British Airways increases guaranteed award seats
One Mile at a Time reports a positive development from the British Airways Executive Club program: they have doubled the number of guaranteed award seats on every flight. Note of course that British Airways award seats...
Marriott limits Points Advance holds to no more than 60 days
Marriott Bonvoy's Points Advance option is a relatively unique loyalty program feature. Unlike competitors, Marriott allows any member to easily make a points reservation online even when they don't have enough points in their...
The trick to finding IHG 40K free nights
The IHG Premier card and the IHG Select card (no longer available to new applicants) offer a free night certificate each year upon renewal. IHG also often offers these free night certificates as rewards...
“Forced” to adventure due to free night certs… On my mind
There was a time when I sort-of hated hotel free night certificates. Often, expiration dates approached and I had no good use for them. Sometimes I'd use the soon-to-expire free night at a near-airport...
Necker Island no longer bookable with miles.
So long, Sir Richard Branson. Reports on Twitter indicate that Necker Island is no longer bookable with Virgin Atlantic miles. Greg spent a week on Necker Island in 2016 and loved it (See: Is Necker Island...
Radisson finally extends e-certificate expiration to 12/31/21
If you have free night e-certificates from spending on the the Radisson Rewards Visa cards, you'll want to check your account: while in my own account this afternoon, I noticed that the expiration date on my...
The bright side of the Radisson changes: the rest of the world
Andy Shuman at Lazy Traveler's Handbook has put together a phenomenal post about the foreign Radisson properties changing category when the newly-split Radisson Hotels programs begins in June 2021. Whether you agreed with my...
Le Méridien Maldives: Worth buying a travel package?
It's hard to believe that Marriott has launched a brand new Le Méridien resort in the Maldives (scheduled to open in August) and assigned it to category 5. Among the other Marriott resorts in...
No, Turkish did not devalue its award chart (still 7.5K each way domestically)
A report came out this morning from Ryan at Miles to Memories about a Turkish Airlines award chart devaluation, but on the contrary I've found that there has been no devaluation -- domestic economy...
(EXPIRED) United award sale: 4K each way domestic, 40K round trip international (must book...
United is offering a one-day sale that is good for travel booked May 6th only. It's late in the day already, but if you see this post in time, you can book some domestic flights from...
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,...
