How To Use Marriott Free Night Certificates (And How They Can’t Be Used)
Depending on how many Chase and American Express Marriott credit cards you hold, it's possible to end up with numerous free night certificates after...
The hunt for the best flight award finder
To-date, my post "Which award search tool is best?" has focused mostly on features. I prefer tools that let us search across award programs,...
Booking JetBlue via Etihad: An exercise in frustration, but great when it works
One of the best values I've found in pursuing the JetBlue 25 for 25 promotion has been attempting to use Etihad Guest miles to...
American Airlines 787 Flagship Suite Review: Chicago to London
On Saturday evening, my wife and I flew AA business class from Detroit to Chicago to London. Lucky for us, the route from Chicago...
JetBlue TrueBlue Complete Guide (2025)
JetBlue TrueBlue is the loyalty program for JetBlue Airways. The program can be a bit confusing, but it offers rich rewards for those who...
How to find the Hilton flexible date calendar
Booking aspirational Hilton properties can often be a very good use for Hilton Honors points and free night certificates (FNC). However, a consistently-noted problem...
Dumping fees when booking Delta One with Virgin points
When I first published this post in March, it was a fun, nerdy exercise without much practical application because Delta hardly ever released Delta...
Virgin Atlantic substantially increases fees on award tickets
Late last week, Thrifty Traveler reported that Virgin Atlantic substantially increased surcharges on their own flights, hiking the charge displayed as "taxes & fees"...
Points Path: An easy “set and forget” award search tool (now works with Safari)
Points Path is a browser plug-in that automatically integrates with Google Flights. When you run a Google Flights search, Points Path automatically inserts point...
21 more SLH properties are now bookable via Hilton Honors, with 4 properties removed
Back in March, I shared about some more Small Luxury Hotels of the World (SLH) properties that Hilton had made bookable through its loyalty...
An Avios solution to Nick’s 100K Vacay plans
Our 100K Vacay team challenge is coming this fall. I previously noted that I would love to solve the challenge by using options available...
Evaluating Chase’s new Points Boosts
Chase is in the process of jettisoning the simple old way of getting 1.25x to 1.5x value from your points through Chase Travel℠ and...
Delta One Business Class awards wide open via Air France / KLM Flying Blue
Over the weekend, One Mile at a Time noticed that a large number of Delta business class awards are suddenly available for booking via...
(EXPIRED) Get transfer bonuses from Citi ThankYou to Air France/KLM Flying Blue & Accor...
Citi launched a couple of new transfer bonuses yesterday which could be useful for those with a stash of ThankYou points. Through July 19,...
