Spirit Just Increased Its Online Booking Fee — Here's How You Can Avoid It Spirit Just Increased Its Online Booking Fee — Here's How You Can Avoid It

Spirit Just Increased Its Online Booking Fee — Here's How You Can Avoid It

Spirit Airlines just increased the fee it charges for booking flights online — a cost that now adds up to $27.99 per segment. Here's why Spirit makes this move — and how you can still avoid the fee (if you're willing to make the effort).
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Accor and Flying Blue Relaunch 15% Transfer Bonus. Book Business Class to Europe From 44k Accor Points.

Air France/KLM Flying Blue just announced a new 15% transfer bonus through November 17, 2024. Members transferring Accor Live Limitless points to Flying Blue will receive a 15% bonus. 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 ~13k Accor points in economy or 44k Accor points in business class.

Stack LifeMiles Promotions to Save on Awards (Biz Class to Europe for 18k Points + $365)

LifeMiles is hosting two incredibly lucrative promotions at the same time. First, you can convert Amex Membership Rewards points to LifeMiles and receive a 15% bonus. Second, you can receive another 125% bonus when transferring LifeMiles to another account. Stack these promotions to book business class awards to Europe by starting with just 18k Amex points.

How To Maximize 75K Capital One Venture Miles for Flights Within North America

The Capital One Venture is offering new cardholders the chance to earn 75,000 bonus miles. The miles alone are worth a minimum $750 toward travel purchases. But if you know how to use Capital One's :cap1_partners_air: airline partners, you can unlock far more savings with the same number of miles. Here’s our guide to the best redemptions for flights within North America — including Hawaii, Mexico, and the Caribbean.

Bask Bank Drops Earning Rate on Mileage Account. Is It Still Worth Earning Miles?

Interest rates are dropping. While that's good news for borrowers, it's undoubtedly bad news for savers. Bask Bank already decreased the interest rate on its Interest Savings Account. And unfortunately, Bask just dropped the earning rate on the Bask Mileage Savings Account. That makes now a great time to revisit the question: is it better to earn miles, cash interest, or a bit of both from your savings?

American Airlines Officially Launches Dynamic Award Pricing on Fiji Airways

In early September 2024, AwardWallet caught that American Airlines was pricing Fiji Airways awards dynamically. At the time, American Airlines representatives told us that the airline was "testing award availability" and award prices shortly returned to normal. But now American Airlines has officially launched its dynamic award pricing on Fiji Airways. Here's what you need to know about these developments.