In today’s post I present a redemption option that would help you answer “Where should i go with all of those miles?” We will go through the process of selecting a frequent flyer program, choosing a destination and redeeming miles for the trip. Let’s see what itinerary we can build today. Mileage Balance: Today we […]

Once you find the award ticket at the low rate you think you got it all. But if you don’t have the right frequent flyer program associated with the booking it can significantly decrease its value. Back Story: So about three weeks ago I redeemed 12,500 BA Avios points for EZE (Buenos Aires) JFK (New […]

I think some people in this community share many characteristics of the common NYC Squirrel. Easily frightened by sudden movements, gullible enough to believe whatever they are being fed is good and excitable. Mix those talents with what Conspiracy Theorists call their favorite hobby, frequent flyer miles, and you have a perfect storm for insanity....

Just loaded up British Airways and there is a big sale going on for all US to UK/Europe travel. Huge sales here on almost every routing they could find. I even found a couple of fares that were below advertised prices. This is shaping up to be a great deal and maybe we can get […]

Between the 50k point bonus offers from Chase Ultimate Reward cards (Ink Bold, Sapphire Preferred Plus and Freedom) along with the Continental/United 50k bonus offers it is easy to forget about other Chase CC’s. They do exist but you wouldn’t guess it at the moment. 50k into 100k: The Southwest Rapid Rewards card being one […]

Today I received the glorious email notification  that my US Airways MasterCard statement has closed. You know what that means? Bonus Day! For my first bonus day of 2012 I received 40k US Airways Dividend Miles. If you can remember my post from way back in mid-December you will recall this was a risky app. […]