points to Avios happened earlier this month. The new award chart has also launched as expected. There does not...
Book Preferred Hotels online with Choice points
This is huge! Choice Privileges has long partnered with Preferred Hotels & Resorts, and it has previously been possible, but usually very, very difficult, to book participating Preferred hotels with Choice points. Not anymore!...
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...
Podcast: American Airlines vs. Alaska Miles – Which are Better? | Coffee Break Ep04
Bilt is gaining Alaska as a transfer partner...but it's losing American Airlines as a partner in June. This has Greg and Nick asking...which miles are better?
We love talking about points and miles all day,...
(EXPIRED) Singapore Spontaneous Escapes: Fly JFK-FRA in business class for 56,400 miles
Singapore Krisflyer is out with its monthly Spontaneous Escapes and this month the New York JFK-Frankfurt route makes the list in both premium economy and business class. You'll have to book by the end...
Podcast: Where to find hidden award flights | Frequent Miler on the Air Ep246
There's a reason why people get frustrated with award booking - because earning the miles or points for your award is just one piece of the puzzle. Actually finding the awards is an entirely new...
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...
How to find business class awards for summer vacation using Points Yeah’s Daydream Explorer...
If you have a general idea of a premium award trip you'd like to take and a general idea of a timeline but you're flexible on the finer details, that puts you in a...
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...
