Airline Miles and Hotel Points Expiration Policies and How to Extend Them
Many people have accumulated large balances of airline miles and hotel points through credit cards and other methods. Keeping track of all those balances can become a real challeng...
ITA Airways Status Match: Up to Executive Through the End of 2025 (SkyTeam Elite Benefits Included)
ITA Airways is running a status match promotion, with a possible match up to Executive through the end of 2025. Also, since ITA is part of SkyTeam, elite status can get access to S...
British Airways Avios Guide (1): Major Devaluation for AA and Alaska Awards
Recently, Avios award redemptions for Alaska and AA have taken another major hit. Economy awards saw increases of up to 45% in the miles required, so these redemptions can basicall...
Korean Air ends its partnership with Marriott; Marriott points can no longer be transferred to Korean Air miles
Korean Air has announced on its official website that it will end its partnership with Marriott. Marriott points can no longer be transferred to Korean Air miles, effective June 17...
Chase Sapphire Lounge to Open at Los Angeles Airport
Chase announced that it will open a new Sapphire Lounge at LAX. The lounge will be 9,234 square feet and located at Gate 148. It appears that Sapphire Reserve cardholders will be a...
Transfers Open May 22! Finnair Continues Expanding Its Avios Integration
According to an official announcement, starting May 22, Avios can be transferred freely between Finnair accounts and British Airways accounts. News link Finnair previously announce...
How to Snag ANA Business Class Award Space Between the U.S. and Japan
With last year’s experience under my belt, I felt much more confident this time. Last year I even booked a Delta economy ticket as a backup; this year I skipped the backup plan ent...
JetBlue and Etihad deepen partnership: miles can now be earned and redeemed across both programs
JetBlue and Etihad Guest recently announced a deeper partnership. Members can now directly redeem miles for each other’s flights, and you can also earn your own miles when flying t...
An industry first? JetBlue baggage fees now have peak and off-peak pricing too
JetBlue has now started using peak and off-peak pricing for baggage fees as well, though the more expensive periods are not that much pricier. Official page...
United Launches Mileage Pool: Share Miles for Award Bookings "Now Officially Live"
This mileage-sharing feature is now officially live, and you can start creating a pool and sharing miles. Note that there is a 90-day cooldown each time you switch groups, so if yo...
Virgin Atlantic Promotion: 50% Off Award Flights from the U.S. to the U.K. (Book by March 20)
Virgin Atlantic is currently running an award flight promotion, with award tickets from the U.S. to the U.K. available for just half the usual miles. You must book by March 20, and...