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

Tyler Glatt
Tyler Glatt

Reviewed by JT Genter

How To Use the United Excursionist Perk to Book Award Flights for Zero Miles
How To Use the United Excursionist Perk to Book Award Flights for Zero Miles
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The United Excursionist Perk is one of my favorite ways to travel on an award, especially for larger trips where I'm exploring multiple countries. In short, the perk will grant you a free award in the region you're traveling round-trip, so long as you follow the rules. There are even more creative ways to maximize this benefit; check out our post to see all the details!

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson

Reviewed by Tyler Glatt

The Best Business Class Award Sweet Spots for Flights to Asia
The Best Business Class Award Sweet Spots for Flights to Asia
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Flying business class across the Atlantic makes the journey much more comfortable. But, comfort becomes even more crucial for flights to Asia, where the shortest flights to and from North America span 10+ hours. Thankfully plenty of great award options exist. Book round-trip awards from 100k transferrable points and one-way awards starting at 52,500 points each way! Here's a breakdown of your best options.

Ross Denkin
Ross Denkin

Reviewed by Tyler Glatt

How To Book Vacation Rental Properties From 15,000 Capital One or Citi Points Per Night
How To Book Vacation Rental Properties From 15,000 Capital One or Citi Points Per Night
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Thanks to Wyndham Rewards' partnership with Vacasa, travelers can book vacation rentals for 15,000 points per night — or just 13,500 points per night if you're a Wyndham Rewards cardholder. Don't have Wyndham points? You can transfer Capital One miles or Citi ThankYou Points to Wyndham at a 1:1 transfer ratio. Here's what you need to know about this potentially lucrative redemption option.

JT GenterBrie Bash
JT Genter & Brie Bash
511 United Award Routes That You Can Book for Just 6,500 Avianca LifeMiles
511 United Award Routes That You Can Book for Just 6,500 Avianca LifeMiles
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One of the best uses of LifeMiles is booking United flights within North America. On certain routes, you can find United award flights for just 6,500 LifeMiles each way. Let's dive deep into this particular sweet spot to show you 511 routes where AwardWallet found this excellent award rate. Plus, we'll review the many LifeMiles transfer partners and other ways to get LifeMiles.

JT Genter
JT Genter

Reviewed by Tyler Glatt

Choice Privileges Devalues Program, Pricing Nights Higher Than Ever Before
Choice Privileges Devalues Program, Pricing Nights Higher Than Ever Before
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The Choice Privileges program became a little less valuable today — or whenever it began ignoring its stated points cap on award nights. Choice seems to have devalued its program without notice. Consequently, prices for a free night have already begun creeping upwards. Here's what you need to know about the Choice Privileges devaluation and why this one stings a little more than most.

Tyler GlattJT Genter
Tyler Glatt & JT Genter
Awayz Review: Easily Search Hotel Award Availability Across All Programs
Awayz Review: Easily Search Hotel Award Availability Across All Programs
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Awayz by Odynn is a comprehensive travel search platform, offering both cash and award hotel and flight queries. The flight side is well developed but technically still in beta, while the hotel portion is fully functional covering seven hotel chains. Anyone can try searching five hotels or flights with a free trial, and 72 hour trip passes give you 50 searches for your next trip.

Samantha Holland
Samantha Holland

Reviewed by JT Genter

Emirates Drops Economy Award Pricing By Up to 55%, Decreases Mileage Earnings
Emirates Drops Economy Award Pricing By Up to 55%, Decreases Mileage Earnings
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Emirates just quietly implemented two changes to its Skywards frequent flyer program. Effective June 1, 2024, Emirates trimmed the mileage earning rates for economy and premium economy passengers while simultaneously slashing economy award prices. You can now fly Emirates from US to Europe for 17,500 miles with affordable taxes/fees! Here's what you need to know about the Emirates Skywards changes.

Tyler Glatt
Tyler Glatt

Reviewed by JT Genter

9 All-Inclusive Resorts Are Now Bookable From 15K Wyndham Rewards Points
9 All-Inclusive Resorts Are Now Bookable From 15K Wyndham Rewards Points
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Wyndham Rewards points offer under-the-radar value for stays ranging from hotels to cottages, vacation rental homes, and more. Now, thanks to a partnership with Decameron All Inclusive Hotels & Resorts, Wyndham Rewards points are good for something else. Here's what you need to know about the new Wyndham-Decameron partnership, plus the list of all-inclusive properties now bookable from 15,000 points per night.

Tyler Glatt
Tyler Glatt
922 American Airlines Routes You Can Book for 4,500 Alaska Atmos Rewards Points
922 American Airlines Routes You Can Book for 4,500 Alaska Atmos Rewards Points
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In 2024, Alaska Airlines replaced its unified partner award chart with a trio of distance- and region-based tables. While this change eliminated several well-beloved sweet spots, it created new sweet spots. A prime example is intra-Americas routes under 700 miles long. On these itineraries, you'll redeem just 4,500 Atmos Rewards points. Let's explore this sweet spot, showing you 922 American Airlines routes you can book for just 4,500 Alaska points.

Tyler GlattJT Genter
Tyler Glatt & JT Genter

Reviewed by JT Genter

Seats.aero Adds New Live Award Search Results for Pro Users
Seats.aero Adds New Live Award Search Results for Pro Users
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For savvy travelers, award search tools are indispensable. Not only are they good for helping you find flights bookable with points, but they also simplify the booking process itself. They also save you time. One of the most useful tools is Seats.aero, and it's long been one of our favorites. And today, it rolled out a new feature for pro subscribers: live award search. Here's what you need to know about Seats.aero's new live award search feature.

Tyler Glatt
Tyler Glatt

Reviewed by Ryan Smith

Saving Money With Marriott Bonvoy Cash & Points Stays
Saving Money With Marriott Bonvoy Cash & Points Stays
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The availability of Cash + Points redemptions varies by hotel, and properties participating in Cash + Points redemptions are not listed anywhere on the Marriott website. Unless you know prior to searching for a reservation that the hotel is offering the "Cash & Points Redemption" on the next page, it's sheer luck if you stumble onto a property searching by location. Here's how the process works and when these bookings make sense.

Senitra HorbrookBrie Bash
Senitra Horbrook & Brie Bash

Reviewed by Ryan Smith