Real world: How I used points to fly in 2025
In 2024, several of my favorite luxury flights were booked with AA miles (see: My AAdvantage love affair continues). And, if memory serves, I...
(EXPIRED) Flying Blue Promo Rewards for December: 25% off economy, premium economy & business...
The latest batch of eligible cities for Flying Blue Promo Rewards are live and there's a lot to like. More than a dozen North...
(EXPIRED) Iberia Award Sale: US-Spain starting at 6.4K one-way (stack with Bilt transfer bonus)
Iberia runs numerous award sales throughout the year (like this one back in September). It now has another one that runs through December 2nd...
A quick pivot to save miles (and money)
"Sometimes you're the windshield; sometimes you're the bug".
That line showed up as a senior quote in one of my high school yearbooks, and I've...
To the point(s): Our 11-night trip to French Polynesia
As this post publishes, we'll be a couple of hours from heading to the airport to fly back to the United States after 11...
(EXPIRED) Delta award sale: Fly to Europe from 24K SkyMiles round trip (or less...
Delta has launched another flash award sale, this time offering discounted flights to Europe. With flights bookable from only 24,000 SkyMiles round trip -...
Roame Award Tool Complete Guide
When Roame debuted it was amazing. While point.me was the first tool to offer user friendly flight award searches across many airline loyalty programs,...
My experience cancelling a Preferred Hotel booked with Choice points
Last week, I needed to cancel a stay at a Preferred Hotel I had booked with Choice points. Somewhere along the way, I noticed...
Find Preferred Hotels bookable with points (updated interactive map)
Many Preferred Hotels, but not all, can be booked with points. Of those, some can be booked using Preferred Hotels' own I Prefer points,...
3 tricks for viewing the Air France / KLM Flying Blue award calendar (now...
Air France / KLM Flying Blue miles are super easy to get. You can transfer 1 to 1 from any major transferable points currency:...
Get a 30% bonus when transferring Chase Ultimate Rewards to Virgin Atlantic
Chase Ultimate Rewards and Virgin Atlantic are back with another transfer bonus. This time, there are two different tiers, depending on how quickly you transfer. Until...
(EXPIRED) Alaska Airlines Global Getaways: Get up to 50% off award flights to Australia,...
Alaska Airlines has released its latest batch of Global Getaways promotions. These are half a dozen destinations you can book award flights for with...
How to book Vacasa Vacation Rentals with Wyndham points (DEAD)
Update: As we wrote yesterday, Wyndham Rewards' partnership with Vacasa Vacation Rentals is ending as of 12/1/25. There is still ~ 1 month left to...
Increased Air France / KLM Flying Blue taxes and fees ($489 one-way departing Paris)
Air France KLM Flying Blue appears to have substantially increased taxes and fees on some award tickets, particularly when departing Europe in business class....
