It wasn’t a great week for the points and miles community. On March 31, Alaska Airlines conducted a no-notice devaluation of their miles when redeeming for Emirates flights. I wrote about how you could fly Emirates First Class, in my article here, for only 90,000 Alaska miles one way to Dubai. Now, that same flight is […]

Through March 31, Alaska Airlines is running a buy miles sale with up to a 40% bonus. Normally buying miles is not a great value, but sometimes when airlines run sales or offer bonuses it can be a good way to top off your account for a high value award redemption like flying Emirates First […]

In my last post, I discussed how I booked an Etihad First Class Apartment from Abu Dhabi to New York with 90,000 American Airlines miles and $37. Read that post here: Booking Etihad First Class. I knew that I wanted to fly the Etihad product, since it was one of my 2016 Travel Goals, and there was good […]