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Points Power-Ups – Credit cards that make your points more valuable

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Credit cards offer many kinds of miscellaneous perks.  Some offer travel benefits like travel protections, free hotel nights, free checked bags, elite status, upgrade...
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ANA Mileage Club sweet spots for award travel (economy or business class)

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ANA Mileage Club sweet spots make ANA the most valuable American Express Membership Rewards transfer partner if you value international travel on Star Alliance...
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Emirates ending First Class awards w/ partner miles [Book w/ JAL miles through August]

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Update 4/28/21: We previously posted about Alaska Mileage Plan losing the ability to book Emirates first class awards. Now, Japan Airlines has announced that...
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New sweet spot: Radisson Blu Aruba (2-bedroom suite for 70K)

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If you're looking to put your Radisson points to use, we got a tip this morning about a brand new Radisson Blu that recently...
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Bad news: Radisson devaluation announced and it stinks

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The other shoe has dropped, and it's mostly bad news: Radisson Rewards has released the details of its new "Radisson Americas" loyalty program with...
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(EXPIRED) Air France business class U.S. to Croatia from 30.5K miles

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During scattered dates in the late summer and fall, we're seeing one-way business class flights from U.S. cities to Zagreb, Croatia for as few...
Qantas Sweet Spots

Qantas Sweet Spots for award tickets (economy and business class)

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Qantas sweet spots are governed by the distance from the start point of your trip to the end point. While Qantas has a distance-based...
Etihad Guest Sweet Spots

Etihad Guest Sweet Spots for award tickets in business class or economy

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Etihad Guest sweet spots are among some of the most interesting values with some of the cheapest partner award pricing (in very specific situations)...
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Nick cancelled a Turkish award ticket to Hawaii today; here’s how it went

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I was so excited last fall when I found three saver business class seats on the nonstop United flight from Newark to Honolulu -- and on...
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Almost exciting: Sonesta Travel Pass

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Sonesta International Hotels Corporation has been expanding faster than .  Last year's appetizers included 99 IHG hotels and 122 Marriott hotels.  Their main course:...
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Delta launches tool to find cheap flights & filter by COVID protocol

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Delta has launched an interesting tool called the Delta Discover Map for those looking to shop around for destinations that fit a budget -...
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IHG retreats from devaluation!

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Good news!  In the recent post "What are IHG points worth now that the gloves are off?" I detailed an analysis showing that IHG...
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What are IHG points worth now that the gloves are off?

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Update 4/9/21: IHG has already reversed course! See updated analysis here: IHG retreats from devaluation! This is not the post I expected to write. I...
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6 points & miles things I’m excited about (or at least hopeful)

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This is a somewhat random post.  There are several things happening in the points & miles world that I'm excited about... or, at least...

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