In somewhat of a surprise move (not really), United majorly devalued their award chart last week. The upshot is, all international redemptions cost more miles, but what was more surprising was UA split their award chart. Essentially, travel on Star Alliance partners is now going to cost more miles than travel on United metal – a lot more in some cases. Anyway, this is just a reminder to earn and burn. I’m not going to reinvent the wheel here since a lot has been written on the matter, so I just wanted to share some of the most interesting posts I’ve read.
Maximizing Bonuses on Everyday Credit Card Spending with Gift Cards
I’m on record saying that the fastest way to earn miles and points is through lucrative sign up bonuses. That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t be concentrating on maximizing your earning rate at other times. In this post I’ll detail some of the ways I ensure that I earn the most points possible whenever I’m purchasing something.
24 Hours in Portland
After a hiatus of a few months, I’ve decided to try to revive the blog a bit. So we’ll see how that goes! Anyway, last Columbus Day, we took a trip with my parents to Martha’s Vineyard. We didn’t have that kind of time this year, but since I had some leftover Hilton points lying around, I booked us one night at the Hampton Inn in downtown Portland, Maine for 40,000 points. It turned out to be a great trip!
Skymiles Business Class Devaluation Effective June 2014
Delta has decided to increase the amount of miles needed for business class redemptions effective for travel starting in June 2014. I wish I could say I am surprised, but people have been expecting a devaluation for awhile now. I think it says something (negative) that Delta announced this via a Flyertalk forum, although I guess they figured those were the people who would care the most. Here are some details and my thoughts on the move.
Using British Airways Avios to book American Airlines tickets
A friend asked me if I could do a post on using British Airways Avios for flying on American Airlines flights. It may seem counterintuitive, but there are times when you want to use one type of airline mile to fly on one of its alliance partners. In this case, British Airways and American are Oneworld partners, and you can save some miles by using BA Avios in the right instances. Here’s how:
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