Best options for booking backup award flights
Last year, Greg published a post with Tips for booking “just in case” flights. The basic premise is that sometimes you may want to...
Flying Blue economy: 30K round trip between the US and Europe
Sarah Hostetler at TPG is reporting relatively open availability for economy class award tickets between the US and Europe for 30,000 miles round trip....
Delta Business Class availability in November from JFK-Zurich for up to 8 passengers
Delta has released a handful of dates of business class saver availability between JFK and Zurich during the month of November. This availability was...
[Dead] Every IHG property for 16K points on 8/5/23 only
OK, IHG, you win. The next time IHG Rewards puts points on sale, I'm buying big because we are once again seeing an incredible...
Amassing free hotel nights
Skyrocketing hotel prices have made hotel points and free night certificates more valuable than ever before. These days it's not at all unusual to...
Hyatt’s Miraval Berkshires Wellness Resort: Bottom Line Review
Recently, I spent 3 nights with my wife, mom, and uncle at the almost all-inclusive, Miraval Berkshires Wellness Resort in 3 separate rooms. While...
(EXPIRED) Singapore Spontaneous Escapes: premium economy to Europe and Singapore on sale from the...
Singapore Airlines is out with its latest "Spontaneous Escapes" discounts, with this month's deals available to book until 8/31/22 for travel between 9/1/22 to...
Want to see Hyatt’s full footprint? There’s a map.
I learned something new today thanks to a prolific poster in our Frequent Miler Insiders group named Brant. I have long known that Hyatt...
(EXPIRED) Virgin Red: Caribbean or Mediterranean cruise for 2 people for 110k-120K pts
Virgin Red is the points program that combines all of the different spheres of Virgin's travel companies. Using Virgin Red, you can earn and...
The road not taken: Greg’s abandoned plans for 3 Cards 3, Continents
Here's a piece of hard-earned advice: If an ANA rep tells you that they don't need your credit card security code to finalize an...
Award spotlight: Rancho Santana, Nicaragua
Rancho Santana is a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts and is bookable with Choice Privileges points. I stumbled upon this place when researching...
(EXPIRED) Business class Delta One space for 4+ from New York to Berlin in...
If you've been looking for flat bed business class across the pond for a family of four in summer 2023, you may be in...
“Special Offers” can make IHG worth another look
Between now and Sunday, I will be buying IHG points; the only question is how many will I buy? In my case, I am...
Rolling the dice on Round the World award space
In order to improve my Round the World award plans, I took a chance... I cancelled an award with the hopes that available award...
