How To Use IHG Free Night Certificates
Several Chase IHG credit cards - the personal Premier card, the Business Premier card and the older Select card (the latter of which is no longer open for new applications) - come with anniversary...
Hotels via transferable points: it’s a new game
Not long ago, if you wanted to use your transferable points for hotel stays the advice was simple: transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards or Bilt points to Hyatt. Transferring to most other hotel programs was...
Before you book award travel, watch out for these pitfalls
On a recent Frequent Miler on the Air episode, we shared a story from reader/listener Jameson, who transferred points to Etihad only to find out during the checkout process that he needed more miles...
The Best Points-Bookable Hotels in the World (2024)
The recent Citi transfer bonus to Leading Hotels of the World led me to analyze Travel & Leisure's latest list of the best hotels in the world (100 Best Hotels for 2024). My quest was...
Is the Maldives really overrated? The myth of one-size-fits-all (Saturday Selection)
We're going to do something slightly different for this week's Saturday Selection. I've been on vacation for the last ten days or so and have been blessedly disciplined about keeping away from my points...
Which award search tool is best?
It's possible to fly economy class to Hawaii for 10,000 miles, or fly business class to Europe for as few as 34,000 miles, or fly business class to South Africa for 75,000 miles. It's easy...
United vs. Air Canada: Which is the better Chase transfer partner?
When Chase first added Air Canada Aeroplan as an Ultimate Rewards transfer partner in 2021, I compared United Airlines and Air Canada award prices on a number of routes to see which would be...
My Marriott Bonvoy wishlist toward loving rather than tolerating Bonvoy
On paper, Marriott Bonvoy is an excellent loyalty program. It offers many ways to earn and redeem points, and its elite program offers upgrade certificates, free breakfast and more. But... it's no accident that...
Air Canada Aeroplan Complete Guide
Air Canada Aeroplan is a highly unique frequent flyer program in many regards: they have more airline partners than any program in the world and they offer the ability to use your Aeroplan points...
Great value Preferred Hotels bookable with Choice points
Following the latest Choice-Preferred devaluation (prices now range up to 118,000 Choice points per night 87K Choice points per night) I had to scrap the original contents of this post and start over. Are...
(Walked-back) Another Choice Preferred Hotels devaluation: Up to 118K per night
Update: Choice has now walked back the maximum amount that you can pay for Preferred Hotels to 87k.
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One of the cool things you can do with Choice Privileges points is to use them at select...
Best ways to get to the Caribbean / Central America using points and miles
Looking for the cheapest ways to get to the Caribbean? This post outlines the best options available to get there by using frequent flyer rewards programs available to the major US transferable currencies, including...
Bonvoyology: Mastering Marriott’s Mysteries
Marriott Bonvoy is a maddeningly complex program which promises the world, but often delivers disappointment. Want to sign up for a second Bonvoy card? Good luck figuring out if you're eligible. Think your elite...
3 tricks for viewing the Air France / KLM Flying Blue award calendar
Air France / KLM Flying Blue miles are super easy to get. You can transfer 1 to 1 from any major transferable points currency: Amex, Chase, Citi, Capital One, Bilt, or even Wells Fargo....
