Category: News

Register and Earn Easy Asia Miles Through Cathay Pacific’s New Promotion

February 1, 2026 0

Cathay Pacific just launched a new promotion that can earn you some bonus Asia Miles. While it’s not particularly lucrative, completing some or all of the promotion’s “missions” can net you up to 5,700 bonus miles, including a few that require very little effort. Here's how it works.

Cameron Laufer

Get 12 Months of Star Alliance Benefits for a One-Time Fee

December 15, 2025 0

TAP Air Portugal has announced a new status match, and it can be a pretty good deal for certain frequent flyers. The match awards TAP Miles&Go Silver or Gold status, which also comes with Star Alliance Silver or Gold status. Here's how to match.

Cameron Laufer

Red Roof Rolls Out Holiday Discounts — Including AARP Savings and a St. Jude Tie-In

December 15, 2025 0

Red Roof is rolling out several holiday-season discounts aimed at winter road trippers. Current offers include up to 15% off for AARP members and a limited-time promotion that pairs a discount with a donation to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Here's how to score these deals.

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Virgin Hotels Promotion: Book Award Stays at Select Properties from 15k Transferable Points

December 14, 2025 0

If you've been buiolding up your Virgin Points, you might like these new Virgin Hotel promotions. Currently, Virgin Red members can book award nights at select Virgin Hotels in the U.S. for as few as 20,000 points per night. Here are the details and how to get the best value from your points.

Skye Class & Sam Helmy

Get 30% off Economy Tickets to 182 Destinations Worldwide With Turkish Airlines’ Award Sale

December 12, 2025 35

Turkish Airlines is running an award sale offering 30% off economy flights to 182 cities worldwide through December 22, 2025. If you don't already have Turkish Miles & Smiles, you can transfer points from Citi, Capital One, or Bilt to book these amazing awards.

Harrison Pierce & Skye Class

United MileagePlus Changes for 2026: More Ways to Earn PlusPoints, Better Award Availability, and More

December 12, 2025 2

United just unveiled changes to its MileagePlus Premier program for 2026. The good news is that it'll be easier than ever for Premier members to earn PlusPoints, but the bad news is that the PlusPoint fixed upgrade chart is going away. Here's everything you need to know.

Harrison Pierce

IHG Promotions: Earn 2X Points on 2026 Stays Plus Up to 25% Off

December 12, 2025 87

Heading to an IHG property soon? There are a couple of IHG promotions running right now that can help you rack up extra points or elite nights, plus members can already register for the first promotion of 2026. Here are all the current offers and how to register so you don't miss out on bonus rewards.

Skye Class & Harrison Pierce

Reviewed by Tyler Glatt

Buy Emirates Skywards Miles With a 25% Bonus for Deals to Europe, Fly Emirates First Class

December 12, 2025 13

Emirates just launched a new promotion to buy Skywards miles, offering up to a 25% bonus on purchases for the next couple of weeks. You can buy Skywards miles for as low as 2.4¢ apiece. But does it ever make sense to jump on a promotion like this? Let's consider the details.

Andrew George Bradshaw & JT Genter

Reviewed by Tyler Glatt

Inside the American Airlines A321XLR: Where to Sit and How to Book Flights on AA’s Brand-New Plane

December 11, 2025 1

American Airlines just got the (metaphorical) keys to its Airbus A321XLR, and it takes off with passengers for the first time next week. At a media event at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), AA unveiled its first Airbus A321XLR. Here's your first look inside the A321XLR, and how to book a flight on its first routes with points and miles.

Tyler Glatt

Hilton Honors Joins the Luxury Cruise World: How to Earn and Redeem Points with Explora Journeys

December 11, 2025 0

Hilton announces a new partnership with luxury cruise liner Explora Journeys -called Hilton Honors Adventures- that lets you earn and redeem your Hilton Honors points for cruise ship sailings. Here's all you need to know about it, including an early preview offer to start enjoying perks on bookings for next year.

Ben Nickel-D'Andrea

New: Earn and Redeem Hyatt Points for Luxury Safaris Through New Mr & Mrs Smith Partnership

December 11, 2025 0

Hyatt has announced the addition of 15 Asilia Africa properties in East Africa through its existing Mr & Mrs Smith partnership. Most of them are luxury lodges and camp sites near national parks and reserves in the most sought after adventure destinations. Here's what it means for your next safari.

Ben Nickel-D'Andrea

Chase Sapphire Reserve Cardholders: Get Access to Exclusive Apple TV Event in NYC This Weekend

December 11, 2025 1

Did you know that the Chase Sapphire Reserve Card comes with exclusive Apple benefits? Cardholders can claim complimentary subscriptions to Apple TV and Apple Music, while getting access to exclusive experiences. If you're interested, book a night of tv magic in New York City, December 12-14, and go behind the scenes of hit Apple TV shows and movies. Here are the details.

Skye Class

JetBlue’s First BlueHouse Lounge at JFK Is Now Open — Here’s Your First Look Inside

December 11, 2025 0

JetBlue flyers: your number one wish has finally been granted. The airline's first airport lounge at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (which it's calling BlueHouse) opens to travelers bright and early on December 18, 2025. From the moment you step inside, you'll see why JetBlue is calling BlueHouse its love letter to New York. Here’s everything you need to know about JetBlue’s brand-new lounge at JFK.

Tyler Glatt

IHG Is Ending Its Friends & Family Rate — Here's What's Replacing It

December 11, 2025 1

IHG's Friends & Family Rate, a discount on cash stays for family and friends of full-time IHG employees, is being replaced with IHG One Pass. However, there's a catch that may impact future bookings. A cap using the new rate may end up restricting both flexibility and discounts.

Anthony Cave

Avianca to Offer 'More for Everyone' With Business Class and Wi-Fi on All Flights — Here's What to Know

December 10, 2025 0

At a press conference in Bogota, Colombia, Avianca announced its "More for Everyone" campaign, and AwardWallet got the scoop. Avianca is expanding its 'Business Class Americas' product to dozens of new routes plus rolling out in-flight Wi-Fi across its fleet. Here are the details shared so far.

Harrison Pierce

Aeroplan Launches a Loyalty Partnership With Harbour Air, North America’s Largest Seaplane Airline

December 10, 2025 0

Air Canada Aeroplan's partner airline network includes all kinds of unique carriers, and it just added another one: Harbour Air. For the unfamiliar, Harbour Air is North America's largest seaplane airline. It operates up to 200 daily flights to more than a dozen destinations across British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest. And now, you can earn Aeroplan points on these scenic short-hop flights.

Tyler Glatt

16 Travel-Related Chase Offers: Up to $75 Back on Renaissance Hotels, Lyft, Hyatt, Best Western, Air India, Turo, And More

March 26, 2026 138

Chase is currently offering a slew of travel-related Chase Offers — offering potentially hundreds of dollars back on lodging, flights, and rental cars. Specific Chase Offers include saving on Marriott brands, Hyatt brands, Turo, Airalo, Brightline, Uber, and more. Here's a roundup of all travel-related Chase Offers you might be targeted for.

JT Genter & Zhanna Startseva

Uber Expands Shuttle Concept, Tweaks Tipping Process, and Adds Booking Kiosks — What to Know

December 10, 2025 2

Holiday travel is about to ramp back up, and Uber is making a few updates — all of which center around making rides seamless and more affordable. In short, Uber is expanding its Shuttle concept to another major airport, debuting its first kiosk, and making it easier to tip your driver in the app. Here's everything you need to know.

Tyler Glatt

Fly Business Class to Istanbul From $975 With This up-to-100% Bonus on Turkish Miles & Smiles Miles

December 9, 2025 7

Turkish Airlines Miles & Smiles just launched a new buy miles offer. Valid until December 22, 2025, Miles & Smiles members can buy up to 250,000 miles and receive up to 100% bonus miles. If maximized, this promotion can drop the price per mile down to as low as 1.5¢ each. But in light of recent devaluations, does a promotion like this still make sense? Let's dive into the details of this promotion and see a few times you can grab a sweet redemption at a cheaper price than the cash rate.

Harrison Pierce & Andrew George Bradshaw

Reviewed by Tyler Glatt

GHA Discovery Promotion: Earn up to $825 on 2+ Night Stays at Multiple Brands Through May 2026

March 2, 2026 0

GHA DISCOVERY, the loyalty program of the Global Hotel Alliance, currently has a promotion offering up to D$825 in rewards for stays across different brands through May 31, 2026. GHA has over 50 brands. The more you stay at, the more you earn. Here are the details of this lucrative promotion.

Skye Class

Hilton to Introduce a New Top-Tier, Invite-Only Elite Status — Here's What We Know So Far

December 8, 2025 0

Hilton is expected to introduce a new, invite-only tier for a handful of Hilton loyalists in 2026. The Honors Society will dethrone the just-introduced Diamond Reserve as the highest tier in the Hilton Honors program. Here's what we know so far.

Harrison Pierce

IHG Slashes Free Points Transfer Cap for Diamond Elites and Business Rewards Members

December 8, 2025 1

IHG has quietly reduced the number of points Diamond Elite and Business Rewards members can transfer for free. Until now, this limit was pretty lofty — but it just got a big haircut. Plus, there are new restrictions that will slim down who gets to make these free transfers. Here's what you need to know about these changes.

Sam Helmy

Amex to Devalue Transfers to Cathay Pacific Asia Miles in Early 2026 — Here’s the Timeline

March 2, 2026 0

Amex Membership Rewards is one of a handful of programs that offers transfers to Cathay Pacific's loyalty program -- known as Asia Miles -- at a 1:1 ratio. That rate will be changing, but luckily not for a few months. Effective March 1, 2026, the transfer rate will change to 5:4, dropping the rate by 20%. Here's what to know.

Cameron Laufer

You Can Now Earn American Airlines Miles and British Airways Avios on Select LEVEL Flights

December 5, 2025 1

You can now earn British Airways Avios and American Airlines miles on select flights operated by LEVEL, a low-cost long-haul airline operating flights to 7 hubs in the Americas from its base in Barcelona. Here's what you need to know about this change.

Harrison Pierce

Marriott and Emirates Your World Rewards Promotion: Earn 2,500 Skywards Miles On Your Next Flight

December 5, 2025 0

Marriott Bonvoy Your World Rewards members who linked their accounts by November 21 can now earn 2,500 bonus Skywards miles on their next Emirates flight booked by December 21, 2025, for travel by February 28, 2026. Here are the details for this promotion.

Skye Class & Harrison Pierce

RESERVE by CLEAR Is Gone — Here’s What’s (Sort of) Replaced It

December 5, 2025 1

Did you ever use RESERVE by CLEAR? This service was briefly available, but we recently found CLEAR sunset the program. A new program called CLEAR Mobile is now available, but that has no connection to RESERVE. Here's a record of what RESERVE was, and what other options are currently available.

Skye Class

Reviewed by JT Genter

American Airlines Launches 'AAdvantage Gold Pass' — But Are the Benefits Worth the Massive Cost?

December 4, 2025 1

American Airlines just introduced what it's calling the "AAdvantage Gold Pass." Buying one gets you a full year of AAdvantage Gold status, 100,000 bonus miles, and 15,000 Loyalty Points. But let us be the first to tell you that this pass is...well...extremely expensive. Here's what to know.

Tyler Glatt

RIP Sweet Spot: Miles&Smiles Kills Off Cheap United Awards to Hawaii, Increases Rates Up to 167%

December 4, 2025 0

One of the best airline sweet spots just unceremoniously killed off this week. Before this month, travelers could book United Airlines awards to Hawaii for just 10,000 Miles&Smiles miles each way. Now, awards to Hawaii start at 25,000 miles one-way. And business and first-class awards have jumped even more.

JT Genter

Reviewed by Tyler Glatt

United Cardholders Can Now Earn 2X MileagePlus Miles on Rent Paid Through Bilt — Here’s How

December 4, 2025 4

Rarely does a day go by when Bilt Rewards doesn't add a new partnership or expand on an existing one. And the Bilt partnership news du jour is an expansion of its relationship with United Airlines. Effective immediately, your United MileagePlus credit card just became more rewarding for paying rent. Here's the latest.

Skye Class

Reviewed by Tyler Glatt

Accor and Flying Blue Launch 30% Transfer Bonus — Book Business Class to Europe From 47k Accor Points

December 4, 2025 2

Air France/KLM Flying Blue just announced a new 30% transfer bonus through December 17, 2025, on transfers from Accor Live Limitless. Accor already offers one of the best transfer rates we've seen from a hotel program to an airline mileage program, and this transfer bonus makes it even better. Combine with Promo Rewards to book rewards between the U.S. and Europe for 15k Accor points in economy or 47k Accor points in business class.

Sam Helmy & Harrison Pierce