This August, I need to get to Seattle for a presentation at the First2Board Sessions. Ironically, my session is about last-minute travel, so it’s no surprise that I have yet to book my flights. I have no idea what is going on in Seattle during the first weekend of August, but what I do know … [Read More…]
Avios Award Possibilities from NYC
I’m in the midst of helping some family members spend some of their Avios on an anniversary trip (and now that I think of it, I have my own anniversary trip to start thinking about planning too!). All my aunt told me was that she wanted to go somewhere warm, cheap, and direct from any … [Read More…]
Where to Search For and How to Book Aer Lingus Award Space for This Fall
A lot of my friends headed to Ireland in March for St. Patrick’s Day. As much as I wanted to join them, timing was bad, as I had just had a baby on Valentine’s Day. Dublin has been on my bucket list for a long time, and I think I am going to finally pull … [Read More…]
Creating “Mega Trips” with United Miles and Avios
Do you ever get the urge to take a mega-trip? Not a quick weekend to Nice like I just booked, but a few weeks to several cities. I’m planning to book a multi-city hop to Asia this fall, so I’m exploring all of my redemption options now. It can be hard to visit several cities … [Read More…]
Four Secret Advantages of British Airways Avios Awards
On Monday, I wrote about British Airways Avios awards. With US Airways and TAM joining British Airways’ alliance, you can now book some incredibly cheap awards like the United States to Brazil for 4,000 Avios and $97.50 or Phoenix to Hawaii for the same price. You can book a lot of 4,000 Avios awards with … [Read More…]
New Valuable Avios Redemptions with TAM and US Airways
As you might already know – yesterday was a big day in the points and miles world – US Airways and TAM Airlines of Brazil both joined the oneworld alliance. The good news about this new merger is that British Airways Avios went way up in value yesterday because you can now book some pretty … [Read More…]
Avios Save The Day – Family Holiday Travel Troubles
As if holiday travel isn’t stressful enough – get this: today was the day that my brother was supposed to return back to the New York area from South Carolina so that he could spend Christmas with the family. Back in November, he had originally booked a $206 round trip flight on American Airlines from … [Read More…]
Impulsive Travel: Avios as Therapy
I probably sound like a broken record by now, but my single most favorite thing about points and miles is the freedom of having the world at your fingertips at any given moment. Last week, I helped a friend of “flee the country” with just hours notice to help cheer her up. A few of … [Read More…]
Getting to the Caribbean and Mexico with Avios
I recently posted that I’ll be heading down to Miami for July 4th weekend after I had two successful BRG hotel claims (note: since that post, I managed to snag another successful BRG too!). Since it was cheaper [by far] to fly from EWR-MIA from Wednesday-Wednesday, I figured I’d block out a few days after … [Read More…]
