Tag: Using Points

How To Use Points and Miles for Vacation Home Rentals

June 25, 2025 1

Using points and miles to reserve vacation rental properties is a creative way to avoid the status quo of a hotel on your next family vacation. There are plenty of ways to do it and dozens of ways to earn the points required to cover the entire cost of your stay — or a substantial portion of it. Here's how.

Tyler Glatt

How My Family of 5 Took a $9,000 Vacation to Mexico for $790

December 21, 2023 1

Family vacations are expensive, and luckily points and miles can cover more than just flights and hotel. Save big by booking transportation and excursions in bank portals. Learn how one family five spent less than $800 on a five-night family vacation to Mexico.

Samantha Holland

New: You Can Now Book El Al Award Flights Using Delta SkyMiles. Here Are the New Rates.

December 21, 2023 0

Delta's partnership with El Al took another step forward today. You can now book El Al flights with Delta SkyMiles. Here's all you need to know about this new redemption opportunity, including a snapshot of the pricing and availability we're seeing.

Tyler Glatt

Booked a Now-Canceled Mistake Fare? Get Your Flying Blue Miles Transfer Reversed

December 20, 2023 2

If you transferred credit card points to Flying Blue to snag a dirt-cheap business class award ticket and had your trip canceled, you might be able to get your points sent back to your credit card rewards program. Here's what you need to know about this groundbreaking option.

Tyler Glatt

Great Singapore Airlines Business Class Award Availability Between London Gatwick and Singapore

December 20, 2023 0

A new Singapore Airlines route between Singapore (SIN) and London Gatwick (LGW) will debut in June of 2024. What's most noteworthy about this new route is the award availability — especially in Singapore Airlines' business class cabins. Here's all you need to know about snagging a seat on this route with points and miles..

Tyler Glatt

You Can Now Redeem IHG One Rewards Points for Iberostar Resort Stays

December 19, 2023 0

IHG's partnership with Iberostar took another step forward today. Now, IHG One Rewards members can book all-inclusive stays at more than 40 beachfront resorts with points. Here's all you need to know about this new opportunity to redeem points for stays at Iberostar properties.

Tyler Glatt

HSBC Devalues Point Transfers to 1:1.25 From 1:1

January 4, 2024 0

HSBC devalued its point transfer ratio to most partners from 1:1 to 1.25:1 without fanfare or an official announcement. At the same time, the airline launched a 25% transfer bonus to several Avios programs to mask the loss of value. Here's what you need to know.

Sam Helmy

Book Immediately: Cheap Air France-KLM Business Class Awards to Europe From 13,500 Miles Each Way!

December 15, 2023 4

We'll cut right to the chase before the award rates go back up. You can book springtime transatlantic business class awards between Canada and Europe on Air France and KLM for as little as 13,500 Flying Blue miles plus taxes and fees. Here are the details of this hard-to-pass-up offer.

Tyler Glatt

Bilt Rewards Adds Avianca LifeMiles as Its 16th Transfer Partner

December 15, 2023 0

The Bilt Rewards family of transfer partners keeps on growing. Today, Bilt added a new 1:1 airline transfer partner: Avianca LifeMiles. Here's all you need to know about the newest way you can redeem the points you earn by paying rent.

Tyler Glatt

College Sports Experiences: Redeem Choice Points for VIP Treatment

December 14, 2023 0

Choice Privileges recently announced the return of a promotion where you can redeem points for VIP treatment at select college basketball games and hockey matches. If you're a college sports fan, you might find a lot of value in this new promotion. Here's this Spring's 14 participating teams and package options

Tyler Glatt

You Can Now Book ITA Airways Award Flights with Delta SkyMiles — With a Catch

December 14, 2023 1

In a bit of good news, you can now earn and redeem on Delta SkyMiles on ITA Airways flights, but there's a catch. You can only book business class seats, and ITA's entire route map hasn't been rolled out across Delta's website yet. Here's what we know so far about this new SkyMiles redemption opportunity.

Tyler Glatt

British Airways Hikes Avios Awards on American and Alaska — Here's What to Know

December 12, 2023 4

British Airways just devalued partner awards on American Airlines and Alaska Airlines by up to 32%. This devaluation was unannounced, seemingly left for Executive Club members to discover on their next award bookings. Here's what we know about the higher pricing and new award chart.

Tyler Glatt

You Can Now Redeem Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Miles Online for Aeromexico Flights

December 12, 2023 0

Virgin Atlantic Flying Club has made booking flights to Mexico and beyond even easier. Gone are the days when you had to call to book flights on Aeromexico; you can now do so online. Here's all you need to know about this updated functionality, award pricing, and more.

Tyler Glatt

Deal Alert: Excellent Turkish Airlines Business Class Award Availability to Istanbul

December 6, 2023 0

There's a lot of Turkish Airlines business class award space between the carrier's gateways in the United States and Canada and its hub in Istanbul (IST). Flights are bookable from just 45,000 miles, which makes this deal nearly too good to be true. As such, you'll want to act fast before the award space dries up.

Tyler Glatt

Now Live: Free Point Transfers for IHG Diamond and IHG Business Rewards Members

December 6, 2023 9

IHG announced that IHG Diamond Elite members and IHG Business Rewards members can now transfer points to other IHG accounts free of charge, effective immediately. Other members have to pay a charge of $5 per 1,000 points to transfer points. So, why should you care about this new function?

Sam Helmy

Virgin Atlantic To Hike Delta Award Pricing — Here’s What to Book Immediately

December 5, 2023 0

Virgin Atlantic is increasing the prices for many Delta awards on December 7, 2023, applicable to flights taking off from day one of 2024. There's little time to book at current pricing, so you'll want to act fast before prices go up. Here's what you should book immediately if you have upcoming travel plans.

Tyler Glatt

Qatar Airways Privilege Club Awards Cost 20% More on Peak Days. Here's What You Should Know.

December 5, 2023 0

Qatar Airways is bringing peak and off-peak pricing to more of its award routes, which increases prices on the affected days by 20%. Here's all you need to know about the peak and off-peak pricing, plus a rough calendar of the affected dates.

Tyler Glatt

5 Excellent Redemption Strategies for Amex Membership Rewards

December 1, 2023 8

Between the big credit card welcome bonuses and great category bonuses to maximize earning, American Express Membership Rewards are one of the easiest points currencies in which to accumulate big balances. To ensure you’re getting the best value out of your Membership Rewards points, we're sharing five of our top strategies for maximizing Amex points redemptions.

Senitra Horbrook

Deal Alert: Qatar Airways Qsuite Availability From North America to Doha

November 16, 2023 0

Qatar Airways is showing excellent Qsuite award availability on its 12 routes between North America and its hub in Doha. Here's all you need to know about this rare availability to fly in arguably the world's best business class on points and miles.

Miguel Rueda & Tyler Glatt

New Alaska Airlines Partner Award Charts Coming in March 2024

November 15, 2023 0

Alaska Airlines is making some changes to its partner award charts. Mileage Plan will introduce distance-based charts that apply evenly to all partners next year, taking effect in March of 2024. Here's what we know about the impending changes and some routes that will be affected.

Tyler Glatt

Deal Alert: Singapore Airlines Business Class Award Availability to Europe

November 14, 2023 0

Singapore Airlines is offering fantastic business-class award availability for its fifth-freedom routes between the United States and Europe. If you want to fly in Singaporean style, here's all you need to know about this wide-open availability and how to book before it disappears.

Tyler Glatt

Qatar Airways Nerfs JetBlue Redemptions in Just a Few Days

November 10, 2023 2

Earlier this week, Qatar Airways made waves when it launched excellently priced redemptions for JetBlue bookings. Now, that ability is gone, and the airline has created a new award chart specifically for JetBlue redemptions. However, bookings are on hold for mysterious reasons.

Carissa Rawson

Avoid Delta's High Partner Award Rates by Booking With SkyTeam Partner Programs

November 9, 2023 89

Delta's frequent SkyMiles devaluations have made award tickets on SkyTeam partner airlines all but unaffordable. Thankfully, there are other, more cost-effective ways to book award flights on SkyTeam airlines. By taking advantage of partner loyalty programs, you can unlock greater value. Here are the partner programs you'll want to know about.

Tyler Glatt

British Airways Restricting Award Availability Released to Non-Avios Airline Partners

November 9, 2023 1

British Airways confirmed that it's reducing the number of award seats offered to non-Avios partners like American Airlines and Alaska Airlines. In order to book the first batch of award availability, you're going to need to use Avios. That's good for travelers that have a flexible points strategy but bad for those locked into non-Avios programs.

Sam Helmy

You Can Now Redeem Citi ThankYou^® Points at Dollar General [But Please Don’t]

November 8, 2023 0

You can now redeem your Citi ThankYou® points at Dollar General at a rate of $5.00 of your purchase for 625 points. Bear in mind this is a horrible value and a terrible use of your hard-earned Citi ThankYou points and should be avoided.

Sam Helmy

Survey Says: Many People Rely on Credit Card Rewards, but Most Are Unhappy With Their Options

November 6, 2023 1

A recent survey shows that increasing numbers of people are relying on rewards programs to help them in uncertain economic times. However, they're not very satisfied with their credit card rewards. We have a few ideas on how to address the chief frustrations listed in this survey.

Ryan Smith

12 Marriott Bonvoy Redemptions For The Budget-Savvy Traveler

November 4, 2023 3

Some of the best points and miles redemptions are the ones that don't break the (points) bank. Thankfully, Marriott has a lengthy list of budget-friendly hotels dotted across the world. Even if you don't have a large balance of Marriott Bonvoy points to work with, there's still a property out there for you that's within reach. Here are 12 examples that average under 16,000 points per night.

Tyler Glatt

Best Western Discounts Award Rates, Up to 50% Fewer Points

November 1, 2023 0

After more than a year, Best Western brought back the promotion giving members up to a 50% discount on award night bookings, available through February 4, 2024. There are three levels of discounts during this promotion, depending on the base points redemption value of the hotel. Here are the details.

Skye Class

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

October 25, 2023 0

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!

Ryan Smith & JT Genter

How To Search for and Book Hyatt and IHG Awards Using Bilt Rewards

October 25, 2023 0

Awayz powers a handy tool for Bilt Rewards, allowing you to search for hotel awards at the cheapest prices using a calendar feature. While the tool is really nice, it's main drawback is that it only supports two hotel programs at present. That said, the price is perfect: free.

Sam Helmy