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,...
A $50,000+ family trip to Europe, booked with miles and points
I recently took a big family trip to Europe with my immediate family (my wife and two kids) and four other adult family members....
The Edit by Chase Travel℠ is suddenly interesting…
The Edit by Chase Travel℠ has suddenly become interesting. The Edit is Chase's answer to Amex's Fine Hotels + Resorts® (FHR). Just like FHR,...
Great Flying Blue business class award availability to/from Europe
We noted a few months ago that business class award availability between the US and Europe using the Flying Blue program was appalling, with...
How to use Hyatt free night certificates on a multi-night stay
There are a many ways to get Hyatt free night certificates. The World of Hyatt card offers a category 1-4 cert each year upon...
What are Hyatt points worth?
At Frequent Miler, we keep a database of point valuations called “Reasonable Redemption Values.” These are estimates of the “worth” of airline miles, hotel...
