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 […]

This is Part 3 of a multi-part series detailing my trip to Hong Kong and Cambodia, flying First Class and staying within a $350 budget for ALL expenses. If you haven’t read the first 2 parts yet, please check them out: Part One: I am going to Hong Kong and Cambodia this week–How I put this […]

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 […]

Delta SkyMiles do not have the best reputation as a “high value” mileage currency. In fact, several years ago it became popular to start referring to them as “Sky Pesos,” due to their often poor redemption value and limited award availability, especially on partner flights. However, despite their limitations, there are some decent redemption opportunities […]

  A few days ago I wrote an article about how you could travel to Europe this Spring for almost free by signing up for the Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select MasterCard with a waived annual fee the first year, and once you completed the minimum spend requirement you would have plenty of miles for a FREE round […]

Last month I flew first class from New York (JFK) to San Francisco (SFO) via United’s Premium Service (p.s.) Transcontinental 757 offering. However, it may surprise many of you that United Miles were not the best choice or best value for this itinerary. I actually got a much better deal by using Lufthansa miles to book […]