Flying Blue Promo Rewards for Feb 2025: Save 25% on economy flights from NYC,...
Flying Blue Promo Rewards for this month are now bookable which means you can save 25% on economy award tickets between select US cities and Europe. In the past this meant award flights would...
Current point transfer bonuses for February 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...
What are Marriott points worth?
Marriott caused quite a stir in the points and miles world a couple of weeks ago when it raised the award prices of many of its most aspirational properties into the stratosphere, with the...
Marriott’s secret award chart (Updated with the latest devaluation numbers)
In 2022, Marriott abandoned award charts. Previously, if you knew a hotel's category, you also knew how many points it would require for a free night, at least within a range from off-peak to...
Cathay Pacific first class availability to/from Hong Kong, includes availability for two people
Dan's Deals has highlighted a surprising amount of Cathay Pacific first class awards currently bookable between the US and Hong Kong. Even better is the fact that quite a few of the eligible dates...
Best uses for Citi ThankYou points
Citibank offers several cards that earn ThankYou Rewards points. By using the right combination of cards its possible to earn 2 to 5 points per dollar on all spend. Once you've collected lots of...
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 many popular high-end properties. Marriott abandoned its award chart a...
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 open of JetBlue Mint award availability from New York (JFK)...
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 a distance-based award chart, an interesting twist is that Qantas...
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. View from the Wing was the first to flag this...
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 that they still had partner award charts showing the prices...
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 haul flights and more options for booking premium partner awards,...
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...
