How to Register for an Iberia Plus Account by Joe Petrovic February 16, 2020 37 Registering for Iberia Plus is one of the ways you can save on short-haul domestic travels, but it can be a challenging program to use.
American Airlines Drops Close-In Booking Fees! by Sam Helmy February 15, 2020 39 American Airlines has dropped its $75 close-in booking fee for awards ticketed less than 21 days from the date of travel. At this point, this seems to be a genuinely positive change, without any obvious downside. Still, the lack of fanfare from American's PR team leaves us wondering if the other shoe is still waiting to drop.
Hyatt vs. Marriott: A House Divided by Michelle Molloy February 9, 2020 101 Our family has long been loyal to Marriott, too long as far as I'm concerned. I've decided that it is time for us to move our loyalty over to Hyatt – but this requires my reluctant husband to switch over his business travel. I'm outlining my case for making the move here, are you convinced?
Last Day for up to 45% Off Award Flights to Tahiti by Joe Petrovic January 23, 2020 16 French Polynesia anyone? United is offering economy award tickets to Tahiti (up to 45% off) for as low as 39-49K miles per person round trip.
Korean Air Announces Changes to SKYPASS Program by Patrick Stouffer January 1, 2020 33 Korean Air has announced massive changes to its loyalty program, SKYPASS. These changes involve major price increases in award redemptions. In this article, we're going to walk you through all the changes and how they will affect you as an award traveller.
Marriott Will No Longer Give 10 Elite Night Credits For 1st Meeting by Joe Petrovic December 30, 2019 40 Earning Elite Night Credits under Marriott Bonvoy is changing and you will no longer earn 10 Elite Night Credits for your first meeting. See the post for details.
LATAM Will Leave Oneworld Alliance on October 1, 2020 by Ross Denkin December 21, 2019 85 LATAM has announced it will be leaving the Oneworld alliance as of October 1, 2020. This follows Delta’s purchase of a 20% stake in the airline. This is a big blow to Oneworld travelers looking to explore South America, though this change won’t be felt for roughly ten months. After that time, travelers will have fewer redemption options for their miles within South America.
American Airlines Business Class to Europe for 84K Round Trip by Ross Denkin December 18, 2019 58 American Airlines is offering some very tempting Web Specials right now, especially for travellers originating in small regional airports: 84,000 miles round trip to Europe in business class. The same flights can be booked for just 34,000 miles round trip in economy. Act fast to take advantage of this rarely seen promotion!
Major Overhaul of American Express Card Benefits in 2020 by Jess Farley December 16, 2019 57 American Express has announced sweeping changes to benefits across almost its entire range of business and personal cards, set to take effect on 01/01/2020. There are positive and negative changes and the updates affect both credit and charge cards. Check out the post for all the details.
Hyatt Introduces Peak Award Pricing, And More by Joe Petrovic December 15, 2019 55 Hyatt has announced new peak and off-peak award pricing. See what the new award charts look like. Plus, your points will become more valuable toward dining and spa services on property. Also, will there be an opportunity to improve your Elite status?
Alaska Flash Sale for Mileage Plan Members Ends December 14th by Skye Class December 12, 2019 21 There is currently an Alaska flash sale for Mileage Plan members, but it ends at midnight on December 14th. Now is the time to redeem miles for your post-holiday flights! Awards can be purchased from 5k to 15k miles plus $6, but restrictions apply.
How Long Does it Take to Buy and Transfer Points? by Erik Paquet December 9, 2019 62 After months of collecting data, we’re excited to announce that we’ve made point transfer and purchase times available to all AwardWallet members. In today's post, we're going to cover how you can use this new information and share what we've learned about buying and transferring miles while building this feature.
