You do not need to learn airline miles all at once. Start by understanding airline alliances, partner awards, and a few common mileage programs, then decide how to book based on yo...

The most important part of booking award flights is not memorizing redemption charts, but building a search workflow. Over the past decade and more, we have written many real-world...

U.S. credit card points are far more than just “saving up points to exchange for flights.” What’s the difference between UR, MR, TYP, airline miles, and hotel points? Which setup i...

There’s now a new sign-up bonus: $500 + 25,000 + 10,000 for adding an authorized user. Compared with that, if you think UA miles can get you 2 cents per point of value—for example,...

United has quietly expanded MileagePlus Pooling so shared miles can now be redeemed not only for United flights, but also for award tickets on many partner airlines....

Air Canada has “unexpectedly” announced a new award chart taking effect on June 1, 2026. Overall, most award redemptions will require 10% to 20% more miles, with some categories in...

UA co-branded credit card holders are getting a new round of benefits: earning more miles on flights, 10%–15% discounts on award tickets, and cardholders’ children can also earn mo...

ANA recently added a new way to pay its refund fee. Previously, it required 3,000 ANA miles per person; now there is also an option to pay ¥3,000. ¥3,000 is about $20, which is cle...

Air Canada will change how members earn Aeroplan points and qualify for Aeroplan elite status, and it will no longer be based on distance — it’s all about spending now! It will int...

Avianca's LifeMiles program has just launched a new miles-purchase promotion (this program frequently offers promotions). It can be used to redeem long-haul premium cabins on Star...

From now through April 12, 2025, you can transfer Citi ThankYou points to Avianca LifeMiles and receive a 25% bonus. For every 1,000 Citi ThankYou points transferred, you’ll get 1,...