Redeeming miles on partner airlines is an easy way to increase the value of your frequent flyer miles. Unfortunately, it’s also one of the most commonly misunderstood, and a daunting task for first timers. How do you know which airlines you can book?

Priority Pass is the world’s largest network of independent airport lounges. Offered as a complimentary credit card benefit or via a paid annual membership, Priority Pass lets you access over 1,000 lounges across the globe, making it one of the best credit card benefits for international travel.

Following up our post on why travel goals are crucial to award travel success, we’re back this time with an example of the planning process. We’ve selected flying two people round-trip to Hawaii in economy for this demo.

Card providers release increased signup offers and new cards regularly, and it’s tempting to apply for every 100K offer that gets released, work the minimum spend, then refresh your AwardWallet account and bask in all the zeros. But, the reality is, those points and miles may not get you any closer to your destination.

Exploring the beauty of a foreign country, flying to exotic locales in luxury, sampling outlandish foods and opening yourself up to new experiences. At least, that’s what we all hope rewards travel will be. The reality can sometimes fall spectacularly short of our expectations.

One of the keys to successful rewards travel is achieving and maintaining a healthy credit score. The most significant points and miles earning opportunities are tied closely to rewards earning credit cards, and in addition to the potential rewards, credit…

Wyndham Rewards is the loyalty program for the Wyndham Hotel Group. Covering 16 brands and encompassing roughly 7,800 hotels across 66 countries, Wyndham Rewards is one of the largest hotel loyalty programs in the world and is growing at more…

Citi ThankYou® Rewards, the loyalty program for CitiBank®, earns Citi ThankYou points, one of the five big transferrable or flexible rewards currencies available to U.S. consumers (the others being Chase Ultimate Rewards, American Express Membership Rewards, Capital One Rewards, and…

The term layover and stopover are oftentimes used interchangeably, but in fact, they’re quite different. Airlines and their customer service agents are often guilty of this practice as well. When it comes to award bookings, these two words can have a significant…