JetBlue Buy Points Promotion: Get a 125% Bonus Through June 9 — But Should You Buy? by Andrew George Bradshaw and JT Genter April 28, 2025 46 JetBlue just launched a brand-new buy miles sale featuring up to a 125% bonus. Through June 9, 2025, TrueBlue members can purchase JetBlue points for just 1.43¢ per point. But should you take advantage of this bonus? Let's look at when it makes sense to buy JetBlue points — and when it doesn't.
United Gold Status: Free Checked Bags, Upgrades, Lounge Access, and More by Tyler Glatt and Brie Bash April 28, 2025 0 United Airlines Premier Gold status is where the perks of having United status really start to show. From bonus miles and complimentary upgrades to Star Alliance Gold benefits and more, there's a lot to love about Premier Gold. From earning it for the first time to keeping it for a lifetime, here's all you need to know about United Gold status and its many benefits.
Roame.Travel Review: A Free, Fast Way To Search Award Flights Across 25 Loyalty Programs by Ross Denkin and Scott Sikes April 27, 2025 7 Are you tired of searching flight award inventory for hours on end, only to be disappointed by the results? Let a web-based award search tool do the heavy lifting for you! Roame.Travel searches over two dozen award programs for flight award space on your chosen route. Here are the tips and tricks of this powerful award search tool.
Do Wyndham Rewards Points Expire? Managing Wyndham’s Two-Pronged Expiration Policy by Sam Helmy April 27, 2025 20 Wyndham Rewards has a complicated two-tier points expiration policy. First, your points will expire if you have no activity on your account for a given period of time. In addition, your points have a fixed lifetime and will expire regardless of your account's activity levels. Here's how to manage this complex expiration policy.
Can You Use Credit Card Travel Credits to Pay Award Change and Cancellation Fees? by Jess Farley and Ian Snyder April 27, 2025 37 One of the frustrating aspects of award travel is often needing to book well in advance to get the best price with your points and miles, knowing that your plans might change along the way. And some programs will charge you (handsomely!) if you have to make these changes. But if your credit card has travel credits, can you use these to cover the award change and cancellation fees?
How to Track Your Passport Details (Including Expiration Date) Using AwardWallet by Cameron Laufer April 27, 2025 46 AwardWallet is an incredible tool for keeping track of your loyalty accounts, but the features don't end there — it can also track your passports. The process is simple and convenient. We'll walk you through the steps for adding your passport details and explain why you should track your passport through AwardWallet.
All of the Cards That Earn American Express Membership Rewards Points by Toni Southam and Ian Snyder April 27, 2025 1 American Express Membership Rewards are among the most versatile points in travel. This guide compares every personal and business Amex card that earns them, from the Amex Platinum’s premium perks to the no-annual fee Blue Business Plus, and shows how to unlock more points through Amex Offers, referrals, and authorized users.
Double-Dip on Flights and Stays: All the Benefits of the Qantas and Accor Partnership by Skye Class April 26, 2025 2 The Qantas partnership with Accor Hotels allows members to double-dip on flights and hotel stays. While there’s been a recent devaluation that reduces how many ALL points you earn on Qantas flights, the rewards are still better than when the partnership first launched. Here are the key details.
Wells Fargo Reflect® Card Review: Lengthy Introductory APR Offer but No Rewards by Mark Jackson April 26, 2025 1 The Wells Fargo Reflect® Card is a solid option for a 0% intro APR credit card. It comes with great benefits like cell phone protection, secondary rental car insurance and roadside assistance, but it doesn't offer any spending rewards like many other cards do. But is it a good fit for your wallet?
All of the Ways To Earn Hyatt Elite Qualifying Nights by Brie Bash and Ben Nickel-D'Andrea April 26, 2025 0 If you're looking to move up the ranks of World of Hyatt elite status, then you need to know what elite qualifying nights are and how to earn them. It goes beyond just spending nights at a hotel. From the credit card in your pocket to hosting meetings, there are multiple ways to help you reach higher tiers of Hyatt status.
How to Redeem Alaska Miles for One-of-a-Kind Mileage Plan Unlocked Experiences by Ben Nickel-D'Andrea April 25, 2025 0 Alaska Airlines introduced Mileage Plan Unlocked, a new way for members to redeem their miles for things like sports and concert tickets, travel packages, food and wine experiences, and more. Here’s how to use your miles to access those events — along with a few tips to help you earn more Alaska miles.
Citi Set to Devalue Three ThankYou® Partner Transfer Ratios on Its No-Annual-Fee Cards by Tyler Glatt April 25, 2025 0 Multiple no-annual-fee Citi credit cards that offer limited access to ThankYou® transfer partners. With these cards, you can transfer rewards to just three travel partners or redeem them in other ways. But come July 27, 2025, those transfer ratios are set to devalue. Here's what to know.
Ending Soon: Get 300k Lufthansa Miles, Lounge Access, and Several Elite Statuses via ASmallWorld by Tyler Glatt April 25, 2025 5 Did you know that you can pay a single membership fee to get elite status in a handful of loyalty programs, access 1,600+ airport lounges, get 300k hard-to-get airline miles (that are great for booking Lufthansa First), and enjoy dozens more privileges? Here's what you need to know about ASmallWorld Prestige.
World of Hyatt Points Transfers: How to Combine Points With Another Member by Ben Nickel-D'Andrea April 25, 2025 0 World of Hyatt lets you transfer points between members without many restrictions. There’s no cap on how many points you can send and no requirement that the recipient be a family member. That makes it easy to pool points with a partner or friend. Here’s why you might want to — and how to get started.
Should You Buy Frontier Miles for 1.075 Cents Each After a 150% Bonus? Here’s When It Makes Sense by Andrew George Bradshaw and JT Genter April 25, 2025 1 This newest deal from Frontier Airlines is running a 150% bonus promotion -- only the fifth we've ever seen from the budget airline. This will allow you to grab Frontier Miles for just 1.075¢ each. This promotion will expire on May 30, 2025. Let's look at a few does it makes sense to buy Frontier Miles with this 150% bonus.
Bilt Rent Day May 2025: Up to 100% Southwest Transfer Bonus, Amazon Redemption Bonus, and More by Skye Class May 3, 2025 12 This May, Bilt Rent Day brings a Southwest transfer bonus, a targeted points redemption bonus for Amazon purchases, and student loan payments for “Rent Free” game show winners. Other popular Bilt Rewards promotions are back too, including exclusive dining, comedy, and fitness experiences, along with double points on eligible spending on May 1, 2025.
How to Transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards Points: A Step-By-Step Guide by Tyler Glatt April 25, 2025 27 Learn how to transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards points to any of Chase's airline and hotel partner programs with this simple step-by-step tutorial. This complete walkthrough covers every screen you'll see on the Chase website to transfer your Chase points.
A Guide to American Express Centurion Lounges: Locations, Amenities, and Access by Tyler Glatt and Toni Southam April 25, 2025 2 Travelers don't have many better places to wait for a flight than in an American Express Centurion Lounge. Here's what to know about having the right card (and potentially flying the right airline) to enter. In this post, we explain how you can score access to Amex Centurion Lounges, the Centurion Lounge locations, and why they're so great in the first place.
Have an Alaska or Hawaiian Credit Card? Your Checked Bag Benefits Just Got Better by Mark Jackson April 24, 2025 0 Combining airline operations is always a complex process, but so far, the merger between Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines has progressed smoothly. Now, another welcome update is rolling out: co-branded credit card holders from both airlines can use their checked bag benefits across both carriers. Here are the details.
Choice Privileges® Mastercard® Credit Card Review: Earn Hotel Points and Pay No Annual Fee by Dan Miller and Mark Jackson April 24, 2025 0 If you regularly often stay at Choice hotels — or have a trip planned to Japan or the Nordics — the Choice Privileges® Mastercard® can be a great option to add to your wallet. It lets you earn Choice Privileges points with no annual fee, along with granting complimentary Choice Gold elite status. Is this the right card for your wallet? Let's take a look.
Do Emirates Miles Expire? Everything You Need to Know About Skywards Expiration Rules by Sam Helmy April 24, 2025 15 Emirates Skywards is a transfer partner of many transferable reward currencies and one of the best ways to book Emirates first-class awards. But the program has a strange points expiration policy. Here's what you should know about the expiration policy and how to reinstate your miles if they expire.
All Aboard: Buy Amtrak Guest Rewards Points With Up to a 30% Bonus by Andrew George Bradshaw April 24, 2025 0 Amtrak is offering its loyalty members a chance to buy Guest Rewards points with up to a 30% bonus. If maximized, you can grab Amtrak points for as little as 2.90¢ per point. But this offer is only valid until May 30, 2025. Here's what to know about this Amtrak points promotion.
Bilt Rewards Adds Southwest Airlines as Its 19th Transfer Partner by Tyler Glatt April 24, 2025 0 The Bilt Rewards family of points transfer partners has officially grown by one. Bilt added its 19th transfer partner: Southwest Airlines. With this new addition, you can now transfer Bilt Points 1:1 to the Rapid Rewards program. Here's everything you need to know.
Citi ThankYou® to Devalue Transfer Rate to Emirates Skywards This July by Tyler Glatt April 24, 2025 1 There are lots of ways to redeem Citi ThankYou® Points. One way is transferring them to Emirates Skywards and leveraging the program's best sweet spots. If you've been thinking about making a redemption like this, now is a good time to act because Citi will soon devalue the current 1:1 transfer ratio to Emirates. Here's what we know.
Qatar Avios Max Explained: Should Redeem Avios to Cover the Full Fare of Your Qatar Flight? by Mark Jackson April 23, 2025 0 Qatar Airways features Avios Max as a booking option on all its cash flights, giving customers the option to redeem lots of Avios in lieu of paying cash. This post analyzes the points required to complete an Avios Max booking.
Earn 5X Amex Points on Vacation Rentals and Travel Packages With the Business Platinum Card by Brie Bash April 23, 2025 0 Those with The Business Platinum Card® from American Express earn 5X Membership Rewards on certain travel booked in the Amex Travel portal. American Express has quietly expanded the bonus category to include even more travel that will earn the 5X Membership Rewards. Here's what you need to know about the newly expanded bonus categories.
Transfer Choice Privileges Points to Flying Blue With a 100% Bonus — But Should You? by Sam Helmy April 23, 2025 2 Choice Privileges just launched a limited-time promotion offering a 100% bonus when you transfer points to Air France–KLM Flying Blue. Through May 31, 2025, you'll receive double the Flying Blue miles when you transfer Choice Privileges points. But is this a deal you should take advantage of? Let's see.
Coming Soon: Exclusive United Events and Behind-The-Scenes Tours From 20k MileagePlus Miles by Skye Class and JT Genter April 23, 2025 1 United MileagePlus cardholders will soon be able to redeem miles for access to three new “Uniquely United” events — including a Brooklyn cocktail reception, a behind-the-scenes tour of technician training in Houston, and an operations tour at Newark. Here are the details.
JetBlue Adds Award Redemptions on Japan Airlines — Fly Business Class to Japan From 55k TrueBlue Points by JT Genter April 23, 2025 0 JetBlue has been on a roll lately with adding new partner redemption options. Now, we’ve uncovered another exciting addition: Japan Airlines. Like other recent partner additions, the redemption rates are surprisingly good! But if recent history is any indication, these sweet spots might not last long. Here’s what you need to know about this new JetBlue redemption opportunity — and how to book before anything changes.
