One-Way ANA Awards Now Bookable With Virgin Atlantic Points
It's an Easter miracle! Rather than making another unannounced instant devaluation, Virgin Atlantic has made their sweetest of sweet spots even sweeter than a Cadbury Creme Egg which has been smothered in frosting and...
6 points & miles things I’m excited about (or at least hopeful)
This is a somewhat random post. There are several things happening in the points & miles world that I'm excited about... or, at least hopeful. Here's what's on my mind...
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(EXPIRED) 5,000 Southwest Rapid Rewards points for new members with flight activity
Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards is offering 3,000 bonus rapid rewards points for new members who join from April 1, 2021 to May 31, 2021 and fly one round trip or two one-way revenue (paid)...
Delta Extending Some Card Benefits Through 6/30/22 (Flight Credits, Companion Certs & Sky Club...
If you have any Delta Amex card-related benefits due to be expiring by May 31, 2021, Delta has announced that their expiry dates will be extended through June 30, 2022, thereby giving you more...
Delta Elite status via award tickets, plus 50% to 75% elite bonus on all...
Delta is out with a truly innovative promotion named "2022 Medallion® Status Accelerators." Starting April 1 and throughout the rest of 2021, Delta fliers will earn 50% to 75% more towards elite status. That's...
(EXPIRED) Business class to the U.K. for less than $1,500 round-trip
Via Thrifty Traveler Premium, we've just learned about a fantastic sale on British Airways business class flights between the U.S. and the U.K. Using Google Flights, It's easy to find round-trip business class flights...
Delta reportedly expanding travel credits through 2022
According to a report from Thrifty Traveler, Delta is expanding the validity of flight credits for cancelled travel through the end of 2022 for any ticket purchases April 1, 2020 or later (including tickets purchased...
Best options for domestic first class awards
Update 3/23/21 Best options for domestic first class awards: We have now added the best options for booking Alaska domestic first class and made changes where award charts have been updated.
Domestic first class is...
My Round the World business class adventure (exploring hacks, and testing limits)
Planning for my Round the World adventure continues! In a previous post, I explained that I have 269,000 ANA miles that will expire in September if I don't use them. Rather than let the...
(EXPIRED) Buy Air Canada Aeroplan points for only 1.2 cents each!
I don't usually get excited about point sales, but I think this one is pretty good. Air Canada is offering up to a 100% bonus on purchased points through April 2nd. This makes it...
(EXPIRED) 25% Transfer Bonus: Citi ThankYou Rewards to Air France Flying Blue
Citi is offering a 25% transfer bonus from ThankYou Rewards to Air France Flying Blue miles through April 16, 2021. As with almost any transfer bonus, I don't recommend transferring unless you have an...
(EXPIRED) Free $100 Delta credit for Seattle residents
Delta has sent an email to some SkyMiles members in the Seattle with a free $100 Delta credit. It appears that there is a landing page to register, though you'll likely need to have...
(EXPIRED) Business class lie-flats to Bogotá: 26K miles or $439 round trip (Comfort+ from...
Thrifty Traveler Premium sent out an alert this morning with Delta business class in lie-flat seats between New York and Bogotá, Colombia for $439 round trip on select dates through December 2021. Upon checking redemption rates...
What are American Airlines miles worth? (towards domestic economy flights)
I've developed a new process for determining the reasonable redemption value of airline miles. Separately I published my findings for Delta and United. We'll expand this process to other airlines and also repeat the...
