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 find award availability. In this how-to, we'll show you how...
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 The Venetian and Palazzo. The two sister properties are upscale...
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 awards overnight, with some properties rising by 100% or more....
(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 fly to/from Europe from only 15,000 miles each way in...
(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 an available standard suite when there wasn't any regular standard...
(EXPIRED) Air France/KLM Flying Blue sweet spot: Short-haul economy Delta flights from 1.5k miles,...
Update 12/25/24: As an unwelcome Christmas gift, Flying Blue pricing has now reverted to normal and this discounted awards are no longer available unfortunately.
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We got a great tip from Erda in the Frequent Miler...
Find Preferred Hotels bookable with points (easy searchable table)
Many Preferred Hotels, but not all, can be booked with points. Of those, some can be booked with Preferred Hotels' own I Prefer points, some can be booked with Choice points, and some can...
(EXPIRED) Delta is running a business class award sale, but temper your expectations
Delta launched a new award sale yesterday for flights in Delta One (i.e. business class). The value from these offers is questionable, but if you already have a large stash of SkyMiles and are...
Book Delta One to Taipei from 93,500 SkyMiles
It can be hard to get good value from your Delta SkyMiles if you want to travel in business class, but there's currently some good availability in Delta One when flying to Taipei. Depending...
Preferred Problems (issues booking Preferred Hotels with points)
Preferred Hotels & Resorts is a collection of independent hotels around the world. For point collectors, there are two ways in which it's possible to book many of these hotels with points: book with...
(EXPIRED) Flying Blue Promo Rewards for Dec 2024: Fly to/from Europe from 15k miles...
The latest batch of Air France/KLM Flying Blue Promo Rewards came out a few days ago. As is common with these monthly deals, there's the opportunity to fly to/from Europe from only 15,000 miles...
The sad state of Avianca LifeMiles mixed-cabin awards
Avianca LifeMiles has long been one of my favorite award programs. That's been because of the lack of surcharges, interesting award chart sweet spots, and Avianca's awesome mixed-cabin award pricing. Unfortunately, over the past...
(EXPIRED) Alaska Airlines award sale: Save 50% on flights to/from skiing destinations
Alaska Airlines is running a new award sale giving 50% off when booking flights to select skiing destinations worldwide.
The Deal
Save 50% on award flights booked with Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles to destinations...
Many Preferred Hotels now bookable with points
When Citi added Preferred Hotels as a transfer partner at an incredible 1 to 4 transfer ratio (details here) our excitement was muted due to the fact that only a few hotels were actually...
