Best Hilton resorts for domestic US summer travel
Recently I compiled a list of the best Hyatt resorts for domestic US summer travel and the best Marriott resorts for domestic US summer travel. And I promised to do the same for Hilton. ...
AA now classifies Morocco as part of Europe
Royal Air Maroc recently joined the oneworld alliance. This means you can now (at least theoretically) redeem oneworld miles (like American Airlines miles) for travel on Royal Air Maroc. American airlines has changed their...
Best Marriott resorts for domestic US summer travel
Recently I compiled a list of the best Hyatt resorts for domestic US summer travel. At the end of the post I promised to do the same for Marriott and Hilton. Well, here's to...
Best Hyatt resorts for domestic US summer travel
COVID-19 has wiped out my spring and summer travel plans, but I'm more eager than ever to get out there to do... something. As I write this, I don't know when travel restrictions will...
Cathay Pacific eliminating fuel surcharges (maybe on award tickets?)
As of May 1, Cathay Pacific Asia Miles is eliminating fuel surcharges on their own flights on most routes (the exception is departures from Japan and the Philippines, which will still have some amount of...
United waiving redeposit fees for cancelled flights
Over the past couple of days, we have seen several reports in our Frequent Miler Insiders Facebook group indicating that United is now waiving award redeposit fees on cancelled flights. To be clear, to...
Stuck abroad or know someone who is? Points Pros offers help
One Mile at a Time's award booking service, PointsPros, is offering assistance to help those stuck abroad who need to get home. To be clear, PointsPros is offering assistance in booking flights for the purposes...
(EXPIRED) QSuites awards wide open Jan/Feb 2021
Qatar Qsuites is widely regarded as one of the best business class products in the sky and awards are currently wide open in January and February 2021 for two passengers from New York (JFK), Atlanta,...
Premium routes with wide open awards
UPDATE 3/20/20: I've added Qatar flights from North America to the list. Business class awards are wide open in January and February 2021! I've also added United flights to Israel which are wide open...
Are some non-saver United awards bookable via partners?
Are you looking for something miles & points-related to take your mind off of all of the coronavirus coverage? Are you a problem-solver investigative type looking for a puzzle to solve while you sit...
(EXPIRED) 50K business class to Europe on Delta (Jun-Aug, easy cancellation)
Virgin Atlantic is showing excellent availability for business class on Delta flights to Europe. I am not sure whether we'll see a return to normalcy by June-July-August, but booking these is low-risk since we know...
Marriott response: Extended certs, upgrades, flexible cancellations
Marriott has updated its COVID-19 / coronavirus cancellation policies and made some really positive changes for members, making new and existing bookings more flexible while also extending the shelf-life of free night certificates, suite...
(Big update: Delayed to 2021) Hyatt devaluation: peak & off-peak pricing in 2020
Update 3/13/20: Running With Miles has reported an awesome change of heart from Hyatt: they will delay the introduction of peak and off-peak pricing for award stays until 2021. Those changes were set to go into effect...
Kimpton Seafire Grand Cayman. Bottom Line Review.
The Kimpton Seafire Resort in Grand Cayman is an IHG property. We stayed 3 nights using three separate uncapped IHG free night certificates (mine, my wife's, and another family member's). Unfortunately, uncapped IHG free...
