The Best Points and Miles for Flights to Australia and New Zealand by Ajay Jain July 20, 2024 77 Flying to the South Pacific using points and miles can be one of the most difficult challenges a points and miles enthusiast can encounter. There is a limited selection of flights operated by a limited number of airlines, and it takes a long time to get there. However, there are still sweet spot redemptions out there, especially if you book in advance or at the last minute.
How To Find Choice Preferred Hotel Award Availability by Sam Helmy July 17, 2024 0 Finding Preferred Hotel award availability using Choice Privileges points can be difficult if you don't have a significant points balance. Here is the easy way to find availability online, whether by date or location, even if your points balance is zero right now.
Get Maximum Value From the $750 Ink Business Unlimited Welcome Bonus by Mark Jackson and Jess Farley April 14, 2025 21 The Ink Business Unlimited® Credit Card currently features one of the best offers available for business owners. In this post, we illustrate how to leverage the welcome offer for maximum value with transfer partners, by booking through Chase travel, or cashing out.
How To Redeem Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Miles for an Award Flight by Mark Jackson and Jess Farley July 13, 2024 41 Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer maintains a unique position in the world of rewards travel. It flies a quality hard product backed by excellent customer service and a reputation for providing a top in-flight experience. KrisFlyer miles offers some of the best premium cabin award redemptions and miles are easy to get thanks to partnerships with several transferrable rewards currencies. Want to book an award for yourself? Here's everything you need to know about redeeming KrisFlyer miles.
My Trick to Booking An American Airlines Award That Includes a Partner by JT Genter July 12, 2024 2 American Airlines has an annoying bug that prevents award travelers from booking awards involving an overseas partner like Japan Airlines. Here's my simple but effective workaround to snag these awards.
Practical Airline Award Sweet Spots for Families by Jenna Hansen July 6, 2024 0 Are you tired of hearing about points deals just to find out that it only applies to solo travelers or couples? This guide shows families how to find sweet spots with multiple airlines. From availability for 4+ passengers to companion passes and kids' discounts, we'll show you the realistic options you have for booking family travel using points.
The Best Business Class Award Sweet Spots for Flights to Asia by Ross Denkin July 5, 2024 1 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.
British Airways Hikes American and Alaska Short-Haul Award Rates by up to 56% by Tyler Glatt July 4, 2024 2 Apparently, British Airways didn't go far enough when it devalued American and Alaska Airlines awards last December. British Airways took another hack at short-haul awards — and the results are gruesome. Here's what you need to know about the latest no-notice British Airways devaluation, plus what you can expect to pay the next time you redeem Avios for an AA or Alaska award ticket.
The New Trick To Use the Air France-KLM Flying Blue Award Calendar To Find the Cheapest Awards by Brie Bash July 2, 2024 7 Flying Blue (the award program for Air France, KLM, and more) can be one of the cheapest ways to fly to Europe, especially when you take advantage of monthly Promo Rewards and/or transfer bonuses. One trick lets you easily find the lowest award prices available. Here's how to utilize the Flying Blue open dates award calendar.
Delta One Awards to Europe Require up to 55% More Virgin Points, Over $1,000 in Fees by Tyler Glatt July 3, 2024 0 The all-in cost to fly to and from Europe in lie-flat Delta business class using Virgin points is now immensely higher than it was yesterday. It's Virgin Atlantic Flying Club's latest negative change. Here's what you need to know.
How To Book Vacation Rental Properties From 15,000 Capital One or Citi Points Per Night by JT Genter and Brie Bash June 30, 2024 0 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.
Turkish Airlines Offers a ‘Hold the Price’ Feature. Should You Use It? by Mark Jackson June 27, 2024 0 There are plenty of reasons why you should consider using your points, miles, or best travel rewards card to book a Turkish Airlines flight. But what do you do if you see a flight you want but aren't quite ready to complete your booking? The answer is to make use of Turkish Airlines' "Hold the Price" feature. Read on for a more detailed explanation of what it is and how it works.
Tips on Earning and Maximizing 100,000 Hilton Honors Points by Senitra Horbrook June 25, 2024 9 Hilton points can be some of the harder points to maximize as Hilton consistently offers the same redemption rate for most redemptions. However, if you know where to look, you can stretch your Hilton points much further. In this post, we take a look at some different ways you can maximize your Hilton points.
511 United Award Routes That You Can Book for Just 6,500 Avianca LifeMiles by JT Genter June 22, 2024 0 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.
Choice Privileges Devalues Program, Pricing Nights Higher Than Ever Before by Tyler Glatt and JT Genter June 20, 2024 0 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.
MaxMyPoint Is the Best Way To Search for Hotel Award Availability by Carissa Rawson June 17, 2024 1 MaxMyPoint is a newer tool designed to help travelers redeem their hotel points. With coverage for Hyatt, Hilton, and Marriott, you can search thousands of properties worldwide for live award availability. There are both paid and free options, plus the ability to set alerts when new rewards open up. Here's how it works.
Point.Me, Roame.Travel, PointsYeah: Which Flight Award Availability Search Tool Is Best? by Ross Denkin June 16, 2024 7 If you’re not an award search tool to supplement your travel planning, you need to be. Instead of searching one individual airline at a time, these websites let users search a wide array of supported airlines concurrently. But, with a number of options available, how should travelers choose a tool?
When Should You Transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards to Southwest? by Kennedy Miller and Tyler Glatt June 10, 2025 9 Southwest Airlines' Rapid Rewards program is a transfer partner of Chase Ultimate Rewards. You can transfer Chase points to Rapid Rewards at a 1:1 ratio if you have an Ultimate Rewards-earning credit card. Not all redemption opportunities are created equal, though; check out our analysis of when it does and doesn't make sense to transfer points to Southwest.
What Is Dynamic Pricing? Understanding This Award Pricing Model by Ian Snyder June 11, 2024 0 Dynamic pricing has become the model for many major airline and hotel programs. Rather than a category-based or region-based award chart, programs tie their award prices to the cash cost of rooms or flights. Each program is a bit different, and it's important to know the difference between them, how to find the cheapest awards, and how to make the most of this pricing model.
Beginner’s Guide to Airline Alliances & Partnerships by Dan Miller and Max Prosperi September 2, 2024 34 You might think that you can only redeem Delta miles to fly on Delta or American miles to fly on American. Opening your mind to the wonderful world of airline alliances and partnerships will help you maximize the value of your hard-earned frequent flyer miles. Take your rewards game to the next level with this complete guide to airline partners and alliances.
Awayz Review: Easily Search Hotel Award Availability Across All Programs by Samantha Holland June 10, 2024 1 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.
How Many Miles Do You Need for a Free Flight? by Ian Snyder October 14, 2024 38 If you've managed to earn a good stash of airline miles, the next step is understanding how many miles you need to book your next trip. Don't let the airlines trick you into paying more than you should! Here's what you need to understand, and some tips to follow, so you can save miles on your next award redemption.
Short on Delta SkyMiles? Miles Headstart Lets You Book an Award Anyway by Brie Bash June 7, 2024 0 You've found the perfect Delta flight you'd love to book but don't quite have enough miles to cover the award... yet. If you are an eligible American Express Delta SkyMiles cardholder, you're in luck! American Express and Delta will allow you to get an advance on the miles you need, thanks to Miles Headstart. This can be a convenient way to book travel now when the deal is available and earn the miles later.
Everything You Need To Know About IHG One Rewards by Ian Snyder June 5, 2024 13 With over 6,300 properties in over 100 countries around the world, IHG hotels are ubiquitous. Thanks to generous promotions, reasonable award rates, and a great credit card portfolio, IHG One Rewards is a favorite hotel loyalty program for many. In this post, we cover everything you need to know about the program — from how to earn and redeem points to program features and elite status.
You Can Now Book American Airlines Flights With Asia Miles Online by Tyler Glatt June 4, 2024 0 You might be familiar with Cathay Pacific's infamous flight award request form. It's the digital document you have to fill out to book Asia Miles awards on a handful of Cathay's partners that don't show up in online searches. American Airlines was one of the partner airlines that required this form. Those days are gone; you can now book American Airlines awards with Asia Miles online.
Emirates Drops Economy Award Pricing By Up to 55%, Decreases Mileage Earnings by Tyler Glatt June 3, 2024 0 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.
Finnair Avios Can Be Redeemed for Good Value at Some Hotels in Europe by Brie Bash June 3, 2024 2 Using Finnair Avios, you can book some hotels in Scandinavia (and beyond) and average 2 cents per Avios on these redemptions. While this redemption isn't useful in all situations, for the right person and the right trip, it could be an excellent opportunity. Here are all the details you need to take advantage of it.
The Most Incredible Suites Bookable With World of Hyatt Points by Mark Jackson June 4, 2025 15 The World of Hyatt program is an incredible example of hotel loyalty done right. Hyatt charges far fewer points for a free night than the competition—including to book the best rooms at top-tier properties. My favorite Hyatt redemptions are for ‘Premium Suites’, which members can book for double the standard award rate. Here are our picks for the best Hyatt Suites across the globe.
Virgin Flying Club Just Devalued ANA Premium Cabin Awards (Again!) by JT Genter May 23, 2024 1 Effective immediately, one of the best sweet spots in points and miles just lost some of its shine. Without notice, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club just raised the award rates for flying ANA business class. Here's what you need to know about this latest devaluation, and why Virgin Flying Club might still be the best option.
The 8 Best World of Hyatt Points Redemptions for Luxury Stays by Tyler Glatt and Toni Southam May 18, 2024 14 We're back once again with another list of the best points redemptions for luxury stays, this time focusing on everyone's favorite brand: Hyatt. Today, we are going to take a look at Hyatt's best points redemptions for luxury properties. Let's see just how much value you can extract from your World of Hyatt points.
