Winter had arrived, and the area where chanye lives was freezing cold. There had originally been no plan to travel, but at LD’s strong urging, chanye booked a 9-day trip just two d...

For years, fuel surcharges have been the biggest enemy of using points to book award tickets. Recently, ANA and JAL announced that they will remove fuel surcharges starting Decembe...

In a previous post, chanye mentioned one key advantage of the AA frequent flyer program over UA/DL: redeemable miles were earned based on flight distance rather than ticket price....

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Many readers who know a bit about award tickets have probably noticed that for some itineraries—for example, a ticket from A to B—searching directly from origin A to destination B...

IHG’s signature quarterly PointBreaks promotion is back. Redeem just 5,000 points per night at any participating hotel, including some very high-end InterContinental properties. If...

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In the previous post, American Airlines Miles Guide (3): Advanced Redemptions (Part 1), we covered how to book partner awards that cannot be found on the AA website. AA is one of m...

Starting with this post, chanye will show you how to use AA miles to redeem a free trip. As with any topic, it makes sense to start simple, so let’s begin with the most straightfor...

I’ve always been a loyal AA fan. One reason is that AA was the first U.S. airline I really got to know. Another is that the nearest major airline hub to where I live is AA’s home b...

IHG’s signature quarterly PointBreaks promotion is back. You can book any participating hotel for just 5,000 points per night, including even luxury InterContinental properties. If...