Arches, Bryce, Grand Canyon, Zion, and more via trains, planes, and automobiles
Here it is. Our fantastic trip west to visit four national parks and the Hoover Dam…
Amtrak Wolverine to Chicago
Nine of us (across two families)...
The best ways to pay for flights
This post aims to answer: When regular airline mile awards aren’t available or do not provide the best value, what is the best way...
How to save big on international British Airways, AA, and Iberia flights
By stacking offers, it's possible to save a lot of money on AA, British Airways, and Iberia business class fares to Europe:
Up to...
Round trip business class to Europe for 100,000 points AND earn miles
UPDATE 9/9/2015 2:30PM: The business class fare sale mentioned below appears to be dead, but you may still find value in the general approach...
[Deal appears to be dead] American Airlines, British Airways, etc. offering sub $2K business...
UPDATE 9/9/2015 2:30 PM: This appears to be dead. Google Fights is still showing these discounted fares, but after selecting flights it shows regular...
Great value from Delta SkyMiles. Hurry!
Quick info: Delta is running an award sale for flights between the US and Europe. Flight must take place between October 20 and February...
Delta award sale to Europe! Round trip business for 87K; economy for 42K
UPDATE: According to this post, awards must be booked by Friday August 21 in order to lock in these reduced award rates.
As reported by...
The truth about Delta
Delta has long been the punching bag of airline programs for those in the miles & points hobby… for good reason. For years, their...
What Delta said. What Delta meant. What Delta wanted to say.
Last week, Delta sent an email to many members with the subject heading “SkyMiles Program Developments Worth Noting.” And, its true. Delta flyers ought...
Citi offers 25% transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic
As reported by MileValue, through August 23, Citi is offering a 25% bonus when transferring ThankYou Rewards to Virgin Atlantic miles. Strangely, this bonus...
One day in Beijing. Fewer words, more photos
When I booked my flight to Beijing, many thought I was crazy. My flight was scheduled to arrive in Beijing Wednesday evening and returning...
SPG vs. Amex, Chase, and Citi transferable points programs. Which is best?
In a recent post, I compared each of the major credit card transferable points programs: Amex Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, and Citi ThankYou...
Mileage Running for AA Executive Platinum status. EQMs vs. EQPs
Lately I’ve been suffering from mileage-run paralysis. I need to book additional One World flights in order to re-up my AA Executive Platinum status...
Half way to Necker Island
Late last week, a 150,000 point offer for the American Express Business Platinum card was published on a number of blogs, including Frequent Miler’s...
