How We Booked Five Nights, Flights, and a Premium Car Rental for Under $300 by Joe Petrovic February 23, 2020 31 Traveling doesn't have to break the bank! Learn exactly how we used points, airline travel vouchers, and credit card perks to save thousands of dollars on a family vacation.
American Airlines Drops Close-In Booking Fees! by Sam Helmy February 15, 2020 39 American Airlines has dropped its $75 close-in booking fee for awards ticketed less than 21 days from the date of travel. At this point, this seems to be a genuinely positive change, without any obvious downside. Still, the lack of fanfare from American's PR team leaves us wondering if the other shoe is still waiting to drop.
Hyatt vs. Marriott: A House Divided by Michelle Molloy February 9, 2020 101 Our family has long been loyal to Marriott, too long as far as I'm concerned. I've decided that it is time for us to move our loyalty over to Hyatt – but this requires my reluctant husband to switch over his business travel. I'm outlining my case for making the move here, are you convinced?
Partner Awards in Premium Economy Now Bookable with American Miles by Ross Denkin November 1, 2019 60 American frequent flyers can now use AAdvantage miles to book premium-economy awards with partner airlines. This is excellent news which gives travelers the option to fly in more comfort without the huge cost increase of business or first-class travel. At the moment, the rollout is limited to British Airways flights, but we're optimistic we'll see other partners come online soon.
Chase Partners With Expedia To Power Travel Portal by Sam Helmy August 20, 2018 34 Booking travel with Chase Ultimate Rewards just got better after it was announced that Chase has partnered with Expedia to run their Chase travel portal. The move is excellent news for Chase cardholders since Expedia group also owns Travelocity, Orbitz and Hotwire.com travel search engines, which should result in many more options.
World of Hyatt Introduces Experiential Rewards by Sam Helmy July 19, 2018 28 World of Hyatt has introduced experiential rewards to its program. The new rewards are called FIND, and focus on a whole host of subjects, from tours and adventures to food, drink, and wellbeing. The site has over 100 individual experiences although Hyatt will make additions and revisions, as the list evolves.
Redeem Defunct Air Berlin Miles for Travel on Etihad by Sam Helmy October 25, 2017 34 If you have a pile of miles in the Air Berlin Topbonus program, Etihad has thrown you a lifeline as you can redeem Topbonus miles for flights on Etihad. The offer covers travel through March 28, 2018. We've got a screen grab for the promotion as well in case it disappears online.
Redeem Singapore Miles on Alaska Airlines – Award Chart Is Available! by Sam Helmy September 29, 2017 48 Ever since Alaska and Singapore announced their partnership recently, we have been waiting for the redemption charts to be released. Singapore has now released its award chart for Kris Flyer redemptions on Alaska. Hopefully, we'll see Alaska's chart for Singapore Air flights soon.
