Air Canada has announced major news: Aeroplan miles can now be used to book flights on Cathay Pacific, Cathay Dragon, and Brazil’s GOL. Cathay Pacific is part of the oneworld allia...

Turns out there’s a 20,000 cap after all, so never mind. Thanks to reader tjfhx for the catch. The cap is buried in the fine print! Etihad Guest members who transfer their points d...

Chase is currently offering a 60% bonus when transferring UR points to IHG. In other words, the transfer ratio has changed from 1:1 to 1:1.6. As most people know, IHG points are wo...

[June 2020 update] I checked today and VS accounts can now log in and search for award space normally again. I also checked Chase UR and AMEX MR, and transfers are working normally...

This morning, I received an email from Citi saying that with the Citi App, you can now convert cash back from the Double Cash Card into ThankYou Points without having to do it on t...

According to New Jersey court filings, two people opened business credit cards at a certain bank using other people’s names and harvested a huge number of points. There were 1,400...

Emirates has recently cut award-ticket taxes significantly. For example, a JFK–MXP ticket that previously had over $300 in taxes now needs only $40 in taxes. EK is a transfer partn...

Turkish Airlines’ frequent flyer program is called Miles & Smiles. It has long flown under the radar and honestly doesn’t have many standout features—except one! In this post, we’l...

Air Canada launched a new policy today: if you earn Aeroplan miles between April 20 and May 31, you can also receive a certain amount of AQM or AQD to help you qualify for elite st...

In the newly passed stimulus bill, in addition to sending a $1,200 payment to most people, there is another change that matters quite a bit to frequent travelers: certain taxes are...

In early March, I finally decided to have my mother-in-law take my daughter back to Shanghai. I’d like to share our experience booking flights, making connections, going through ar...