Solved: Problem booking Air France/KLM with Virgin points
Virgin points are often the cheapest option for booking Air France or KLM flights. For example, for a trip to Paris I'm planning, I found a great Air France business class award that was...
KLM Business Class Review (Boeing 777, 787-9, and 787-10) “This is not Emirates”
I recently had the pleasure of flying KLM business class on three long haul flights: Vancouver to Amsterdam aboard a Boeing 777; Kuala Lumpur to Amsterdam aboard a Boeing 787-9; and Amsterdam to Chicago...
What are Marriott points worth?
It's been more than a year now since Marriott jettisoned the last remnants of their old award charts by removing top-end award price caps. When I checked the redemption value of Marriott points after...
No, Avianca LifeMiles isn’t adding new fuel surcharges to its awards
Recently, Avianca LifeMiles has been adding significant fuel surcharges to various award tickets. These are additional fees that, up 'til now, Avianca hasn't passed on to its customers. We've had numerous messages today from...
What are Hyatt points worth?
It's been a little over a year and a half since we did an analysis of the redemption value of Hyatt points. Our last one, in late 2022, was smack-dab in the middle of...
Points Path: An easy “set and forget” award search tool [More programs supported]
Points Path is a free browser plug-in which automatically integrates with Google Flights. When you run a Google Flights search, Points Path automatically inserts point prices into the results next to cash rates and...
How I found awesome awards for our last minute travel challenge
During our team's 2024 last-minute-travel challenge, Flying by the Seat of our Points, each of the contestants found excellent award flights. In this post, I've described step by step (to the best of my...
Japan Airlines 777 “old” First Class: Bottom Line Review (BKK-HND and HND-ORD)
On the way home from our recent "Flying by the Seat of Our Points" challenge, I had the opportunity to fly Japan Airlines first class both from Bangkok to Tokyo and from Tokyo to...
Complete Guide to Avios: British Airways, Finnair, Qatar, Iberia, and Aer Lingus
"Avios" is the name of the points currency shared by several airline frequent flyer programs: British Airways, Finnair, Iberia, Aer Lingus and Qatar Airways. Points earned through one of those programs can be moved...
Current point transfer bonuses
The best points rewards programs, in my opinion, are those that allow points to be transferred to many different airline and hotel loyalty programs. In this way, it is often possible to get outsized...
Air France/KLM Flying Blue adds the “world’s best first class” as a partner: Oman...
This belongs in the "things we've been meaning to write about since the start of the challenge." Last week, Prince of Travel discovered that it was now possible to book Oman Air flights using...
Hilton starts “test phase” with SLH partnership, adds three hotels
Hilton has begun a "test phase" of its partnership with Small Luxury Hotels (SLH) by adding three properties that are now available for booking and that will offer Hilton Honors elite benefits.
The newly-added hotels...
Best ways to fly to Hawaii using miles from the US mainland
If tropical paradise is always on your mind, your mind may wander to how to get there with miles and points. Alaska, AA, Delta, Hawaiian, Southwest, and United Airlines all have flights from the...
Best uses of Chase Ultimate Rewards
Chase Ultimate Rewards is often a #1 pick when points and miles enthusiasts talk about their favorite award currency, and that's primarily due to an abundance of excellent transfer partners.
This post examines easy ways...
