Marriott increases award redemption rates at popular properties
It is being reported at View from the Wing and One Mile at a Time that Marriott Bonvoy has increased award redemption rates at...
Good JetBlue Mint availability New York to Amsterdam in February / March
If you're looking to go to Europe in February or March, we wanted to alert you to the fact that there is almost wide...
Best Uses for Qantas Frequent Flyer Points (awards to book before August)
Qantas Frequent Flyer is a program that doesn't get a ton of attention from US-based travelers or points and miles enthusiasts. While Qantas has...
Lufthansa has 4+ available seats in business class from US-Germany all Summer
Lufthansa currently has multiple seats of business class award availability for direct flights from Denver to Munich almost every day between 6/1/25 and 9/30/25....
Virgin Atlantic still has award charts, and they’re pretty good
When Virgin Atlantic introduced dynamic award pricing in October 2024, I assumed that award charts for their own flights had gone away. I knew...
Qantas Frequent Flyer program changes: Increased award pricing, more options for booking airline partners...
Qantas has announced several upcoming changes to its Frequent Flyer loyalty program. Although there are some silver linings like lower award pricing on short...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
(EXPIRED) 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...
(Dead) Air Canada Aeroplan: Reduce award price by switching from a flexible reward
Update 1/1/25: It appears that it's no longer possible to book a flexible reward ticket and then change it to a saver award.
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(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...
