Delta sneakily adds new form of close-in award ticketing fee
American Airlines and United charge $75 fees for awards booked less than 21 days before departure. Both airlines waive these fees for high level...
The 1800Flowers deal is dead
Are there any $30 items that qualify for 1750 points per dollar? Do bonus points count towards the Southwest Companion Pass? Answers below… 1800Flowers...
How to feed the hungry and fly for free (take two)
UPDATE 2/9/2015: This deal is dead. Please see details here: The 1800Flowers deal is dead. Note: I had published a very similar post in...
How to keep your LifeMiles alive
A bit over two years ago I bought a bunch of miles in the Avianca LifeMiles program for about 1.3 cents each. I was...
Bet You Didn’t Know: Access the US Airways upgrade list by app and web
By Julian, author of Devil’s Advocate...
If you're like me, when you're preparing to fly back and forth across the United States of America for absolutely...
30,000 miles to nowhere: My 4 mile buffer and a contingency plan
Background: Until recently, there was a one time opportunity to get top tier American Airlines AAdvantage elite status (Executive Platinum) by enrolling in and...
Surviving (and thriving) Delta 2015
As of January 1, 2015, Delta has been awarding miles based on the ticket price rather than the distance flown. Under the new program,...
Amex’s crazy PointsMatch scheme. How to make the most of it.
This morning, One Mile at a Time published: You Won’t Believe Amex’s Targeted “PointsMatch” Promotion. And, you know what, Lucky was right. I can...
Citi adds Virgin Atlantic as transfer partner
In July 2014, Citibank added the ability to transfer ThankYou points to various airline programs, as long as you have a premium ThankYou card...
US Air: Philadelphia to Vegas (or vice versa) only $157 round trip
Valid: Assorted dates in February. This could be a great opportunity for those who still need to book flights on their quest to fly...
30,000 miles to nowhere. Party in the sky, and the solution to the traitorous...
Background: Until recently, there was a one time opportunity to get top tier American Airlines AAdvantage elite status (Executive Platinum) by enrolling in and...
Are Delta’s upgrade certificates as good as they sound?
Late in 2013, I posted “Why Delta’s great new Choice Benefits irk me.” Delta had just announced that they would be introducing regional and...
30,000 miles to nowhere. $25,000 spent, probably for nothing
Background: Until recently, there was a one time opportunity to get top tier American Airlines AAdvantage elite status (Executive Platinum) by enrolling in and...
3 miles per dollar everywhere, uncapped
I’ve written many posts in the past about ways to earn 5 miles per dollar everywhere. The trick is to buy gift cards at...
