You can now register on ANA’s official website to extend miles that are about to expire through March 31, 2022. Note that you must register by February 28, 2022 for the extension t...

ANA recently changed the rules for issuing infant tickets on mileage awards, and now you only need 10% of the adult mileage requirement. What does that mean? ANA previously require...

According to TPG, ANA has removed the hefty fuel surcharges (YQ) on US-Japan routes. I took a look myself and found a few interesting details....

I’ve been into points and miles for quite a while, but it wasn’t until this past summer that I finally got to fly ANA (All Nippon Airways, NH) First Class. As a Skytrax five-star a...

Stopovers and open jaws are two very important concepts in award-ticket redemptions. Used well, they can let you visit extra destinations along the way. So how do different airline...

I recently planned two spur-of-the-moment trips and also spent some time researching airline Close-in Booking Fees. Today I’ll share how to avoid the Close-in Booking Fees on Ameri...

LD had to fly back to China to take care of some business, so of course I used ANA’s excellent 95,000-mile round-trip business class sweet spot. Happy wife, happy life!...

Two weeks flew by, and I’m back again. First, a quick aside. I had originally planned to summarize the recent clawbacks of the Platinum Card 100,000-point offer, but after reading...

LD gave me a two-week break, which let me go out and splurge on a trip. I’m infinitely grateful! As the saying goes, it takes a thousand days to prepare and just one day to deploy,...

For ANA flights between the U.S. and China, adding a stopover in Hong Kong or using an open-jaw on the return via Hong Kong can significantly reduce YQ....

The NH919/920, NH921/922 and NH959/960 flights between Tokyo Narita (NRT) and Shanghai Pudong (PVG) are commonly used by people flying Star Alliance routes between China and the U....