[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...
[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"...
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...
[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...
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,...
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...
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...
(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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Best uses for Turkish Miles & Smiles miles (2025)
Turkish Miles & Smiles is a 1:1 transfer partner from Capital One Miles, Citi ThankYou points, and Bilt Rewards, meaning that it is easy...
New Alaska Award Charts Are Going Live…Slowly
Update 3/11/24: Alaska's new award charts are starting to go live today and will be completely implemented by 3/31/24. This week, new award pricing...
