Southwest adds Hawaii routes from San Diego ($129 / 8.2K points each way)
Southwest has recently extended its schedule and has added direct flights from San Diego to both Honolulu and Maui in Hawaii. I'm seeing good availability in both May and in early June for $129 / 8,188 Rapid Rewards...
Getting a squad home from New Zealand in business class
Quite a few readers asked how Greg and I were getting home from our 40K to Far Away challenge and I'd been intending to write a post about how I did it. Then, last...
40K to Far Away Afterglow. Help us design the next #40KFarAway challenge.
What a ride! The 40K to Far Away challenge is done, the votes have been counted, and the Frequent Miler team is slowly settling back in to business as usual blogging. Today, though, I'll...
Vote for your favorite 40K to Far Away trip! [Update: the votes are in]
Who won the 40K to Far Away challenge? You'll find the results of the voting poll at the bottom of this post. Voting was open until Sunday October 20th at 10pm ET.
Greg
Nick
Stephen
Distance Traveled (click...
10 reasons to vote for Greg for #40KFarAway
Now that the Frequent Miler team has completed the 40K to Far Away Challenge, we will soon publish a poll to let readers decide who won. With that poll, we'll publish summary results: where...
(EXPIRED) Business class San Francisco to Singapore for 66.5K each way (or Hong Kong...
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer is out with its monthly spontaneous escapes, with mileage deals on various routes that are bookable by October 31, 2019 for travel from November 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019. The standout deals...
How Greg toured Madrid & Africa for 40K points and $400 (#40kfaraway)
Success! With my meager 40K + $400 budget, I visited Washington DC; Madrid, Spain; Dakar Senegal; Johannesburg, South Africa; and Cape Town, South Africa. I finally ended my journey on the island of Mahé...
Greg’s South African adventures #40Kfaraway (featuring Johannesburg fun, train misadventures, Cape Town wine &...
Wow. I had a great time on my 40K to Far Away adventures, but I'm beat! I'm now in the Seychelles for a brief recovery (I slept 10 hours last night!) before flying off...
Greg’s visits to Madrid and Dakar #40Kfaraway
One of the hardest things about travelling the 40K to Far Away Challenge is finding time to write. Most of the time I've either been on the go or too tired to think. Or...
The mid-race tally. Who’s leading #40Kfaraway?
As of Sunday at 3pm ET, Nick is way ahead of the pack. That is, if we measure only the distance traveled and not the quality of the travel, then he's way ahead. Here's...
Greg’s #40KFarAway Mystery Excursions
The 40K to Far Away Challenge got underway this morning. After a brief flight delay scare (just a little fog), I was on my way... all the way to West Virginia. When I arrived,...
40K to Far Away: The Votes are In
The adventure began Wednesday October 2nd. Nick, Stephen, and I met up in Washington DC to kick off the 40K to Far Away challenge. Our goal? Go as far as possible. Our budget? 40,000 points...
Ultimate Rewards: How to book with points despite online limitations
This is a story of courage and bravery, love and loss, tragedy and excitement... Just kidding. It's not any of those things... But it is a story about seemingly unattainable goals and persistence in...
Cathay Pacific Flights Now Bookable On The American Airlines Website
Cathay Pacific awards have always been a bit of a pain to book with American Airlines AAdvantage miles as you had to call American to book the flights.
That changed yesterday as Cathay flights can...
