The new true (temporary) value of Southwest points, diminished by COVID-19 and CARES
A couple of years ago, Greg wrote a post called The new true value of Southwest points. How to get up to 1.9 cents...
Emirates Slashes Award Fees – Now Worth A Second Look
Emirates has slashed the taxes and fees charged on award bookings by ~90%. In the past, their $1,000+ fees on award flights killed any...
Hilton’s funny math: save points by extending a stay
I'm about the closest thing you'll find to a Hilton fanboy in the blogosphere, but Hilton's award pricing vexes and perplexes me at times....
(Updated) American’s poor “waived award redeposit” policy
Note: We've received a number of success reports of recent cancellations with waived fees despite the way the terms are written and quoted below. It...
United one-time lounge passes extended for 3 months
This morning in response to our updated COVID-19 cancellation and elite status policies post, a reader asked if we had heard any news about...
Choice Privileges bumping status up +1 for 2020 (extend w/ 5 nights)
In this morning's newly updated guide to COVID-19 cancellation policies, we added the various elite status extensions and 2020 shortcuts added for each program....
Spending airline fee credits during COVID lockdowns
In my post "COVID Credit Card Enhancements Ultimate Guide," I detailed all of the enhancements credit card issuers have made to their travel cards...
Air Canada To Let You Cancel Tickets & Convert To Non-Expiring Vouchers Or Miles
Air Canada has announced what appears to be a fairly generous policy. From June 15, 2020, you'll be able to cancel your flight up...
(EXPIRED) SeatSpy founders deals ending soon
A few months ago, Greg wrote a post on a really interesting and promising tool called SeatSpy, which instantly shows a year of award...
(EXPIRED) Europe 2021: United business class awards wide open (book for 45K w/ Turkish)
I just got an email alert from Thrifty Traveler Premium alerting me to tons of United business class saver award space on many routes from...
Get to Europe using airline miles: Economy class edition
How do you get to Europe using airline miles in economy class? This post has the best sweet spots from airline programs that are...
Upside: Save Money At Thousands Of Gas Stations Nationwide
Update: 6/15/22: A few months ago GetUpside changed its name to Upside.
Update 5/20/20: Upside has changed its referral program, although it's not clear if...
Best Hyatt resorts for winter and spring break in the continental United States
What are the best Hyatt resorts for winter or spring break travel? Given the current Coronavirus situation, it's unclear when international travel will be...
(EXPIRED) Free night at the Venetian for workers from many “essential” industries through end...
The Venetian in Las Vegas is offering a complimentary night to many different types of essential workers (not just health care) through the end...
