What are Hyatt points worth now, and once they add peak/off-peak pricing?
When I started this analysis, I was nervous. For years, I've been telling people that Hyatt points are worth "around 1.5 cents each. If this new analysis showed that Hyatt points were worth significantly...
New Marriott Category 5 Maldives hotel: Le Meridien Maldives (use free night certs!)
Travis Cormier at Mile Value has flagged an exciting find: the Le Meridien Maldives Resort & Spa is taking reservations as of September 2021 and it is a Marriott Bonvoy Category 5 property with...
Hilton adds new 150K tier for award redemptions (1 hotel so far)
Hilton Honors got rid of its award chart years ago. In the time since, they have had an award calculator that purportedly tells you a range of prices for any particular property (but we've...
Singapore adds “promo” award category (no changes / stopovers)
Singapore Krisflyer has added a new "Promo" award category that can be accessed when searching for Singapore KrisFlyer award tickets. While some will be concerned that this is a signal of a coming devaluation,...
Points Power-Ups – Credit cards that make your points more valuable
Credit cards offer many kinds of miscellaneous perks. Some offer travel benefits like travel protections, free hotel nights, free checked bags, elite status, upgrade priority, companion tickets, etc. Some offer rebates on certain types...
ANA Mileage Club sweet spots for award travel (economy or business class)
ANA Mileage Club sweet spots make ANA the most valuable American Express Membership Rewards transfer partner if you value international travel on Star Alliance airlines, particularly in premium cabins. ANA offers the best pricing...
Emirates ending First Class awards w/ partner miles [Book w/ JAL miles through August]
Update 4/28/21: We previously posted about Alaska Mileage Plan losing the ability to book Emirates first class awards. Now, Japan Airlines has announced that we will no longer be able to book Emirate First...
New sweet spot: Radisson Blu Aruba (2-bedroom suite for 70K)
If you're looking to put your Radisson points to use, we got a tip this morning about a brand new Radisson Blu that recently opened in Aruba. The best part about this property is...
Bad news: Radisson devaluation announced and it stinks
The other shoe has dropped, and it's mostly bad news: Radisson Rewards has released the details of its new "Radisson Americas" loyalty program with a newly improved wrecked award chart that includes fewer tiers...
(EXPIRED) Air France business class U.S. to Croatia from 30.5K miles
During scattered dates in the late summer and fall, we're seeing one-way business class flights from U.S. cities to Zagreb, Croatia for as few as 30,500 miles and about $250 in taxes and fees.
The...
Qantas Sweet Spots for award tickets (economy and business class)
Qantas sweet spots are governed by the distance from the start point of your trip to the end point. While Qantas has a distance-based award chart, a refreshing twist on that concept is that...
Etihad Guest Sweet Spots for award tickets in business class or economy
Etihad Guest sweet spots are among some of the most interesting values with some of the cheapest partner award pricing (in very specific situations) for flights to Europe and Africa. They also have some...
Nick cancelled a Turkish award ticket to Hawaii today; here’s how it went
I was so excited last fall when I found three saver business class seats on the nonstop United flight from Newark to Honolulu -- and on a (convenient) Sunday morning! I was quick to get it...
Almost exciting: Sonesta Travel Pass
Sonesta International Hotels Corporation has been expanding faster than . Last year's appetizers included 99 IHG hotels and 122 Marriott hotels. Their main course: 980 Red Lion Hotels.
While it doesn't appear that Sonesta has...
