How to fix a schedule change misconnection via Virgin Atlantic / Air France
Last summer, I wrote about booking eight seats in business class on Air France using Virgin Atlantic points (booked via the chat feature on...
World of Hyatt Complete Guide (2025)
World of Hyatt is our favorite hotel loyalty program. Points are easy to earn, largely through its partnership with Chase, and Hyatt's generous award...
Air Tahiti via Air France KLM Flying Blue: Pluses and minuses
Recently, it was announced that Air France KLM Flying Blue has launched a partnership with Air Tahiti. Not to be confused with Air Tahiti Nui,...
Spirit adds extra legroom, elite & cardholder upgrades, redeem points for Big Front Seat...
Today Spirit Airlines has announced the introduction of an extra legroom product, the possibility of upgrades for elites and credit card holders, free checked...
Book Emirates first class with Qantas or Air Canada miles
Over the weekend, we reported that beginning today (May 12, 2025), Emirates would only allow members with Emirates Skywards elite status to book Emirates...
Watch Greg compare the top award search tools – which one is best? (Video)
At Frequent Miler, we often talk about great value awards that are possible to book with your points and miles, but searching for business...
Emirates restricting first class availability to elite members from 5/12/25
Loyalty Lobby reports on messaging shown on the Emirates website indicating that classic award space in first class will only be available to those...
American Airlines reduces maximum award hold time to 24 hours
American AAdvantage isn't known as the most generous frequent flyer program out there, but one of its perks has been the ability to put...
The Standard hotels integrating into Hyatt’s standard charts and benefits
The Standard is a hip/edgy hotel chain recently acquired by Hyatt. The brand is so cool that they have an upside down logo. They're...
A trip to Europe for two people with just 100K points
On our Ask Us Anything this week, a listener asked about the best way to use 100,000 Ultimate Rewards points for international flights. The...
Gondola: My go-to hotel award search tool has fixed their email problem
Gondola is a free tool designed to make it easy to find hotels that offer the best value for your points or for cash....
Book Delta One to Seoul from 110,500 SkyMiles
It can be hard to get good value from your Delta SkyMiles if you want to travel in business class, so much so that...
How I booked my son’s graduation present flights to Japan
When my son graduated from college several years ago, I offered to send him and a few friends to Hawaii using my points and...
Got an expiring Hilton free night certificate? Maybe it can be extended (YMMV).
Hilton Free Night Certificates expire one year after they are issued. Given that Hilton Free Night Certificates can be used any night of the...
