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How to find the Hilton flexible date calendar

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Booking aspirational Hilton properties can often be a very good use for Hilton Honors points and free night certificates (FNC). However, a consistently-noted problem...

Dumping fees when booking Delta One with Virgin points

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When I first published this post in March, it was a fun, nerdy exercise without much practical application because Delta hardly ever released Delta...

Virgin Atlantic substantially increases fees on award tickets

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Late last week, Thrifty Traveler reported that Virgin Atlantic substantially increased surcharges on their own flights, hiking the charge displayed as "taxes & fees"...

Points Path: An easy “set and forget” award search tool (now works with Safari)

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Points Path is a browser plug-in that automatically integrates with Google Flights. When you run a Google Flights search, Points Path automatically inserts point...
The Moon Mansion in China, a Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) property (image courtesy of Hilton)

21 more SLH properties are now bookable via Hilton Honors, with 4 properties removed

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Back in March, I shared about some more Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) properties that Hilton had made bookable through its loyalty...
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An Avios solution to Nick’s 100K Vacay plans

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Our 100K Vacay team challenge is coming this fall. I previously noted that I would love to solve the challenge by using options available...

Evaluating Chase’s new Points Boosts

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Chase is in the process of jettisoning the simple old way of getting 1.25x to 1.5x value from your points through Chase Travel℠ and...

Delta One Business Class awards wide open via Air France / KLM Flying Blue

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Over the weekend, One Mile at a Time noticed that a large number of Delta business class awards are suddenly available for booking via...
Citi ThankYou transfer bonus Air France KLM Flying Blue Accor Live Limitless ALL

(EXPIRED) Get transfer bonuses from Citi ThankYou to Air France/KLM Flying Blue & Accor...

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Citi launched a couple of new transfer bonuses yesterday which could be useful for those with a stash of ThankYou points. Through July 19,...

A $50,000+ family trip to Europe, booked with miles and points

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I recently took a big family trip to Europe with my immediate family (my wife and two kids) and four other adult family members....

The Edit by Chase Travel℠ is suddenly interesting…

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The Edit by Chase Travel℠ has suddenly become interesting. The Edit is Chase's answer to Amex's Fine Hotels + Resorts® (FHR). Just like FHR,...
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Great Flying Blue business class award availability to/from Europe

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We noted a few months ago that business class award availability between the US and Europe using the Flying Blue program was appalling, with...

How to use Hyatt free night certificates on a multi-night stay

There are a many ways to get Hyatt free night certificates.  The World of Hyatt card offers a category 1-4 cert each year upon...
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Why Nick chose Amex points for 100K Vacay

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With Greg "setting the bar" for our latest Frequent Miler team challenge by using Chase Ultimate Rewards points, you might wonder why I chose...

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