The Best Voice And Data Plans For International Travel by Andrew George Bradshaw and Jess Farley August 14, 2024 45 No one likes to touch down home after a magical experience of travel only to be confronted with a massive phone bill full of excess data roaming and text message charges! In this post, we'll explore ways to save money when using your phone abroad. Here's an overview of the best voice and data plans for international travel.
Easily Compare Award Pricing and Cash Pricing With This Simple Google Flights Extension by Brie Bash August 12, 2024 3 Points Path is a desktop browser extension that provides award availability and rates when you search for flights using Google Flights. Here's how to get it, how to use it, and how it can save you money, points, and time.
Fly Without the Fees: Airline Programs That Don’t Add Fuel Surcharges to Award Flights by Mark Jackson August 10, 2024 1 The last thing you want is to pay a ton of cash on top of the miles and points you're using to book award flights, but some programs add heavy fees and surcharges when trying to book a "free flight." Here's a look at the programs that don't add these fees so you can save money on your upcoming reservations.
Tips and Tricks To Beat Jet Lag When Traveling Internationally by Jess Farley and Dan Miller August 9, 2024 30 Jet lag is a feeling of tiredness or exhaustion caused by a long flight east or west across several time zones. While there are a few things that you can do to help reduce the effects of jet lag, the reality of jet lag is that it cannot be avoided entirely. However, here are some of the best ways to stem the impact of jet lag when you fly internationally.
Why You’ll Want To Add Your Virgin Atlantic Booking to Your Delta Account by Brie Bash August 7, 2024 1 Did you know that once you book a Delta flight via Virgin Atlantic, you can add the booking number to your Delta account? This simple trick has several benefits. Here's how to do it and why it's a good idea.
A Guide to Capital One Cafés: Locations, Amenities, and Cardholder Perks by Brie Bash August 4, 2024 0 Have you ever passed by a Capital One Café and wondered what it was or who could visit it? I recently stopped by my local Capital One Café in Houston, Texas, to find out. Here's what it was like and how you can visit one, too.
Turkish Airlines Passengers to Get Free Wi-Fi by the End of 2025 by Skye Class October 23, 2024 0 As the world goes more digital, getting free Wi-Fi with airlines is a huge benefit. Alaska Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and Qatar Airways are some airlines that offer free Wi-Fi already. Now Turkish Airlines has announced it will bring free Wi-Fi to all passengers by 2025. Here are the details.
How To Transfer Avios Between British Airways, Iberia, Qatar, Finnair, Aer Lingus Accounts by Sam Helmy June 10, 2025 21 You can now transfer Avios for free between all five participating airlines: British Airways, Qatar Airways, Iberia, Finnair, and Aer Lingus. This flexibility adds a significant amount of value to all the programs. Not only can you use it to consolidate small balances into one account, but you can also transfer Avios into the account that will give you the best value for a specific award. Here's how.
Back to Basics: An Introduction to the Types of Reward Points by Ian Snyder July 28, 2024 22 Points and miles can help you travel for a fraction of what you'd normally pay. But there are several different types of reward points, and these can be difficult to understand if you've just started collecting them. Here's an introduction to the different types of reward points and how each can play a role in your award wallet.
Why Having Expedited Security Clearance At The Airport Is More Important Than Ever by Brett Holzhauer July 27, 2024 0 Airports are being inundated with travelers this year, and TSA lines are getting longer by the day. Here's how you can dodge the long lines, and make your security experience easier.
12 Best Hyatt Redemptions Under 12,000 Points Per Night Yielding Over 4 Cents Per Point by Tyler Glatt July 25, 2024 0 World of Hyatt's simple award chart is easily a favorite of many an award traveler. And for travelers operating with a budget, several Category 1-4 properties offer attractive off-peak rates combined with an enticing cent per point value. In other words, Hyatt has a lot of options to stretch your points. Here are the top 12 best-value Hyatt properties you can book for 12,000 points or less.
What Happens to Your Hotel Points and Credit Card Rewards When You Die? by Jess Farley and Kennedy Miller July 24, 2024 14 Certain people have a lot of miles and points, but how do you access them if that person dies? Many airlines and hotels have different policies about what to do when this happens. But in this article, we’ll discuss what happens to your hotel points and credit card rewards when you die.
12 Exciting Small Luxury Hotels (SLH) Properties Bookable With Hilton Honors Points by Ross Denkin July 24, 2024 0 Hilton's integration of SLH properties into its own portfolio provides members incredible opportunities. Of the 400 or so hotels now eligible for award stays, several make for excellent uses of points and free night certificates. Here are 12 bespoke properties that stand out based on location, level of luxury, or redemption value - or all three!
Thrifty Traveler Premium Adds Hotel Alerts. Here’s Our Review So Far. by Brie Bash July 23, 2024 0 Thrifty Traveler recently expanded its Premium subscription with a new add-on feature that provides subscribers with hotel alerts. If you're like me, seeking rare award availability at bucket-list hotels, this service might be just what you need. Here's how it works, some alerts they've sent so far, and how you can start getting hotel alerts as well.
First Look: Amex Debuts Brand-New Centurion Lounge in Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) by Tyler Glatt July 16, 2024 0 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) has a brand-new American Express Centurion Lounge! Here's your first look at DCA's long-awaited Centurion Lounge and a preview of its amenities, offerings, and unique features you'll find after entering the blue doors.
SkyTeam Elite Plus Status: What It Is and Why You Should Earn It by Brie Bash July 15, 2024 0 The SkyTeam Alliance offers reciprocal benefits to travelers with elite status in any of their member airlines. That means having status with any of the airlines in the alliance will get you perks no matter which airline in the alliance you are flying. This post will look at the SkyTeam alliance and what benefits you can get from the highest level of status: Elite Plus.
My Trick to Booking An American Airlines Award That Includes a Partner by JT Genter July 12, 2024 2 American Airlines has an annoying bug that prevents award travelers from booking awards involving an overseas partner like Japan Airlines. Here's my simple but effective workaround to snag these awards.
How To Access American Airlines Admirals Clubs® by Max Prosperi July 10, 2024 3 American Airlines operates nearly 50 Admirals Clubs® across the globe, plus an additional 50+ partner lounges. An Admirals Club® membership can go a long way. So how do you access Admirals Clubs®? Where are these lounges located, and what amenities do they offer to guests?
A Guide to Alaska Airlines Wi-Fi — And How To Get It for Free by Brie Bash July 5, 2024 0 Internet access is more important than ever. Thankfully, Alaska Airlines is among the airlines committed to providing high-speed internet on most of their flights. Here's what you need to know about Alaska's Wi-Fi service and how much it will cost.
Millions of Miles Earned, Redeemed, and Flown: Seven Years As a Digital Nomad, By the Numbers by JT Genter July 2, 2024 8 Seven years ago today, on July 2, 2017, my wife Katie and I took off on our first flight as digital nomads. Seven years later, we are still traveling the world full-time with no plans to stop. Thanks to points and miles, we've been able to travel full-time for a lot less than we ever imagined. Here's a recap of how much we've traveled in the past seven years — and how we paid for it.
United MileagePlus X App: Earn Extra United Miles From In-Store Purchases by Brie Bash June 22, 2024 1 You may wonder if there is a way to earn extra miles or points when you shop in person at a local store. There is. United MileagePlus X is a unique app that allows you to earn bonus United miles at stores near you — like you would through a shopping portal. Here's what you need to know to earn miles with the MileagePlus X app, and how you can score 25% bonus miles on every purchase.
511 United Award Routes That You Can Book for Just 6,500 Avianca LifeMiles by JT Genter June 22, 2024 0 One of the best uses of LifeMiles is booking United flights within North America. On certain routes, you can find United award flights for just 6,500 LifeMiles each way. Let's dive deep into this particular sweet spot to show you 511 routes where AwardWallet found this excellent award rate. Plus, we'll review the many LifeMiles transfer partners and other ways to get LifeMiles.
Beginners Guide To Using Dining Programs for Easy Points and Miles by Joe Petrovic and Ian Snyder April 16, 2025 62 Dining programs are a great way to earn extra points and miles whenever you eat out. Unlike many of the most lucrative ways to earn points, dining rewards programs require almost no effort. You can pick a program, register your rewards card you'll use to pay at restaurants, and watch the points pile up. Here's how they work.
Point.Me, Roame.Travel, PointsYeah: Which Flight Award Availability Search Tool Is Best? by Ross Denkin June 16, 2024 7 If you’re not an award search tool to supplement your travel planning, you need to be. Instead of searching one individual airline at a time, these websites let users search a wide array of supported airlines concurrently. But, with a number of options available, how should travelers choose a tool?
What Is Dynamic Pricing? Understanding This Award Pricing Model by Ian Snyder June 11, 2024 0 Dynamic pricing has become the model for many major airline and hotel programs. Rather than a category-based or region-based award chart, programs tie their award prices to the cash cost of rooms or flights. Each program is a bit different, and it's important to know the difference between them, how to find the cheapest awards, and how to make the most of this pricing model.
Awayz Review: Easily Search Hotel Award Availability Across All Programs by Samantha Holland June 10, 2024 1 Awayz by Odynn is a comprehensive travel search platform, offering both cash and award hotel and flight queries. The flight side is well developed but technically still in beta, while the hotel portion is fully functional covering seven hotel chains. Anyone can try searching five hotels or flights with a free trial, and 72 hour trip passes give you 50 searches for your next trip.
A Beginner’s Guide to Building Healthy Credit by Dan Miller and Mark Jackson June 6, 2024 13 Your credit is one of the most important assets that you have. Good credit makes it easier to borrow money and get approved for the best rewards credit cards. It also gives you access to the lowest interest rates on loans, which can save you many thousands of dollars over your lifetime. If you love travel rewards, knowing how to keep your credit in great shape while you pursue points is essential. Here's our complete guide to doing it right.
Disgruntled With United MileagePlus? Here Are Some Better Alternatives. by Tyler Glatt June 3, 2024 5 Sometimes, it's time to move on. If United Airlines MileagePlus has fallen out of your good graces — of which there are several reasons it very well could have — rest assured, plenty of other mileage programs and elite status programs are worth your attention. Here's the best alternatives to United MileagePlus, even if United is still your most convenient airline.
The Conrad Bora Bora Is Playing Games With Hilton Honors Elite Benefits (Updated) by Carissa Rawson May 29, 2024 14 The Conrad Bora Bora is one of the best properties in the Hilton portfolio. But now that it's skimping on elite benefits — and outright denying them in some cases — it's lost a lot of its appeal. Here are some of the games management played during my recent stay, including an update where it looks like corporate got involved to sort things out.
Guide to Oneworld Lounges and How To Access Them by Max Prosperi May 26, 2024 0 Airport lounge access is truly a game-changer for frequent flyers. From hot meals to private shower suites, lounges are a great way to pass the time before your next flight. Like other major global airline alliances, Oneworld grants select frequent flyers with elite status and those traveling in premium cabins access to a network of lounges across the globe. In this post, we'll outline the three types of Oneworld lounges and how to access them.
