Tag: Using Points

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

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

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

Flying Blue Adds Two New First Class Partner Awards Options

October 20, 2023 0

Air France–KLM Flying Blue has added the ability to book first-class awards with two Sky Team partners. You can now book Garuda and China Eastern first-class awards. Let's take a closer look.

Sam Helmy

How I Booked a Father-Son Trip of 3 Days, 3 Nights, and 3 Flights for $54

October 16, 2023 1

Good things came in threes on this trip, as I took my son to California. This trip included three days, three hotels, and three flights. Here's how I used points and miles to make this happen for just $54.05 out of pocket.

Joe Petrovic

PointsYeah Adds Multi-Day Search, More Award Programs, New Filters

October 4, 2023 1

PointsYeah already cemented itself as a premier award search tool months ago when it first came onto the scene. Even better, steady and continued additions to the site create more and more value for users. Plus, for those looking to get the most from the site, a paid premium membership option now exists.

Ross Denkin

Using Amex Upgrade with Points on Flight Bookings

September 29, 2023 0

One little-known feature of American Express Membership Rewards is its Upgrade with Points option. Rather than deal with airline miles, you can book a ticket and make an upgrade offer directly through Amex. Although this might sound great, the value you get isn't as good as many other uses of Amex points. Here's how the feature works.

Ian Snyder

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

September 24, 2023 0

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.

Tyler Glatt

New Flying Blue Award Sale: Business Class to Europe From 33K Points

September 19, 2023 0

This new award sale from Flying Blue allows members to fly to Europe for as little as 33,000 points each way in business class. With options to either Paris or Amsterdam and a wide variety of dates available, this promotion will be an excellent deal for many. Combine with a point transfer promo to save on costs.

Carissa Rawson

Point.Me Launches 'QuickLook' Tool To Preview Award Availability in Seconds

September 14, 2023 0

Starting today, Point.Me users will start seeing the option to "QuickLook" at award availability on select routes. Instead of waiting to search for live award pricing, this new feature shows data from recent searches performed on the same route and dates. And you'll see those results in a matter of seconds rather than waiting for minutes. Here's how it works.

JT Genter

U.S. Bank Will Match Certain Charity & Nonprofit Donations From Altitude Go Cardholders

September 13, 2023 0

Good news for those with the U.S. Bank Altitude® Go Visa Signature® Card: U.S. Bank says it will match donations to eligible charities and nonprofit organizations. This is a new benefit for cardholders starting September 13, 2023.

Ryan Smith

Get a Discount if You Book Avianca LifeMiles Awards in Advance

September 10, 2023 2

Avianca now offers an early mileage discount on Avianca-operated award flights. Flights booked more than 30 days in advance qualify for this discount, which is a helpful way to conserve LifeMiles. This once-temporary promotion is now permanent. Here's all you need to know.

Tyler Glatt

Best Aeromexico Rewards Sweet Spots

September 10, 2023 37

Since its devaluation, Aeromexico Rewards has eliminated most of the outstanding award sweet spots from its program. However, there are still some excellent choices for awards between the U.S. and Mexico and on routes to South America.

Sam Helmy

Virgin Atlantic Adds LATAM Award Bookings. Here's the New Award Chart.

August 17, 2023 0

Virgin Atlantic just added award redemptions on LATAM-operated flights. That means travelers now have even more options for booking award flights to South America and even more uses for their Virgin points. Here are the details we know so far about this expanded partnership.

JT Genter

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

August 5, 2023 2

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.

Tyler Glatt

Aeroplan Introduces Easy-To-Use Online Award Changes

August 2, 2023 0

Air Canada Aeroplan now lets you change your awards bookings online. You can change the route, date, and class of travel without the need to cancel and start the booking process from scratch. Here's how it works and something you should consider before changing.

Sam Helmy

Crazy Good Availability for Starlux Flights Using Alaska Miles

July 26, 2023 9

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.

Ryan Smith