For most major airlines and alliances schedules are opening up schedules for summer 2016 travel. NOW is the time to start planning your trip using your miles and points to purchase your tickets for 2016. Availability on your exact desired dates may not yet be released. The important part is knowing where, when, and how … Continue reading Time to start planning those 2016 trips!
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Delta Skymiles: NOW Is the time to redeem!
Delta recently announced that they will be switching to "dynamic pricing" for awards. This means they are no longer follow a set of award charts and can and will charge whatever they feel like in terms of miles required to redeem. This is effective immediately for flights booked and flown from June 1, 2016 and … Continue reading Delta Skymiles: NOW Is the time to redeem!
How to be successful booking your next award ticket
In the past year or so using your miles and points to book award tickets has become more difficult. Availability is decidedly less than it was less than 2 years ago. The main reason behind the decline in reduced award seat availability is the improved global economy. Airlines are selling more seats for cash and … Continue reading How to be successful booking your next award ticket
Delayed? Possibly earn miles for your award ticket!
If your flight booked with airline miles becomes delayed or cancelled it is possible you could earn miles for it when you are rebooked. This past weekend I flew from Atlanta, GA to Dallas, TX. I was originally booked on American Airlines using 7500 BA Avios points. On the way to the airport I started … Continue reading Delayed? Possibly earn miles for your award ticket!
My Experiene using Uber Black in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Due to some last minute hotel booking changes and a slight oversight on my part I ended up having to get my own ride to the airport from my hotel to catch my 7AM departure. Short back story: I booked a trip from Atlanta to India in business class with a 3 day stopover is … Continue reading My Experiene using Uber Black in Amsterdam, Netherlands
How I got paid to fly my Delta award ticket to India!
Late last year I booked Delta Skymiles award tickets to fly to India in June 2014. It cost us 120,000 Skymiles plus around $180 in taxes per person. We flew business class both ways with a stopover in Amsterdam outbound to visit the city for a few days. Little did I know that this award … Continue reading How I got paid to fly my Delta award ticket to India!
British Airways Avios Hack: Using a “Direct” flight to save miles!
British Airways Avios are a very handy mileage currency to have. With short flights starting at 4,500 miles one way there are some good great deals to be had. This is especially true for USA domestic flights on American Airlines and US Airways. The catch with Avios is that when you have a layover each … Continue reading British Airways Avios Hack: Using a “Direct” flight to save miles!
Delta Skymiles Strategy 2015: One Way Award Tickets!
There have been lots of blog posts, news stories, and general consensus in social media that the 2015 Delta Skymiles Program is going to be bad for travelers. With a 5-tier award chart (up from 3), earning miles based on your airfare price, and a very broken website I can understand people's frustration with Delta. … Continue reading Delta Skymiles Strategy 2015: One Way Award Tickets!
Southwest Companion Pass 2014 Update: 100% Complete!
I have completed the requirements to get the Southwest 2014 Companion Pass! I have received my companion pass card in the mail and have already booked several trips including New York, NY, New Orleans, LA, and Jacksonville, FL. The value I have gotten from it so far is great as I have spent an average … Continue reading Southwest Companion Pass 2014 Update: 100% Complete!
Southwest Companion Pass 2014 Update: 91% there!
Here is a quick update on my progress toward the Southwest Airlines Companion Pass. You can see more detail on my strategy for earning it at this post. So far the following activity has posted to my account and has counted for Companion Pass qualification (100,955): Transfered 50,000 Hyatt points to Southwest for 30,000 RR … Continue reading Southwest Companion Pass 2014 Update: 91% there!