Choice Adds New Sports Experiences: Bid on VIP Packages for Racing and Football from 15K Points by Sam Helmy and Zhanna Startseva October 21, 2025 0 Choice Privileges just added a new round of racing experiences to its "Experiences" platform. Currently, you can bid as few as 15,000 Choice points (just 7.5k transferred points!) for VIP access to college football games — including sideline passes! Or, bid Choice points for Canadian Football League playoff packages or VIP NASCAR experiences.
How to Get Maximum Value From the Chase Ink Unlimited’s Elevated Cash Back Welcome Bonus by Mark Jackson and Jess Farley October 20, 2025 21 The Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card currently features one of the best welcome offers available for business owners. In this post, we illustrate how to leverage the welcome offer for far more than face value by strategically transferring points to partner programs and booking trips through Chase Travel.
You Can Convert Qatar Airways Avios to Marriott Points With a 30% Bonus — But Should You? by Sam Helmy and Tyler Glatt October 20, 2025 0 Qatar Airways and Marriott Bonvoy have a unique partnership that allows you to transfer Privilege Club Avios to Bonvoy points and vice versa. While this partnership has been around for a while, there’s currently a limited-time promotion offering a 30% bonus when transferring Avios to Marriott through November 15, 2025. But is this a bonus worth taking advantage of?
How to Book Emirates Flights to Europe for 35k Miles Round-Trip — or 108k Miles R/T in Business Class by Allie Johnson October 19, 2025 0 Emirates fifth-freedom routes between the U.S. and Italy and Greece present a great option to get to Europe for fewer points and miles. You can book economy flights for just 35,000 miles roundtrip or business class for 108,000 miles. But beware of high taxes and fees.
How to Earn and Use the New Atmos Global Companion Awards by Ben Nickel-D'Andrea October 18, 2025 0 With the recent launch of Alaska Airlines' new loyalty program, Atmos Rewards, came news of a few new and exciting premium co-branded credit card. Apart from a hefty welcome bonus, annual lounge passes, fee waivers, trusted traveler program credits and many other perks, there's a very rewarding new one: the Atmos Global Companion Award. Here's all you need to know.
Mesa Homeowners Card Transfer Partners: 6 Great Options and 4 to Skip by Cameron Laufer October 17, 2025 0 Mesa is a new program that gives cardholders points for mortgage expenses. It has 10 airline and hotel partners that travelers can transfer their Mesa Points to. We outline all those partners and which ones get the best value for your Mesa Points.
How to Use ANA’s Award Calendar to Find Hard‑to‑Get Business and First Class Seats by Brie Bash October 16, 2025 0 ANA’s International Flight Award Availability Calendar is a good way to get a clear picture of ANA premium award space at a glance. For travelers searching for one or two seats, the calendar can save hours of manual searching by highlighting the few dates when business class is actually available.
How To Transfer, Combine, and Share Citi ThankYou® Points by Jenna Hansen October 15, 2025 0 Citi ThankYou® Points often fly under the radar compared to more well-known programs like Amex and Chase, but they’re a valuable points currency. You can transfer to 20+ partners, combine points between accounts, or even share with family or friends at no charge.
How To Book Lufthansa First Class Using Miles, Plus Current Routes by Ajay Jain and Ryan Smith October 14, 2025 5 Booking yourself into a swanky Lufthansa first-class seat using points and miles is an aspiration for many in the points and miles hobby. Part of that may come from the fact that it's not the easiest award ticket to get. Here's how to book Lufthansa first class using miles, plus which routes are currently operating first class products.
Ghosts, Ghouls, and Points: The 9 Best Haunted Hotels You Can Book With Points by Brie Bash and Toni Southam October 13, 2025 28 Halloween is nearly upon us, and all the spooky feels are in the air. And what’s better than spending your All Hallow’s Eve at a haunted hotel? Doing it with points, of course! Here's a list of nine haunted hotels you can book with points.
Act Fast: Book Flights to Fiji From 35k AAdvantage Miles in Economy, 70k in Business Class by Mark Jackson October 13, 2025 0 Ever wanted to visit Fiji — or beyond in Oceania? American Airlines is running a flash sale for AAdvantage members through October 15, 2025, for flights in 2026 on partner Fiji Airways. Let's quickly go over the sale and what you need to know before you book.
How to Book Aeromexico Rewards Awards With Points by Ajay Jain and Jess Farley October 13, 2025 12 Aeromexico's award booking process is anything but straightforward. Although flights can now be booked online, the process for doing so is a bit convoluted. Here's how to redeem your miles on Aeromexico flights.
From Miraval to Ventana: Our 10 Favorite Hyatt Award Sweet Spots by Mark Jackson, JT Genter and Ben Nickel-D'Andrea October 12, 2025 43 Hyatt assigns each of its properties a category, then sets award rates for each. This makes it easy to spot sweet spot hotel redemptions that have high cash rates and low points rates. Check out our favorite Hyatt sweet spots.
7 Reasons Baros Maldives is a Compelling Way to Use Hilton Free Night Certificates by JT Genter October 10, 2025 2 In September 2025, I redeemed Hilton free night certificates for a stay at Baros Maldives, an SLH Hotel. From free speedboat transfers from the airport to overwater villas bookable as standard room awards, here's five reasons I loved my stay.
Book Short-Haul United Flights From 3,500 Points Through This Overlooked Mileage Program by Ajay Jain October 10, 2025 0 Air India Maharaja Club offers one of the cheapest ways to book domestic United Airlines award flights. Short domestic flights are just 3,500 points each way in economy, and 7,000 in first class. Learn which flights are a great value, which to avoid, and how to quickly earn Air India Maharaja Club points.
Act Fast: Get Tickets for Exclusive United Airlines Behind-the-Scenes Experiences for 20k Miles by Skye Class and JT Genter October 10, 2025 1 United just made two new cardholder-only "Uniquely United" packages available for redemption: a behind-the-scenes tour of Denver Airport and an exclusive maintenance tour in San Francisco. Both events officially go on sale at 9 a.m. EST on October 10. Here’s how to get your tickets.
How to Get and Maximize the Citi Strata Elite℠ Card’s Limited-Time 100,000-Point Welcome Offer by Tyler Glatt October 9, 2025 0 The recently launched Citi Strata Elite℠ Card comes with a limited time welcome offer of 100,000 Citi ThankYou® Points. Here’s how to earn this bonus and how to turn it into outsized value on flights, hotel stays, and more.
Starting October 13: Use American Airlines AAdvantage Miles to Score World Cup Tickets by Harrison Pierce October 9, 2025 1 Starting October 13, American Airlines AAdvantage members will be able to redeem miles for World Cup tickets. Here's what we know so far, including how you can register so you don't miss out on this rare opportunity.
Bilt Rewards Expands Again, Adds Etihad Airways as Its 22nd Transfer Partner by Tyler Glatt October 7, 2025 0 Few things in life are certain: death, taxes, and Bilt Rewards adding new transfer partners every quarter. The latest addition is Etihad Airways, which becomes Bilt’s 22nd partner. Starting today, you can transfer your Bilt Points to Etihad’s Guest loyalty program. Here’s your briefing on Bilt’s newest transfer partner. Here are the sweet spots this adds to the Bilt Rewards program.
5 Best Ways to Book American Airlines Awards Using Partner Miles — Starting at Just 4,500 Miles by Ross Denkin and Harrison Pierce October 5, 2025 3 American Airlines offers travelers an extensive route network within and beyond the United States. AAdvantage® miles can be a great way to book American Airlines flights, but booking via partner programs can sometimes be even cheaper. Knowing which partner program to use, and when, helps you get the most out of your points and miles. Here are the options, starting at just 4,500 miles.
Chase Extends Pay Yourself Back: Eligible Cards, Categories, Dates & What You Need To Know by JT Genter and Tyler Glatt October 4, 2025 30 Chase's Pay Yourself Back has become a staple of Chase's rewards ecosystem, and categories have been extended through at least December 2025. Whether you have a Sapphire card, Ink business card, or airline cards from United, Southwest, or Aeroplan, you can redeem your earnings against certain purchases. Here's how it works.
Points of Interest: New Path to Marriott Elite Status, Southwest Standby Restrictions, Wyndham Vacasa Limits, and More by Tyler Glatt October 4, 2025 0 The past three months have been quite eventful for points and miles news. But amidst big headlines, a number of smaller ones slipped under the radar. So, here’s a roundup of the niche points and miles updates to Marriott, Southwest, Delta, Accor, and more that you may have missed over the past few months.
Frontier Airlines Is Selling Miles With a 150% Bonus — Buy Miles For Just 1.08¢ Each! by JT Genter and Andrew George Bradshaw October 4, 2025 1 Frontier Airlines just launched a new buy miles promotion offering an incredible 150% bonus points! This promotion will let you snag Frontier Miles for just 1.08¢ each when buying just 10k miles. Plus, you have some time to take advantage of this promotion — meaning you can top off your account just before you're ready to redeem them for solid value. Let's look at a few does it makes sense to buy Frontier Miles with this 150% bonus.
Alaska Rolls Out New Award Charts for Flights on Alaska and Hawaiian by Cameron Laufer October 3, 2025 4 When the calendar flipped to October, we saw the end of Hawaiian Airlines' loyalty program, for good. On that date, HawaiianMiles was officially folded into Atmos Rewards as the merger of these programs finally became a reality. And alongside this came a new award chart for Alaska and Hawaiian flights. Here's what changed.
Qatar Airways Boeing 787-9 First Class Review: 5 Highlights From My Short-Haul Flight by Tyler Glatt September 29, 2025 0 Qatar Airways is best known for its Qsuite business class on long-haul flights. But in my opinion, its short-haul business class product — which it often sells as "first class" — can be just as impressive. And first class accurately describes the experience I had on a Qatar Airways Boeing 787-9 flight between Doha and Riyadh. It was just that good. Here are five highlights from this short flight.
How to Maximize Chase Ultimate Rewards Points for Flights Within North America by JT Genter and Cameron Laufer September 28, 2025 0 Chase Ultimate Rewards points are some of the most valuable points in the rewards ecosystem. U.S. travelers know and love Chase points for their domestic partners (Southwest, United, JetBlue). But you shouldn't overlook Chase's international airline partners when looking for the best deal on domestic flights. Here's a roundup of the cheapest ways to book award flights on Southwest, JetBlue, United, American, Alaska, and Delta using Chase points.
Maximize Your Points: Current Transfer Bonuses for Capital One, Chase, Citi, Rove, Qatar, and More by Tyler Glatt September 26, 2025 4 The only thing better than transferring credit card rewards points to a loyalty program is transferring those points with a bonus. By taking advantage of one of these limited-time offers, you'll wind up with more points than you initially transferred. Here's the complete list of active transfer bonuses.
How to Pool Hilton Honors Points With Friends and Family — for Free by Samantha Holland and Ben Nickel-D'Andrea September 22, 2025 76 Hilton Honors point pooling allows you to send between 1,000 and 500,000 points and receive up to 2,000,000 points per year — at no cost. Allowing up to 11 members to pool points together to get better redemptions together. Here's how you, your friends and family can work together toward your next dream trip.
Best Airline Sweet Spots for Families: How To Stretch Points When Booking 3+ Seats by Jenna Hansen September 22, 2025 2 Are you tired of hearing about points deals just to find out that it only applies to solo travelers or couples? This guide shows families how to find sweet spots with multiple airlines. From availability for 4+ passengers to companion passes and kids' discounts, we'll show you the realistic options you have for booking family travel using points.
How to Use the Chase Travel℠ Portal to Book Flights, Hotels, and More With Points by Ben Nickel-D'Andrea September 22, 2025 61 The Chase Travel Portal makes it easy to find and book travel with your points at a fraction of the normal cost. For those without the time to spend hours searching for award availability and analyzing award charts, this may be the best way to get solid value from your Ultimate Rewards points. Check out our complete guide to booking with Chase Travel portal.
