On January 15, 2017, award redemption rates at hundreds of IHG properties will change by 5,000 to 15,000 points per night. Of course, most of these changes are increases, but a significant number of properties will see a decrease instead….

The bulk of the holidays (and shopping season) may be over, but that doesn’t mean airlines want you to put your wallet away just yet! In celebration of the new year — or to encourage you to keep up the…

Since the recent confirmation of Alaska’s purchase of Virgin, the biggest question on all of our minds has been what this will mean for earning and redeeming miles. We now have a pretty clear picture of the answer. Let’s cut to…

Delta and Alaska are breaking up. Are you surprised? We’re not.

As of December 14, 2016, the acquisition of Virgin American by Alaska Airlines has officially closed. Virgin America is now part of the Alaska Air Group. According to Alaska Airline’s news release, the combined airline will now serve “more nonstop…

This promotion has ended; please review current/active promotions. Norwegian’s “free shipping” promotion does things a little differently. Instead of the standard “free shipping on orders over $75” or “free shipping with this promo code,” this contest offers a chance for…

You may have noticed that there have been quite a few shopping portal bonuses lately — even more than usual at this time of year, it feels like. We saw bonuses across American, United, and Alaska in November, from Delta…

Through the end of December 14th, 2016, JetBlue is offering sales on both flights and vacation packages. There are quite a few options, making it hard to fully capture the sale here, but here are some general trends that characterize…

Through December 14, 2016, Delta is running a flash sale allowing you to book SkyMiles award flights from select cities in the US to select Asian cities starting at 49,000 miles roundtrip. Unfortunately, Delta is infamously vague about its award…