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Japan Airlines Miles Guide (2) – A Short-Haul Sweet Spot: Single-Partner Award Redemptions and the US Redemption Promo
In the previous post, Japan Airlines Miles Guide (1) – A Powerful oneworld Award Search Tool, we introduced the powerful award-search function on the JAL website. Today, we’ll talk...
How to Get 5,000 UA Miles? Stay One Night at a Hotel (Ends July 31)
If you missed the last Rocketmiles promotion, and you collect UA miles and have a need for a short trip, you may want to consider Rocketmiles’ current new-customer offer: earn 5,00...
My Orlando Disney Guide — Flights: ORD-MCO
You’ve probably seen plenty of Disney guides online already. On sites like Mafengwo and Qyer, travel experts have written page after page of incredibly detailed tips, which really...
Japan Airlines Mileage Guide (1) - A Powerful oneworld Award Search Tool
There are quite a few people in the U.S. who have AA miles. However, on the AA website, when you search U.S.-China routes, you can only find AA-operated flights. If you want to red...
New ANA Mileage Redemption (2)
In the previous article, Redeeming ANA Miles Under the New Chart, we introduced some basic redemption ideas, such as how to book a round-trip award with an open jaw and a stopover....
Two AA-Related Updates Today
Update 1: SPG transfers to AA are getting a 20% bonus. Link here. (7.1-8.7) Update 2: The sign-up bonus on the Citi® / AAdvantage® Executive World EliteTM Mastercard® (abbreviated...
Introduction to Airline Alliances
In our introductory series on points systems, we explained what miles are. But that article also mentioned terms like “Star Alliance,” “Oneworld,” and “SkyTeam.” So what exactly ar...
How to Book Peak-Season Award Tickets to China? (oneworld Edition)
If you want to redeem a oneworld award ticket for a trip back to China, in North America you can use American Airlines (AA) miles or British Airways (BA) Avios. Among oneworld carr...
How to Book Award Tickets to China During Peak Season? (Star Alliance Edition)
When browsing forums—especially ones with lots of beginners—you often run into the argument that “miles are useless.” The logic usually goes like this: during peak season, cash far...
An Urgent Award Booking Story: How I Booked a $3,000 Flight for $225
Today I want to share one of my flight award redemption experiences from last year. It was truly a last-minute, high-pressure situation. Would I get my passport back in time? Would...
Maximizing UA Miles (1): Simple One-Way Award Tickets
Hi everyone—today OneMoreDay is going to talk about redeeming miles with United Airlines (commonly called United). Tip 0: Why Everyone Loves UA Miles Among Chinese communities in N...