How to Upgrade United Flights With Miles — And When It’s Actually Worth It by Ajay Jain August 16, 2025 2 Ever wanted to upgrade your United Airlines economy ticket to Polaris business class? In this article, we will go over how much United Airlines MileagePlus Upgrade awards cost, how to find them for new reservations, upgrading existing reservations, and how to calculate if a United upgrade with miles is worth it.
Is Earning Interest on Your Bilt Points Worth It? Here’s What You’ll Actually Get by Mark Jackson August 14, 2025 0 One of the more unusual perks of Bilt elite status is the ability to earn interest — paid in the form of bonus points — on your existing Bilt Rewards balance. On the surface, it sounds like a no-brainer: keep your points, and they’ll grow over time. But, is it actually worth factoring into your Bilt strategy? Let’s break down how it works, what you can realistically earn, and when it might make sense.
JetBlue Revamps Travel Portal and Adds TrueBlue Redemption Options — Here’s What to Know by Cameron Laufer August 14, 2025 0 What was once called Paisly is now TrueBlue Travel, and the platform gives loyalty members more opportunities to earn and use points beyond just flights. In this post, we will break down the program changes, ways to both earn and redeem TrueBlue points, and what value to expect from the program.
How Emirates Skywards My Family Works — Including the Major Limitations You Need to Know by Carissa Rawson and Ashley Onadele August 14, 2025 47 Emirates offers family pooling of Skywards miles. With a My Family account, up to eight members can be in a family group and pool their award miles. Contributors can decide whether to pool all or none of their miles at any time.
Tripadvisor Launches Tripadvisor Rewards: Earn 5% Back in Trip Cash on Stays and Experiences by Harrison Pierce August 13, 2025 0 Tripadvisor Rewards is a new loyalty program by Tripadvisor, where you can earn 5% Trip Cash on your hotel and activity bookings. You'll also earn Trip Cash by being an active member of the Tripadvisor community. Here's everything you need to know about the new program.
Marriott’s Nightly Upgrade Awards, Explained: Where You Can Use Them and How They Work by Ashley Onadele and Mark Jackson August 13, 2025 0 Marriott Bonvoy's Nightly Upgrade Awards are a benefit that elite members can choose through Annual Choice Benefits. With these awards, you can request a room upgrade prior to arrival at the hotel. This benefit replaced the previous and similar Suite Night Awards. Here's a closer look at what Nightly Upgrade Awards are, how to earn them, and how to use them.
Our Guide to the Bilt Rewards Travel Portal: Earn and Redeem Points on Flights, Hotels, and More by Mark Jackson August 13, 2025 0 The Bilt Rewards Travel Portal is a revamped option for Bilt Members to make travel bookings within the Bilt ecosystem and earn points. While still missing key travel options like rental cars and packages, it may make sense for those looking to earn Bilt status each year.
Match Your Airline, Hotel, or Rental Car Status to SIXT for Free — And Keep Your New Status for Life by Skye Class and Carissa Rawson August 13, 2025 0 SIXT car rental company has an excellent status match program with dozens of airlines, hotels, and other rental car agencies. Matched statuses last a lifetime, although there are a couple caveats. This is just one way to get a free elite status with SIXT, among other car rental companies. Here are the details.
How and Why You Should Use the United Airlines ‘Expert Mode’ by Payton Turner and Carissa Rawson August 12, 2025 0 United Airlines' expert mode is an incredible tool that allows flyers to access helpful fare class details about their flights directly from United. This information is incredibly useful in understanding when flights can be booked with partners or when confirmable upgrades are available. And it's very easy to use.
What You Get By Signing Up for the Free Bilt Rewards Program and Why You Should by Carissa Rawson August 12, 2025 2 Bilt Rewards is a flexible point currency like American Express Membership Rewards and Chase Ultimate Rewards. Unlike these, however, you're able to earn points on the rent that you pay. Pair this with a strong list of transfer partners and monthly Rent Day promotions offering free perks, and Bilt Rewards is a no-brainer to join.
A Guide to Hyatt Explorist Status: Is It Worth It? by Tyler Glatt and Mark Jackson August 11, 2025 0 World of Hyatt Explorist status sits one level above Discoverist and one below top-tier Globalist. For those loyal to the Hyatt brand, Explorist offers enough perks to make each stay more comfortable and rewarding. While it's not Hyatt's elite status sweet spot (that award goes to Globalist), Explorist is fairly easy to earn and likely worth the investment to those who prefer Hyatt over competitors like Hilton and Marriott. Here's everything you need to know about World of Hyatt Explorist status, including how to earn it.
Guide to Citi ThankYou® Transfer Partners: Which Programs Offer the Best Value for Your Points? by Carissa Rawson and Harrison Pierce August 10, 2025 63 Citi ThankYou® Rewards offers a ton of value with top transfer partners and plenty of options to collect ThankYou Points. In this post, we break down each Citi transfer partner in detail to help you decide where to transfer your Citi ThankYou Points, highlighting some great example redemption options with the best partners.
The Ultimate Guide to Bilt Elite Status: SkyTeam Status, Helicopter Rides, and More by Mark Jackson August 9, 2025 0 Bilt Rewards Elite Status offers a compelling reason to engage with the program, if just for Rent Day transfer bonuses alone. If you're on the East Coast and can take advantage of other top-tier benefits like BLADE, Bilt could make sense for your spending habits.
Choice Privileges Will Sell You up to 5k Bonus Points per Night at Checkout — But Is It Worth It? by Skye Class and JT Genter August 7, 2025 1 Want to earn more points with your next Choice Hotels stay? Choice Privileges members can now purchase bonus Privileges points with each booking. You can choose between 1,000, 2,000, or 5,000 extra points per night. Here’s how it works.
Save Miles on Emirates Business Class Thanks to This Expanded Aegean Partnership by Cameron Laufer August 7, 2025 0 Aegean Airlines and Emirates recently expanded their partnership, adding the ability to earn and redeem miles through each others' programs. Book short-haul Aegean flights from 8k Emirates Skywards miles or 12 hours in Emirates business class for just 55k Aegean miles!
The Ultimate Guide to Booking ANA Award Flights — And How to Earn Mileage Club Miles by Samantha Holland and Carissa Rawson August 5, 2025 26 All Nippon Airlines (ANA), Japan’s largest carrier, is a member of the world's largest airline alliance, Star Alliance, and also has partnerships with several non-alliance airlines, including Etihad and Virgin Atlantic. Here's how to book ANA Mileage Club awards and rules you should know about the program.
How to Transfer Citi ThankYou® Points to Partners: A Step-By-Step Guide by Carissa Rawson and Harrison Pierce August 5, 2025 0 In this guide, we'll go over the step-by-step method of transferring your Citi ThankYou Rewards to partners. With airline partners from all three big airline alliance (SkyTeam, Oneworld, and Star Alliance), plus a solid group of hotel transfer options, you'll have no problem finding a great way to redeem your points.
All the Ways to Earn Hilton Honors Points by Tyler Glatt and Ross Denkin August 3, 2025 24 Hilton makes earning points incredibly easy. Sign up for co-branded credit cards and stack hotel stays, promotions, and credit card spend to earn tons of Hilton Honors points. Or, take advantage of Hilton's many partnerships outside of hotel stays to earn bonus points even when you aren't traveling. We examine all of the ways to earn Hilton Honors points in this post.
A Complete Guide to American Airlines AAdvantage® Elite Status by Miguel Rueda and Brie Bash August 3, 2025 35 American Airlines AAdvantage elite status can unlock valuable travel perks like seat upgrades, lounge access, free checked bags, and priority boarding. This guide will clearly outline the different AAdvantage status tiers, detail the requirements to achieve each level, and highlight the top benefits you can expect as you climb through the ranks of AA's loyalty program.
The Ultimate Guide to World of Hyatt: How To Earn, Redeem, and Maximize Value by Ian Snyder and Mark Jackson August 2, 2025 36 Interested in learning more about program features, elite status, and how to earn and redeem points through World of Hyatt? Thanks to a great award chart, excellent elite benefits, and great credit cards, World of Hyatt is one of the best hotel loyalty programs.
Best Ways to Use American Airlines AAdvantage Miles — From 5K Domestic Deals to First Class Suites by Brie Bash and Miguel Rueda July 31, 2025 36 American Airlines offers travelers a number of great opportunities, both domestic and international, to redeem their hard-earned miles. Dynamic pricing presents domestic sweet spot opportunities, while American's region-based global award chart offers endless international sweet spots. Here's a roundup of our favorite AAdvantage® sweet spots currently available.
How To Unlock Hyatt Discoverist Status — And What Benefits You’ll Get by Jenna Hansen and Mark Jackson July 31, 2025 3 There are three status tiers within World of Hyatt: Discoverist, Explorist, and Globalist. While Discoverist is the lowest tier, that doesn't mean it's without perks. Here's everything you need to know about earning Discoverist status and the benefits you'll get at this tier.
American Airlines Transfer Partners: Here’s Which Points You Can Convert to AAdvantage Miles by Tyler Glatt July 30, 2025 3 American Airlines is one of the world’s largest carriers, and AAdvantage® miles are valuable, so you might wonder which points transfer to AA. Unfortunately, the list of transfer partners is short. Unfortunately, the list of transfer partners is fairly short. But it includes one valuable new player you should care about. Here's what to know.
Southwest’s A-List Elite Status Match Can Help You Save On Future Travel — Here’s How to Apply by Tyler Glatt July 30, 2025 1 Southwest offers a straightforward status match that you can take advantage of more than once over the life of your account. It’s simple to match and get A-List benefits, which you can extend by booking a few qualifying one-way or round-trip flights. Here's how it works.
Guide to Hilton Honors MyWay Benefits: Perks You Choose After Unlocking Gold or Diamond Status by Tyler Glatt and Mark Jackson July 29, 2025 2 On your next Hilton stay as a Gold or Diamond status member, you'll enjoy an array of staple benefits courtesy of your elite tier. But that's not all. You'll also be able to choose from a selection of MyWay benefits, allowing you to decide how you want to be rewarded at each of Hilton's 24 brands. Here's how they work.
Bank of America Preferred Rewards: Boost Your Card Earnings With Your Savings by Ryan Flanigan and Carissa Rawson July 29, 2025 1 The Bank of America Preferred Rewards program rewards customers with various bonuses and discounts, based on the amount of money they keep in Bank of America or Merrill Lynch accounts. The more you have in your accounts, the more you earn — including boosted earnings on your Bank of America credit cards.
Complete Guide to Using United PlusPoints to Confirm Upgrades, Exchange for Perks, and More by Carissa Rawson July 29, 2025 2 United PlusPoints are awarded to Premier Platinum and Premier 1K members after earning status. These highly valuable points can be used to confirm upgrades to Premium Plus or business class before you take off. Here's how they work.
Spirit’s Best-Ever 110% Bonus Sale Means Points as Cheap as 1.28¢ Apiece — But Should You Buy? by Andrew George Bradshaw and Tyler Glatt July 28, 2025 1 Spirit Airlines is offering an up-to-110% bonus when buying Free Spirit points through August 1, 2025. This bonus drops the purchase rate to just 1.28¢ per point, making it a great promotion for travelers that need to top off their Free Spirit account to book an award.
How to Earn up to Seven Free Night Certificates With the Hyatt Brand Explorer Perk by Ryan Smith and Ben Nickel-D'Andrea July 28, 2025 5 Thanks to some recent additions to Hyatt's portfolio, you can now earn up to seven free night certificates simply by staying at different Hyatt brands within the World of Hyatt program. Here's a look at how to earn the awards, what they are, and other details for maximizing this awesome, unique benefit.
Frontier Airlines Is Selling Miles With a 150% Bonus — Buy Miles For Just 1.08¢ Each! by JT Genter and Andrew George Bradshaw July 23, 2025 1 Frontier Airlines just launched a new buy miles promotion offering an incredible 150% bonus points! This promotion will let you snag Frontier Miles for just 1.08¢ each when buying just 10k miles. Plus, you have some time to take advantage of this promotion — meaning you can top off your account just before you're ready to redeem them for solid value. Let's look at a few does it makes sense to buy Frontier Miles with this 150% bonus.
