How To Maximize the Citi Strata Premier℠ Card 60k Bonus for Flights Within North America by JT Genter July 8, 2023 13 Citi ThankYou Points aren't as well-known as Chase Ultimate Rewards or Amex Membership Rewards, but there's a ton of value to be found using ThankYou Points. Let's take a look at some of the best redemption options for domestic and short-haul international flights using Citi transfer partners. Here's how to book JetBlue, United, Delta, and American Airlines award flights for 8,000 ThankYou points or less.
Kenya Airways Introduces New Asante Loyalty Program by Max Prosperi July 4, 2023 0 Kenya Airways recently launched a new in-house frequent flyer program: Asante Rewards. It will ultimately be available to members as an alternative to Kenya Airways' partnership with Air France-KLM's Flying Blue. Here's what travelers should know about this new program — and some big unknowns that need clarified.
Get Bonus Miles When You Sign Your Child up for Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles by Jenna Hansen February 16, 2024 0 Sign your child up for Turkish Airlines High Five Kids Club and they will earn 2,000 bonus miles — half when they sign up and half after their first flight. This article walks you through the process for signing up, plus gives you some ideas for earning more miles and sweet spots to spend those miles on.
Membership Perks of the Revamped Extended Stay America Program by Sam Helmy May 17, 2023 0 Extended Stay America announced a host of new benefits to its Extended Perks membership program. Including an Exclusive Member Rate, early check-in and late checkout, and a monthly prize draw for members.
AA Introduces Dynamic Pricing, Eliminates Saver and Award Charts by Sam Helmy May 5, 2023 4 American Airlines recently announced a move to a dynamic award pricing model, eliminating its MileSAAver Off Peak, MileSAAver, AAnutime Level 1, and AAnytime Level 2 awards and rebranding its Web Specials as simply Flight Awards. Here's what these changes actually mean for travelers.
Delta SkyMiles Dashboard: Newly Improved Medallion Status Tracking by Ian Snyder April 9, 2023 0 The new Delta SkyMiles dashboard is a much needed improvement to the old My SkyMiles page. This update has been rolled out to both the website and mobile app. You can see a wealth of information all on one page. The best feature is the projection of your upcoming travel into the Medallion status tracker. Gone are the days of manually totaling up your reservations! Here's how to access this useful new tool.
American Airlines Introduces AAdvantage Status for a Day Redemption Option by Sam Helmy April 2, 2023 0 AAdvantage recently launched a new program called "Enhance with Miles". Through the new Status for a Day offering, you can now gift status for a day or purchase it for yourself using miles. However, you'll first need to unlock the ability to do so. Here's everything you need to know about this new redemption option.
Free Holds, Maximizing Award Regions, Other Tricks for Booking Awards Using AAdvantage® Miles by JT Genter November 7, 2024 11 American Airlines AAdvantage® is one the most versatile and valuable frequent-flyer programs in the world. Bask Bank makes it easy to put your savings to work earning these miles with the Bask Mileage Savings Account. In this post, we share some advanced techniques to maximize the value of your AAdvantage® miles.
You Can Now Book Condos in the U.S. For 7,500 Wyndham Points per Night by JT Genter March 28, 2023 2 After a recent change to the Wyndham Rewards redemption chart, we found that you can now book many U.S. Wyndham Vacation Club properties for just 7,500 points per bedroom per night. That's half of the previous minimum of 15,000 points per night. Locations include Kissimmee (near Orlando), Anaheim (near Disneyland), Las Vegas, and a golf resort near Phoenix.
You Can Now Redeem Avios Through British Airways Holidays. But Is It Worth It? by Sam Helmy March 5, 2023 1 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.
Do Air Asia BIG Points Expire? by Sam Helmy February 26, 2023 0 Air Asia BIG points expire 24 months after they are issued. Unfortunately, there's no way to extend the validity of your BIG points, and points can't be reinstated once they expire. Fortunately, you have options to use your points, including transferring them to a friend.
The Good, Bad, and Ugly of the Korean Air Award Chart Changes by Sam Helmy February 21, 2023 7 Korean Air announced multiple changes to its program starting on April 1, 2023. Upcoming changes include new elite tiers and lower qualification requirements. In addition, some award pricing will be going up in price while others will be dropping. Here's a full breakdown of the changes.
Alaska Residents: Redeem Albertsons/Safeway Just for U Rewards for Alaska Miles by Sam Helmy January 11, 2023 0 Alaska residents can now redeem Albertsons, Carrs, and Safeway Just for U Rewards for Alaska Mileage Plan miles. The redemption rates vary depending on the number of rewards you are redeeming.
British Airways Reduces Surcharges on Select Avios Award Redemptions by Max Prosperi January 7, 2023 3 British Airways just made a change to how you can redeem Avios for award travel. With this change, it just became much easier to avoid the airline's outrageous carrier-imposed fees and surcharges. Here's what travelers need to know about the changes made to the Reward Flight Saver option.
New World of Hyatt All-Inclusive Properties in Europe & The Americas by Sam Helmy December 26, 2022 0 World of Hyatt has now integrated around 100 Apple Leisure Group properties into its portfolio. You can now earn and redeem points for stays at all-inclusive properties in Cancun, the Americas, and Europe.
Ending Soon: Earn 5,000 AAdvantage® Loyalty Points with Bask Bank by Erik Paquet December 10, 2022 5 Bask Bank is currently offering an exciting limited-time offer for new customers who open a Bask Mileage Savings Account through December 15, 2022. For the first time ever, the Mileage Savings Account signup bonus will award Loyalty Points to help you reach the next level of American AAdvantage® elite status. Here are the key details to help you decide if this account is best for you.
How to Earn and Redeem Aeroplan Points on Eurowings by Max Prosperi August 4, 2022 0 Air Canada's Aeroplan frequent flyer program has added yet another new partner airline. Eurowings Europe and the recently launched Eurowings Discover are not Aeroplan partner airlines. Here's what Aeroplan members need to know about earning and redeeming points for flights operated by the German low-cost carrier.
Virgin Atlantic Guarantees at Least 12 Award Seats on Every Flight by Sam Helmy July 19, 2022 0 Starting in July 2022, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club guarantees at least 12 award seats on every Virgin Atlantic flight. The company will release at least 8 economy seats, two premium economy seats, and two Upper Class seats on every flight. Here's how to take advantage of this award space.
Should You Transfer Aeroplan Points to Starbucks Stars? by Skye Class May 11, 2022 1 Air Canada Aeroplan recently announced that you can now transfer Aeroplan points to Starbucks for Stars. But, is this a good deal? Here's a breakdown of how the transfer works, and whether you should take advantage of this. Please note that this promotion can only be taken advantage of by Canadian Starbucks account holders.
You Can Buy Up to 100K Marriott Bonvoy Points During the Booking Process by Ryan Smith April 10, 2022 0 Marriott Bonvoy members may be surprised to learn that they can now buy points during the booking process for a hotel room. While you've always been able to buy points, this new ability offers two improvements. First, it can be done during the booking process itself. Second, these points are in addition to your normal limits. Here's what this means for travelers.
A New Look at Qatar Airways Privilege Club as Per Segment Fees Return by Ryan Smith June 1, 2023 13 Qatar Airways Privilege Club has brought back its 'per segment' award fees, and recent changes to the program merit a new evaluation. The program dropped its award pricing and cut surcharges on award tickets. Recently, Privilege Club adopted Avios as its miles currency. So how good or bad is the program now? Here's a renewed look at the program to see how good it is for award travelers.
You Can Earn Flying Blue Miles When Paying With Miles, But Don’t Do It by Ryan Smith February 23, 2022 7 You can earn Flying Blue miles even when paying with miles on a ticket. Sounds awesome, right?! This new, permanent feature applies to Flying Blue Miles + Cash bookings and allows you to earn miles on the full ticket—even the part you paid for in miles. Here's a closer look at whether it's actually a good value proposition.
Did You Know? Marriott 5th Night Free Works on Long Stays Also by Ryan Smith February 19, 2022 2 One of the best perks with Marriott Bonvoy is the ability to get the 5th night free on points stays. While this gets an ample amount of attention, the fact you can use it on longer stays often flies under the radar. Here's a look at how to maximize this perk on long stays with Marriott.
Can TAP Portugal Access More United Awards than United’s Own Members? by Joe Petrovic February 9, 2022 0 AwardWallet's Award Travel 101 group seems to have uncovered a unique way to unlock United business class award space: the TAP Miles&Go program. Here's how you can maximize this to fly to Hawaii for much cheaper than booking through United's MileagePlus program.
Hyatt Leverage Offers up to 15% Off for Small Business Owners by Ryan Smith February 6, 2022 0 Hyatt Leverage is a corporate discount program within World of Hyatt that is aimed at the small and medium-sized business owners, touting up to 15% off on bookings. But what is this program? Is there more to it? We'll look at how this interacts with your regular Hyatt account and whether the discounts really work.