SAS Awards Now Bookable Online Through Flying Blue — And At Incredible Rates

On September 1, 2024, SAS left Star Alliance for SkyTeam. Since then, SAS awards have been increasingly made available to book through SkyTeam partners. Yesterday, we covered how you can now book SAS awards with Delta SkyMiles. But there's an even more appealing option using one of the easiest-to-earn mileage currencies around. Here's what you need to know about this new mileage redemption option.

You Can Now Earn and Redeem Flying Blue Miles on Oman Air…Which Is Surprising

Mere days after confirming the timeline for Oman Air joining Oneworld, which should happen by the end of 2024, Oneworld's next airline has gone and partnered with founding members of the rival SkyTeam alliance. That's interesting, to say the least. That's good news for those who love additional options for earning and redeeming their miles, though. And the fact the partnership comes with one of the easiest programs in which to accrue miles should make you especially happy.

You Can Now Redeem El Al Matmid Points for Air France Flights, but You Shouldn’t

We're generally fans of more options for using your points and miles. However, the title is likely a dead giveaway for how we feel about the ability to use your El Al Matmid points for Air France flights.This is a new redemption capability, coming online just recently. And while that seems exciting, the pricing will kill any original joy you felt when learning about this redemption option.

Flying Blue Standardizes Award Rates Between US-Europe. Book Business Class for 50,000 Miles!

Flying Blue — the mileage program for Air France/KLM — has always been a quirky program. Flying Blue previously priced awards by route. Now, Flying Blue seems to have ditched that complicated award pricing scheme. Instead, Flying Blue is now pricing all routes at the same minimum award rate. Now, you can book business class awards between almost any U.S. and Europe airport for as few as 50,000 miles each way!

Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard® Review: Excellent Welcome Offer + Elite Status Boost

With a great welcome offer and the ability to help you earn elite status, the Air France KLM World Elite Mastercard® makes a lot of sense if you regularly travel with Air France and KLM. The card is issued by Bank of America, so it's also one to consider if you've been shut out by Chase 5/24. One of the downsides, though, is that the card is short on airline benefits when compared to some of the competition. Do its other perks make up for it? Here's a closer look.

Air France/KLM Flying Blue Lowers Mileage Requirements for Transatlantic Economy Awards

Air France/KLM Flying Blue recently adjusted its award rates between North America and Europe. But surprisingly this is actually good news. Standard transatlantic economy class award rates now begin at just 15,000 miles. These new, lower redemption rates vary by city. Here's a chart of the cheapest award prices we are finding on Flying Blue's 39 transatlantic nonstop routes.