Lie-flat to Hawaii: How to use SeatSpy to find saver awards
Decent priced First class awards between the continental U.S. and Hawaii are among the hardest awards to find, especially for the longest distanced flights from the U.S. central and eastern regions. And, what about...
(EXPIRED) Wide open award space to Israel on Delta
View from the Wing notes that Delta is making as many as 8 business class award seats (and possibly more) available to partners on routes to Tel Aviv, Israel toward the end of 2021. The...
Amex derails my Hilton plans with great new offers (on my mind)
Despite their sad approach to pandemic breakfasts, I'm hoping to return to the Madison Beach Hotel in Connecticut later this year (see my bottom line review here). The bad news is that cash prices...
Marriott category changes on 3/3/21: Pretty mild
Marriott Bonvoy has announced that category changes are coming on March 3, 2021. My first-glance take is that the changes don't actually look that bad. I see a lot of properties decreasing in price and...
Hyatt Points Advance: The Globalist perk you didn’t know about
If you're a regular Frequent Miler reader, then chances are good that you either have Hyatt's top-tier Globalist status, are well on your way towards it, or have at least considered pursuing it. That's...
Searching for Emirates sweet spots with partner airline awards [JAL, Copa, and Qantas awards...
UPDATE 3/2/2021: Emirates has completed their partner devaluations. Now all partner awards follow the same not-great distance based award chart. I no longer know of any good partner awards using Emirates miles.
UPDATE 2/1/2021: Emirates...
American Airlines cracking down again: this time on travel agents
Gary Leff at View from the Wing reports on an American Airlines memo shared by Twitter account JonNYC that indicates that American Airlines is expanding upon their mission to discourage customers from getting the...
Free Spirit: Surprisingly good, but still suspicious
Spirit Airlines Saver$ Club is a terrific value today and Spirit Airlines Free Spirit points can be worth far more than you might expect, yet despite some massive surprises in both of those departments...
United flights now from 3K miles each way, making for cheaper Excursionist Perks
Over the past several months, I have paid very little attention to domestic award pricing. I just haven't had any interest in flying domestically during the pandemic. I still get airfare email alerts and...
Passing the GUC: Greg gives global upgrades to Nick… with a catch
Alright Nick. You asked for it and here it is: Two Global Upgrade Certificates (GUCs) just for you. But there's a catch. You have to take me with you.
Clowns to the left of me!
Jokers...
Searching for value in Hyatt Night In awards
The other day, a reader commented on our "Year of the mattress run" podcast episode / week in review post to say:
Naturally, this made me ask myself, "What is Hyatt's Night In promotion?", which...
Marriott mattress running: Valuable elite status for nearly 2 years
Marriott is offering several overlapping promotions which, when taken together, can make mattress running worthwhile. A mattress run involves checking into a hotel for the purpose of earning elite status or other rewards even...
No, the Southwest Companion Pass doesn’t double the value of your points
Yesterday, Southwest Airlines announced an extension for some Companion Pass holders. They also announced easier requirements for earning the pass this year. In his coverage of the changes, Gary Leff at View from the...
Southwest extends Companion Pass from June to December
Southwest Airlines had previously extended Companion Passes set to expire on 12/31/20 (earned in 2019) to June 30, 2021. Today they have notified those passholders that they have again extended their companion passes to...
