No Status, No Award: Emirates to Restrict First Class Awards to Elite Members Only by Cameron Laufer May 11, 2025 1 Flying Emirates First Class is truly one of the most aspirational award flights. But effective May 12, 2025, booking First Class Classic Rewards will be limited to members with Platinum, Gold, or Silver status. This is a notable development, so here’s what you need to know if you want to fly the airline’s best First Class seats after the new restrictions take effect.
World of Hyatt Tightens Policy for Transferring Awards Between Members by Cameron Laufer June 10, 2025 0 World of Hyatt consistently ranks among the best hotel programs for award travel. Members can also earn valuable rewards like Guest of Honor, Free Night certificates, and Suite Upgrade Awards through credit card spending and Milestone Rewards. Until recently, members could gift an unlimited number of these earned awards to anyone, but that has now changed.
Double-Dip on Accor Stays, Air France and KLM Flights with the Miles + Points Partnership by Skye Class May 9, 2025 10 Flying Blue is one of the four Accor airline partners that allow members to double-dip on rewards. With the Flying Blue and Accor Hotels' "Miles + Points" partnership, travelers can earn Accor Live Limitless (ALL) points for Air France–KLM flights and Flying Blue miles for Accor stays. Here's how the partnership works.
Earn up to 1,000 Bonus Points by Making a Single Purchase Through the Wyndham Shopping Portal by Skye Class May 9, 2025 0 Wyndham Rewards Online Shopping portal has a new promotion for shoppers to earn up to 1,000 bonus points after a single purchase made by May 31, 2025. However, the terms of this promotion mean you'll want to plan your purchases carefully to maximize your bonus. Here's how to take advantage of these easy bonus points and the terms you need to know.
Use Your Phone Abroad for Less: Get Up to 15% off an Airalo eSim Card With These Promo Codes by Skye Class May 8, 2025 1 Want to stay connected while you travel without the hassle of swapping physical SIM cards? Airalo makes it easy to get online in over 200 countries and regions. And right now, you can get 15% off your first eSIM purchase as a new user or 10% off as a returning customer with the right promo code. Here’s how to redeem these Airalo discount codes for your next trip.
Say Bonjour to Bonus Miles: Score 15k Flying Blue Miles on Paid Flights to Paris or Amsterdam by Skye Class June 15, 2025 4 Flying Blue is back with another promotion to earn bonus miles on select flights between the U.S. and Europe. Through June 14, fly to Amsterdam or Paris with KLM or Air France, and earn 15,000 bonus miles per flight. Eligible travel is through December 10, 2025. Here are the details.
You Can Now Access Virgin Atlantic’s Swanky New LAX Clubhouse With Lounge Membership — for a Fee by Ben Nickel-D'Andrea May 7, 2025 1 Virgin Atlantic’s newest Clubhouse lounge at LAX offers a sleek space with top-tier food and drinks. Now, select lounge memberships that often come included with premium credit cards at no extra cost to you may grant access to this lounge for an additional fee. Here’s how to take advantage.
Frontier Airlines Just Launched Its Companion Travel Pass — Here’s How to Earn and Use It by Tyler Glatt May 7, 2025 0 Frontier Airlines just launched its Companion Travel Pass. This pass offers unlimited buy-one-get-one travel. Here’s what you need to know — and how to lock in the elite status required to book two Frontier tickets for the price of one.
Hyatt Adds The Standard Hotels as a New Hotel Brand — Book With Points Starting Today by Jon Nickel-D'Andrea May 7, 2025 1 Back in October 2024, Hyatt Hotels acquired The Standard Hotels and their associated brands, StandardX and Bunkhouse Hotels. Now, these properties are starting to become bookable through World of Hyatt, with all the usual benefits you’d expect. So, what are The Standard Hotels? Here's what we know.
Transfer Airline Points to Accor ALL With Up to a 50% Bonus by Sam Helmy May 6, 2025 0 Accor just launched a 50% bonus when you transfer miles from four airline programs to Accor Live Limitless (ALL). It’s valid on transfers through May 20, 2025. And while it’s not the most lucrative offer out there, it could be worth taking advantage of if you’ve got a stash of airline miles you’re not planning to use anytime soon.
Bid American Airlines Miles for a Once-In-A-Lifetime 787 Simulator Experience, Dallas Getaway by Tyler Glatt May 6, 2025 0 If you’ve got more American Airlines miles than you know what to do with, you can bid for a chance to spend four hours in a 787 flight simulator, with a two-night stay in Dallas included. Here’s what to know about this brand-new AAdvantage Vacations Experience.
Redeem Chase Ultimate Rewards for Apple Products With Up to a 50% Bonus by Skye Class May 6, 2025 20 Chase's Apple points promotion is back! Now through May 31, 2025, cardholders of Sapphire-, Freedom-, and Ink-branded cards can get up to a 50% bonus when redeeming their Ultimate Rewards for Apple products in the Chase shopping portal. Read on to see which Chase cards are eligible for which redemption bonus tiers -- and whether or not this offer makes sense to utilize.
Chase Freedom Month of More: Earn Bonus Cash Back, Plus Redeem Points at a Discount by Skye Class June 24, 2025 0 Chase has just launched its next Month of More for May 2025, offering great rewards and redemption opportunities with Chase Freedom cards. Bonuses are available when redeeming points through the Ultimate Rewards store for Apple products and gift cards through May 31, 2025. Plus, you can earn cash-back rewards at a higher rate with select merchants when you click through Shop With Chase.
Launching This Summer: Use Your Alaska Airlines Companion Fare on Hawaiian Airlines by Mark Jackson May 4, 2025 0 Alaska’s Companion Fare is famous for a reason. This lucrative benefit allows eligible Mileage Plan credit cardholders to purchase a round-trip ticket for a companion for $99 (plus taxes and fees) anywhere Alaska Airlines flies within North America. Traditionally, it’s only been valid on Alaska-operated flights, but this summer, you’ll be able to take it even further on Hawaiian Airlines.
Unlock CLEAR® Plus Discounts as a United Cardholder or MileagePlus Member by Scott Sikes and Skye Class May 4, 2025 36 If you fly with United and belong to the MileagePlus program or have a United credit card, you can get a discounted or even free CLEAR Plus membership. Here's how it works and the steps to follow to enroll in a membership.
Buy Lufthansa’s Miles & More Miles for as Low as 1.5¢ Each Now (With an Even Better Bonus Later) by Miguel Rueda and Andrew George Bradshaw June 1, 2025 15 Lufthansa sells mileage bundles called "Bundle & Go" to its Miles & More program members. A new promotion lets members buy Lufthansa Miles & More miles via these bundles with a 30% bonus, dropping the cost per mile to as little as 1.5¢ each. Should you buy miles bundles during this promotion before it ends on May 31, 2025? Let's take a look.
Amex Refer-A-Friend Program: Earn Bonus Points or Cash Back on Card Referrals by Ian Snyder May 2, 2025 3 American Express allows cardmembers to refer their cards to others in exchange for bonus points, miles, or cash back. While there’s an annual cap on the number of referral points you can earn, that limit resets each calendar year. In this post, we’ll break down how Amex referral bonuses work and how to generate personalized links to share with family and friends.
Fly to Europe From 30k Miles Round-Trip Using Miles & More Mileage Bargains by Ross Denkin and Tyler Glatt June 1, 2025 16 Miles & More Mileage Bargains is a monthly award discount promotion that allows travelers book award flights between the U.S. and Europe for 30k miles round-trip in economy, 40k round-trip in premium economy, or just 55k miles in business class. Here's how to take advantage of one of the 224 discounted awards available to/from the U.S. for flights through September 2025.
Hyatt Under Canvas Promotions: Earn Bonus American Airlines Miles While Glamping by Tyler Glatt June 16, 2025 0 It's not very often you can mention national parks, glamping, and bonus points in the same sentence. But that's the deal right now, as World of Hyatt launched a promotion tied to Under Canvas stays. Members who register can earn one American Airlines mile per dollar spent on stays from June 15 through September 15.
Free Instacart+ and Monthly Credits Now Available on These Chase Cards by Ben Nickel-D'Andrea May 2, 2025 5 Chase is now partnering with Instacart to offer Instacart perks to cardholders. If you have a Chase cobranded credit card or any of the Ink business cards, chances are you could be enjoying additional perks from this partnership. Let us tell you all about these perks and all the cards that now come with them in this article.
Fly to Hawaii for 13K Citi Points, Qsuite to Maldives for 66k Points With New Qatar Avios Transfer Bonus by Tyler Glatt June 1, 2025 10 Now through May 31, 2025, Qatar Airways will award you a 30% bonus when you transfer Citi ThankYou® Rewards points to Privilege Club Avios. It’s an atypical bonus since you won’t see it when you log in to your Citi account, but it’s still one you won’t want to overlook. Here are all the details.
Capital One Launches 20% Transfer Bonus to Qantas — Book American Awards From 6,700 Miles by Sam Helmy May 1, 2025 3 Capital One just launched a brand-new transfer bonus to Qantas Frequent Flyer. Through June 1, 2025, cardholders will receive a 20% miles bonus when transferring Capital One miles to Qantas. But should you initiate a transfer to Qantas? Here's what you need to know.
Alaska Airlines Adds Philippine Airlines as Its 32nd Mileage Plan Partner by Tyler Glatt May 1, 2025 0 There's a brand-new Alaska Airlines partner in town, and it goes by the name of Philippine Airlines. With this addition, the Mileage Plan partner list is closing in on three dozen, as Philippine Airlines becomes the 32nd carrier to partner with Alaska. Here’s what to know about Alaska’s newest partner.
Get a 25% Bonus on Transfers From Chase Ultimate Rewards to Air France/KLM Flying Blue by Tyler Glatt and Ryan Smith June 1, 2025 10 Want to stretch the value of your hard-earned Chase Ultimate Rewards points? Through May 31, 2025, you can bank 1,250 Flying Blue miles for every 1,000 Chase points you transfer, which amounts to a 25% bonus. While 25% may seem minimal, you can leverage this transfer bonus to score some amazing deals on award travel.
American Airlines Revamps Its Boarding Groups Starting Today — Here’s How They Work Now by Sam Helmy May 1, 2025 44 American Airlines is updating its boarding process for the busy summer travel season. Starting May 1, 2025, boarding times will be extended, and passengers in first or business class, along with families with young children, will now be able to preboard. Here's everything you need to know about AA's boarding groups.
Chase to Virgin Atlantic Transfer Bonus: Book Delta Awards From 6k Points, Biz to Europe From 24k Points by JT Genter and Lauren Wynn June 16, 2025 1 Chase just launched a new 25% transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. Now through June 15, 2025, Chase Ultimate Rewards cardholders will receive 1,250 Virgin points for every 1,000 Ultimate Rewards points you transfer. That unlocks incredible redemptions within the U.S. and business class to Europe and Asia. Here's how to maximize this Flying Club transfer bonus.
What Makes Capital One Landing Lounges Different — And How You Can Access Them by Max Prosperi April 30, 2025 0 Capital One is redefining the airport lounge experience with its new Landing concept — and it’s all about the food. Designed in collaboration with celebrity chef José Andrés, these lounges blend restaurant-quality dining with the comfort of a premium lounge. Here's what makes Capital One Landing different from the issuer’s traditional lounges, what’s on the menu, and how you can get access.
Virgin Australia Launches 35% Discount on Points Purchases (0.97¢ USD Each) by Andrew George Bradshaw and Tyler Glatt May 10, 2025 0 Virgin Australia Velocity is offering members a discount on points purchases — up to 35% off purchases of up to 250,000 points. If maximized , you can grab Virgin Velocity points for as little as 1.52¢ AUD (0.97¢ USD) apiece. But you'll need to act quickly if you want to grab some, as this promotion comes to an end on May 8, 2025.
American Airlines Slashes Award Ticket Hold Window — Here’s Why That Matters by Tyler Glatt April 30, 2025 1 American Airlines is reining in the amount of time you can hold an AAdvantage award ticket. And for anyone who’s relied on this feature in the past, it’s a frustrating change. Here’s what to know and why it matters.
Which Lufthansa Lounges Let You Purchase a Day Pass From €39 (~$44)? by Sam Helmy April 30, 2025 16 You can purchase Lufthansa business class lounge access at multiple destinations in the U.S. and Europe starting from €39 (~$44). With the purchase, you can access the lounges regardless of your class of travel or, more importantly, which airline you are flying. Here's how this paid lounge option works.
