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

Flying Blue Standardizes Award Rates Between US-Europe. Book Business Class for 50,000 Miles!
Ryan SmithJT Genter
by Ryan Smith and JT Genter
October 25, 2023
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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!

7 Days Left To Book Cathay Pacific Asia Miles Sweet Spots Before Award Chart Changes

7 Days Left To Book Cathay Pacific Asia Miles Sweet Spots Before Award Chart Changes
Tyler Glatt
by Tyler Glatt
October 2, 2023
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Cathay Pacific announced changes to its award chart earlier this year, effectively devaluing the Asia Miles program. Thankfully, they provided a heads-up. With October 1, 2023 looming, it's as good a time as any to dig into Cathay's sweet spots and see which Asia Miles awards you should book before the changes take effect. If you're interested in booking any of these, you've got a week to make it happen.

1,850 United Award Routes We Found That You Can Book for Just 14,000 Points

1,850 United Award Routes We Found That You Can Book for Just 14,000 Points
Tyler Glatt
by Tyler Glatt
August 5, 2023
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United Airlines has repeatedly devalued its award chart in recent months. So, we are peering into United's partner network in search of value. Enter the Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer program. As long as there's saver award availability, you can fly any United domestic flight and routes to and from Canada using just 14,000 Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer miles. Here are 534 nonstop and 1,316 connecting United itineraries available at that rate.

Crazy Good Availability for Starlux Flights Using Alaska Miles

Crazy Good Availability for Starlux Flights Using Alaska Miles
Ryan Smith
by Ryan Smith
July 26, 2023
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Alaska Airlines and Starlux (the Taiwan-based airline) launched a partnership earlier this year, and mileage redemptions with Alaska Mileage Plan miles are now live. That means you can book Starlux awards. And I'm not just saying, "In theory, you can book awards." You really can book awards...pretty much any day you want. Let's show you how to take advantage of this award availability for a dream trip to Taiwan or onward to other points in Asia.

You Can Now Book ITA Airways Flights With Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Points

You Can Now Book ITA Airways Flights With Virgin Atlantic Flying Club Points
Ryan Smith
by Ryan Smith
September 10, 2025
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Virgin Atlantic Flying Club joined SkyTeam on March 2, 2023, and it's now possible to book awards for SkyTeam partner ITA Airways using your Virgin points. Best of all, you can do this online. ITA Airways, for those unfamiliar, is an Italian airline and is the successor to now-defunct Alitalia. Here's what you should know about using your Virgin Atlantic points for ITA Airways flights — and the wide-open availability we're seeing.