Tag: ANA
ANA First Class Awards Devalued When Booking Through Virgin Atlantic
It was always going to happen and that time is sadly now - Virgin Atlantic has updated its award chart which has resulted in...
Best uses for Virgin Points across Virgin Atlantic & Virgin Red (Sweet Spot Spotlight)
Virgin points are super easy to accumulate. Points transfer 1 to 1 from most major transferable points programs. Even better, transfer bonuses are common...
[BACK FOR JUL-OCT!] ANA First Class wide open, up to 5 seats in The...
Update 1/27/23: IT'S BACK! ANA once again has incredible first class award space between San Francisco and Tokyo. Once again we are seeing many dates...
Challenging award programs you should put up with
Yesterday, I published a post about the easy foreign partner programs that you shouldn't be ignoring. That post was about several of the very...
Greg’s very stressful not-so-good last leg (3 Cards 3 Continents)
"It's impossible sir. You can't take this flight" An hour before our final 3 Cards 3 Continents flight was scheduled to depart, Maisie was...
How to select seats on partner bookings
It's common to book a trip through one airline that includes segments flown by other airlines. For example, a trip booked through American Airlines...
The road not taken: Greg’s abandoned plans for 3 Cards 3, Continents
Here's a piece of hard-earned advice: If an ANA rep tells you that they don't need your credit card security code to finalize an...
Rolling the dice on Round the World award space
In order to improve my Round the World award plans, I took a chance... I cancelled an award with the hopes that available award...
Round the World Award Booked! Lessons learned.
Yesterday I booked an around the world business class award for two! It wasn't easy, but it's done! But... I made a few mistakes...
Tips for booking ANA’s Round the World award (Updated)
For the 3 Cards, 3 Continents Challenge, I've been busy finding and pricing various ANA Round the World awards. As a result, I've learned...
Gambling on Qatar’s 40% transfer bonus #3Cards3Continents
Ever since Draft Day, I've been madly working on plans for my 3 Cards 3 Continents challenge trip. As a reminder, Nick, Stephen, and...
(EXPIRED) Star Alliance Gold match via ANA Mileage Club (match Delta Gold, AA Platinum...
ANA Mileage Club is offering a status match for the first time in my recollection. Through this match opportunity, you can potentially match all...
My Round the World Reprieve [ANA miles extended thru March 2023]
Yesterday, my wife and I were discussing options for shoehorning an around the world trip into our crowded schedules. You see, I had 269,000...
Wide open United Airlines business class availability to Japan through 2022.
United Airlines currently has oodles of Business Class Saver Award availability through the end of 2022. Flights are available out of Los Angeles, San...
