If you want to redeem miles and points for max value when booking award flights, it is important to understand the different types of award ticket pricing. In a recent post, I discussed 3 different types of award ticket pricing. zone-baseddistance-basedfare-based. I briefly mentioned a 4th type, but until last week, Delta was really the … Continue reading United Mileage Plus Award Travel Changes
When I wrote the recent JetBlue post, I wanted to compare our redemption cost to that of other airlines. Then I realized I have never posted a stand-alone article about the different types of award ticket pricing, so I pulled that section and decided to write a whole post about it. The best airline program … Continue reading Types of award ticket pricing (and how you may be able to save lots of miles and points)
Being based in DFW, we had never flown JetBlue until last week. We prefer nonstop routes when possible and the only nonstop JetBlue flights from DFW are to Boston. We finally had the opportunity to fly JetBlue from Orlando to Nassau for our trip to Atlantis. You can view JetBlue's route map here. We were … Continue reading JetBlue TrueBlue Deserves Some Attention
What is Plastiq? Plastiq is an online bill payment service. It allows you to use a credit card to pay bills that you normally wouldn't be able to pay with a credit card. Some examples are rent, car payments, and even mortgage. This can be very helpful in certain situations such as meeting a minimum spending … Continue reading Increase your miles and points balances with Plastiq
Some of our most valuable redemptions are the result of transferring bank points such as Amex Membership Rewards points and Chase Ultimate Rewards points to airline partners. Those points become airline miles and then we use the airline miles to book otherwise expensive plane tickets. There are lots of ways to get to Europe on … Continue reading Airline Transfer Partners (2019)
Other Japan posts: Our Free Ritz-Carlton Stays In Japan Japan Hotels: How To Book A 9 Night Stay For Less Than $400 Total [$3400 Value] Ryan and I just returned from an unforgettable week in Japan! We visited temples, spotted a Geisha heading to work, walked through the bamboo forest, ate our weight in sushi, … Continue reading How we booked Japan for $388 [$13,600 Value] and you can, too!
Best Ways to Book Europe with Ultimate Rewards: Part 1 Want to go to Europe with Ultimate Rewards? This is the first of 5 posts about booking Europe with Ultimate Rewards. In this introduction post, I list my 9 overall favorite ways to redeem Ultimate Rewards for flights between North America and Europe. In parts … Continue reading 11 Ways to Book Flights to Europe with Ultimate Rewards
"Actually, the best gift you could have given her was a lifetime of adventures"-Lewis Carroll 7 years ago, Ryan and I were married in one of my favorite places on this planet. I'll spare you the sappy paragraph, but he's the best! Ryan and I met through a mutual friend very soon after I … Continue reading 7 Years
Before you apply for your first credit card First of all, opening credit cards does not hurt your credit score in the long run. What will hurt your score is if you miss payments and/or run up high balances that you cannot immediately pay. I am not a financial professional of any kind but I … Continue reading Miles, Points, and Travel Credit Card Rewards 101
Getting started with miles and points (2019) See Also: Basic starter tips Earning Part 1:Sign-up Bonuses Meeting Minimum Spending Requirements Earning Part 2: Everyday Spending and Category Bonuses Earning Part 3: Shopping Portals Earning Part 4:Manufactured Spending I was inspired to start this site after reading this article. This is NOT fake news! Airlines Make More … Continue reading Getting started
In this post, I'll list the Hyatt properties in Japan. If you want a free hotel stay in Japan, World of Hyatt is a great way to make that happen. I'll go over the best ways to earn Hyatt points. This is also a good opportunity to show how valuable Hyatt points can be. Hyatt … Continue reading Hyatt in Japan (2019)
Note: Since credit card offers and sign up bonuses are constantly changing (sometimes for the better!), we've made a page on the main menu to keep all of our favorite current deals in one place. That page will be updated on a regular basis. You can also click here to get to the page. Should … Continue reading Should I Cancel My Amex Platinum Card This Year? (2019)