Cash v. Points – Your Choice
For all of us who are mileage junkies, getting the best value for the hard earned miles/points is of premium importance. I am of that…
Redeeming Miles
480,000 Miles (redeemed) later…
As I have blogged before, I have accumulated over a million miles over the years. I have collected these miles by flying, with credit cards…
Expert tip 7: When booking award travel, consider booking one-way trips
Several airlines allow booking one-way award trips. If they do, always search for your award trip as both a round trip or as two one-way…
Where are we headed? The Business of Airline Miles
Airlines are going thru tough times and interesting times. (Boy, did I resist starting this post with – It was the best of times, it…
Planning your Airline Miles for 2012 – Part II
In Part I of this post I went over the process I use and recommend for planning out an year of earning and maximizing Airline…
Planning your Airline Miles for 2012
That gives me some great benefits, such as free unlimited domestic upgrades, Exit row seats when I do not get upgraded, automatic Economy+ for when I don’t get the exit row, free checked bags and most importantly, Star Gold level on Star Alliance, for all my non-United travel. … My Balance: 50,970 – 5,000 = 45,970 Make a list of all other sources that earn you miles and see how many will come in for sure.
Redemptions in coach make sense, at least to me!
There is a huge debate going on in the travel blogosphere about the value of miles. I don’t want to incite it further but am…
Converting 48,000 American Express Membership Rewards to $400 in Macy’s gift cards
A few years ago (four to be precise) my wife got one of them American Express Cards that gave her 50,000 Membership Rewards points just…
