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Virgin Atlantic announced new Standard and Peak reward dates, with the new calendar additions go all the way through September 2024. In addition, Virgin has also announced new Intra-Caribbean awards with their own pricing and Standard/Peak dates.

Accor ALL and ITA Airways Volare launched a new partnership allowing two-way point transfers between programs. Accor points transfer at a ratio of 4,000 to 5,000 while ITA Volare transfer at a ratio of 4,000 to 1,000 Accor All points. Here's where these transfers might make sense.

Virgin Atlantic recently released the ability to search for award space a month at a time! The new reward availability site allows you to search for Virgin Atlantic and Delta award space on select routes. While the Delta routes are limited, the Virgin routes include destinations in Africa, the US, and Asia.

ANA Mileage Club Miles will expire 36 months after they have been accrued. The expiration deadline generally cannot be extended - except for top-tier Diamond Service members. However, general members can register to get a Covid-19-related extension. But, you'll need to register by March 31, 2023 to save your miles. Here's how to do so.

Southwest Airlines is offering three different promotions to make reaching A-List status easier in 2023. Now through May 31, earn 2X Tier-Qualifying Points on revenue fares, award flights earn Tier-Qualifying Points, and Southwest co-brand credit cardholders earn bonus tier points for everyday spending on their cards. But you'll need to register first. Here's how to do so.

Your Discover Cashback Bonus does not expire. As long as your account remains open and you are earning with Discover, your bonus will stay alive. If your account is closed due to 18 months of inactivity, you will be sent a check for the balance of any bonus left in your account.

This week, British Airways announced that you can now redeem Avios toward the cost of a British Airways holiday. When booking a holiday, you are presented with several options to pay a given amount of Aviso for a specific reduction in the cost of your vacation. But does it actually make sense to redeem your Avios this way? Let's crunch the numbers.

Each quarter, select Discover cardholders can earn 5% cashback on up to $1,500 of spending in eligible categories. And Discover just unveiled its 5% bonus categories for the second quarter (April-June) of 2023. Activation isn't retroactive, so we recommend activating your 5% earnings for Q2 now so that you don't miss out on any bonus earnings. Here's how to do so.

Virgin Atlantic joined the SkyTeam airline alliance today, March 2, 2023. Effective immediately, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club members can earn Virgin points on 14 new partner airlines - and redeem Virgin points on 13 additional airlines. Here are the new redemption rates and the latest details on Virgin Atlantic joining SkyTeam, from lounge access to reciprocal elite perks.

Avianca LifeMiles is offering members a 115% bonus when transferring miles from one account to another. This gives members in "two-player mode" the opportunity to effectively mint miles at 1.3 cents per mile. Here's how to do so.