One of the downsides with finding award travel is that, frankly, it’s a pain to hunt down which flights are available for which dates. For infrequent flyers, though, that’s not really an issue, since you are not booking more than once or twice per year....
Last week, we had a discussion of using British Airways miles in the United States to maximize your reward value. Today, we're going the other direction. How do you get the most value out of your US carrier miles? Send them abroad!...
Intra-US reward flights are becoming increasingly difficult. Not only can it be hard to find availability but the new variable cost structures also mean that you need an unlimited supply of miles. One option you might not have thought about are British Airways Avios....
You've probably heard the term "elite status," even if you don't know what it is. So we're going to do an introduction to the concept of airline elite status and hotel elite status, to be followed eventually by in-depth pieces about the various program....
I'm a sucker for a good airline clickbait headline, so when I saw this article about how much money airlines made selling "one simple thing," I clicked on it, even though I knew what the answer would be. Let us now look into how to avoid checked bag fees. ...
There's nothing worse than being crammed into a middle seat of coach with only 21 inches of legroom. So when possible, upgrading with miles is a great option....
Alaska Airlines is my favorite airline that I never fly. Their friendly employees make travel almost civilized again. Sadly, I live on the east coast and they're based out of Seattle, so our paths don't often cross. Still, I pay attention to their emails and the recent Alaska Airlines Promotion because, well, I'm an airline nerd....
Point providers have given out so many points that they couldn't possibly redeem them all. So now, you have other options for your points, including converting them to another currency, just as if you were converting dollars to euros....
A recent survey indicated that 100% of people need to eat to live (and almost as many live to eat). So if you're going to eat, you might as well pick up some bonus points dining out....
