Marriott’s Luminary Hotel, Fort Myers Florida: Bottom Line Review
I don't usually write hotel reviews before leaving a hotel, but I'm making an exception this time because the point price for this one...
Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach, California: Bottom Line Review
My wife and I recently spent two nights at the Waldorf Astoria Monarch Beach in Dana Point, California. We used a free night certificate...
[Update: Points have posted!] Marriott Bonvoy: travel package refunds still coming, held up by...
Update 3/10/22: We have had multiple reports from readers today that points are now in their accounts for these cancelled Travel Packages! Looks like...
Le Meridien Maldives: wide-open almost every day until February 2023 (30-40K pts/night)
Earlier today, Greg wrote about the Best Uses of Marriott Free Night Certificates, where he highlighted some of the best options worldwide for spending...
(EXPIRED) Qantas Premium Economy to Australia starting at 47.5K miles
Update 3/6 - Western Australia is now open to vaccinated tourists, making the Perth option discussed below viable. Availability has lessened quite a bit in...
(EXPIRED) Qatar Qsuites available for 70,000 Aadvantage Miles from US – Maldives
Thrifty Traveler Premium reported that Qatar Airways has open Business Class availability to the Maldives from airports throughout the US all the way through...
(EXPIRED) Up to half off awards to Fiji, Australia, and the South Pacific via...
Alaska Mileage Plan is offering a pretty awesome sale on award tickets for travel on Fiji Airways, offering up to 50% off on awards...
My Round the World Reprieve [ANA miles extended thru March 2023]
Yesterday, my wife and I were discussing options for shoehorning an around the world trip into our crowded schedules. You see, I had 269,000...
Delta Award Sale: US To UK & Spain For 32k SkyMiles Round Trip
Thrifty Traveler Premium sent out an alert today advising of a new Delta award sale that gives you the opportunity to book award flights...
Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach: Bottom Line Review
My wife and I recently spent four nights at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach. We paid 20,000 points per night and applied a suite...
United Airlines: Another upgrade to the award calendar?
This seems to be the week that everyone is working on their award calendars. Earlier, both Marriott and IHG made changes that made it...
IHG Rewards Calendar: Two ways to find it
IHG is an increasingly appetizing program due to soon-to-be enacted changes to their award program and their credit card portfolio. There have been a...
Aer Lingus Awards Bookable On BA Website, But With Potentially Huge Fees
Some good news and bad news. First, the good news - Aer Lingus award flights are now bookable on BA.com. That could prove to...
Point.me, a Kayak-like tool for flight awards, has launched.
At long last, point.me is here. Regular readers likely remember us writing about award search tool JuicyMiles over the past few years. If, like...
