The GUC stops here: Our incredible adventure
While I'm writing this post, Nick and I are on the final leg of our whirlwind GUC adventure. As a reminder, "GUC" rhymes with "buck," and stands for "Global Upgrade Certificate". These certificates can...
Overwater villas in the Maldives, bookable with Marriott points
I'm currently updating this post from my awesome overwater villa at Le Méridien Maldives! This Marriott resort currently (and incredibly) costs only 35K points standard (30K off-peak, 40K peak) and offers an overwater villa...
Le Meridien Maldives first impressions: Wow!
I plan to write a more comprehensive review soon, but first there's this: In my opinion (based on about 24 hours of experience), Le Meridien Maldives Resort & Spa is awesome. Thanks to our...
Tips for booking “just in case” flights
When booking travel, there are times when it makes sense to have backup plans. Maybe, for example, you absolutely have to make it to the departure city for that expensive cruise you bought. Or,...
Prince Suite at the Grand Hyatt Dubai: amazing use of Hyatt points
Greg and I spent the past two nights at the Grand Hyatt Dubai. I booked the Prince Suite, a suite that was available at the standard rate for about $2,300 per night during our...
Stacking LifeMiles bonuses & “new” domestic theory
Update 9/15/21: One Mile At A Time reports that LifeMiles is advising that there isn’t a separate 15% bonus after all – the bonus advertised on their site refers to the 15% bonus on the Membership...
How to cancel your Radisson international award and get your points back
In June, Radisson split into two separate loyalty programs: Radisson Americas and Radisson Hotels (which covers the rest of the world). Greg and I had each made reservations at international hotels before the programs...
How best to book Hyatt luxury suites
World of Hyatt stands alone among hotel loyalty programs in offering standard all-points award rates for both standard and premium suites. Hyatt also offers multiple other ways to use rewards to book suites: Use...
Turkish Business Class for 33,750 miles from Dallas to Istanbul
God Save the Points reports on an awesome deal for those interesting in visiting Istanbul: Turkish Airlines is launching a new route from Dallas to Istanbul and from the route launch on September 24th...
How to use your Amex Point fortune
Lately Amex has made it crazy easy to accumulate their Membership Rewards points. Every time we turn around, it seems like there are bigger and better offers for referring friends, for adding authorized users,...
Air Canada Aeroplan announces Gulf Air partnership
Air Canada Aeroplan has announced a new partnership today with Gulf Air. This is Aeroplan's 42nd partner and though Gulf Air does not fly to the United States, this opens some redemption opportunities that may...
(EXPIRED) LifeMiles award sale: up to 67% off [select routes, economy class, Avianca flights...
Update: LifeMiles support clarified that tickets booked under this promotion can be changed as per the carrier's current flexible changes policy but can not be cancelled and refunded.
Avianca LifeMiles is offering up to 67% off on...
Quick tip: How to search for Air Canada Aeroplan award tickets
We recently wrote a post about Air Canada's Aeroplan potentially offering greater availability on United airlines flights than United is. Over the past week, I've seen at least a dozen questions between various private...
(EXPIRED) New York to Madrid: 32K RT economy / 40K Comfort+ on Delta
Delta SkyMiles is running some great prices on round trip flights to Spain with prices of 32K SkyMiles round trip in economy class or 40K round trip in Comfort+ widely available from October 2021...
