Airlines
CategoryTips and Tricks: Booking JAL Premium Cabin Awards for a Family of Four
Have you ever arrived at an event – say a theme park – right when it opened and felt like other people had been there long before you? Disney does
Unlocking Award Availability with Bank Point Transfers to International Frequent Flyer Programs
Most people realize that you can use US frequent flyer miles (United, American, Delta) for award travel on Star Alliance, OneWorld, and SkyTeam partners. The hard part about this..
Making EU261 Work for You
This is a guest post from a lifelong friend we visited last summer in Germany. Thanks to him for sharing his thoughts on this. -Robert Our story has two parts,
Dog Catches Car: The AA Etihad Apartment Trick Worked But I Let It Go
I was saying a couple of weeks ago how I did some research on booking Etihad Apartments with AA miles and found that I was unable to do so. See: What
This Week in Bank Points: Booking El Al Business Class Flights
I recently spent some time learning about El Al’s award scheme while helping a family member book roundtrip flights in Business Class. I thought I’d summarize my findings here in
This Week in Bank Points: Booking El Al Business Class Flights
I recently spent some time learning about El Al’s award scheme while helping a family member book roundtrip flights in Business Class. I thought I’d summarize my findings here in
What I Learned: Booking an award for travel on Etihad
I ended up going down quite a rabbit hole recently while trying to figure out the best way of booking an award for travel on Etihad – using their miles or
You Can Now Earn Airline Miles for Shopping at GiftCards.com
Online purveyor of gift cards GiftCards.com is now appearing in airline shopping portals. Judging from Cashback Monitor‘s handy rate history functionality, this appears to be a n..
A Sign of Hope for Saver Level AA Award Space?
I was doing some award searches for our February 2019 school break and found a surprising amount of Saver Level award availability for four people from Boston-LAX in First Class:
[Targeted] Amex Delta Credit Card Offers without Lifetime Language
Targeted Amex Delta offers are being sent out via email: Gold: $95 fee waived the first year, 60,000 + $50 Delta statement credit Platinum: $195 fee not waived the first year, 50..
Everything I Wanted to Know About Hawaiian’s New Boston Service
Hawaiian Airlines announced direct service to Boston starting in April 2019. With flights 5 days a week on A330s equipped with 18 lie-flat seats, this will be by far the
This Week in Bank Points: Booking AA Flights on Short Notice
We decided a week ago to take a short-notice trip from Boston to Washington DC this weekend. Since AA and JetBlue serve the BOS-DCA direct route, the conventional wisdom is
Business Class for Four to Italy Using Delta SkyMiles
A trip to Europe in April is on our Family Demand Schedule for 2019. I haven’t been able to find award availability until just recently. Here’s how I booked it, using
This Week in Bank Points: Stacking AmEx Insider Fares, 35% Rebate, 4x and more for Flights
Quick Summary: Flexible bank points (Chase Ultimate Rewards, AmEx Membership Rewards, Citi ThankYou Points) are often a better way to pay for flights than traditional airline mil..
Amazing: “Virgin Alaska” First Class Transcon Upgrades as a Lowly Alaska MVP
Alaska’s acquisition of Virgin America has been an interesting one to interact with. With the exception of the somewhat stingy 1.3:1 transfer ratio they elected for Virgin Americ..
Brandon Asks: Boston to Singapore Using Miles
Today’s Brandon Asks is from Tim…
“Can you help get our family of three from Boston to Singapore this summer using points & miles?
Departing BOS between July 24-27, returning fro..
My Aeroplan SWISS First Class Standoff Ends in a Compromise
Booked SWISS First
One day back in November 2017 SWISS released partner award space in their First Class cabin.
This was noteworthy because SWISS generally only allows those wit..
Bountiful Lufthansa Business Class Award Space to Europe this Summer [from JFK, BOS, ORD, IAD, more?]
It looks to me like Lufthansa has just recently released quite a bit of partner award availability for travel from the US to Europe this summer in Business Class. This
Walt Disney World on Points & Miles 2018: Flights
Magic Kingdom before park opening
We’re just back from a trip to Walt Disney World during the week Massachusetts schools have off for President’s Day each February. The weather w..
6 Ways to Take the Edge Off Infrequent Business Travel
If you’re like me, your friends and family think you have a bunch of points & miles from frequent business travel.
But if you’re a Milenomic you realize that points &
How I Found United Saver Availability to from Europe to Iowa. In August.
If I ever apply for a job as an award ticket booker, this post will be my resume.
Camp Mom 2014: A glimpse into Matera, Italy, where this vessel of wine
Best Points and Miles for Aer Lingus Business Class in 2018
Explore the Aer Lingus Business Class Cabin
If you’ve followed the points & miles game for a while you may recall the sweet spot that once existed when redeeming British Airways..
Brandon Asks: Can you help find Business Class awards from Phoenix to Ireland/Germany?
“Brandon asks” is a Reader Q&A series where we take real questions from real people and do our best to provide helpful unbiased information on navigating the points & miles..