A few days ago I posted about why I am keeping my United Explorer card open, primarily as a way to avoid United’s new elite status PQD spend requirement and because I enjoy the complimentary upgrades on award tickets, as well as access to extra award inventory (which is a benefit available to Platinum and … [Read More…]
Ultimate Rewards Transfer: Singapore Airlines Sweet-Spot Redemptions
Ultimate Rewards from the Ink Plus and the Sapphire Preferred transfer to six airlines, four hotels, one train company, and a partridge in a pear tree. I’ve always been wired to transfer my Ultimate Rewards points to United miles, Southwest Rapid Rewards, and Hyatt points, but with all the hype around the newest Ultimate Rewards partner, … [Read More…]
Why the United MileagePlus Explorer Card is Worth Keeping
As the year nears its end, I am finally asking myself a serious question: What on earth am I going to do in terms of having United status next year? I’m not going to lie – I’m pretty spoiled comfortable as a 1K, though this is definitely looking like my first and only year as a … [Read More…]
That Feeling When Last Minute Avios Award Space Opens Up
I can only truly describe this feeling with this image I had a sudden work commitment come up in Chicago this week with only days notice. Of course, I knew flight prices would be through the roof, so the first thing I turned to was aa.com, because I knew I would be able to … [Read More…]
Recap – How to Get a Free One Way on United Round Trip Awards
I book a lot of my family get-togethers using miles, especially when prices are high if I were to actually buy a ticket instead. Back in April, Mr. Points Traveler and I enjoyed a nice post-baby 3-night trip to Aruba. I actually booked the trip ahead of time, before even giving birth, because I knew … [Read More…]
Alaska Airlines Same Day Change Policy is Awesome
I’ve mentioned it enough – I had a pretty tedious time finding award space from NY to Seattle for the first weekend of August, so I decided to allow myself a full day in Vancouver since award space there was wide-spread. I knew it would be easy to hop down to Seattle from YVR, and … [Read More…]
I Don’t Buy Points
You’re probably already well aware from other blogs that a pretty tempting Club Carlson 24-hour flash sale just ended. During the sale, you could have essentially purchased points for less than a penny each. From the perspective of many, the sale was a fantastic offer, and ever better than the Club Carlson sale that was offered in … [Read More…]
Planning in Progress: A Short Hop to Vancouver en Route to Seattle
A few days ago, I mentioned that I had to be in Seattle during the first weekend of August, but getting there from NY was super expensive, and award space was pretty much non-existent. I decided it was time to get creative. A sweet-spot redemption with British Airways Avios is to fly on Cathay Pacific. … [Read More…]
How to Book Alaska Airlines Flights with as Few as 4,500 British Airways Avios
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…]
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