# Point Transfers
Citi ThankYou Points (TYP) Card Family Guide
Citi’s product lineup is similar to Chase’s and pretty straightforward. There are several cards that earn ThankYou Points (TYP). No-annual-fee cards cannot transfer TYP to airline...
UA | A North American Airline with Mainland Bank Points Redemption
A few days ago, I saw a post on FeiCha: United Airlines (UA) miles can now be redeemed with Citic Bank points. UA miles were already earning through certain shopping and spending i...
About Me, About My Dreams, and Necker Island (2019.12 Update: Necker Island is up to 1,500,000)
In 2020, the points cost to redeem Necker Island increased from 1,200,000 to 1,500,000, a full jump of 300,000 Virgin Atlantic points. Here’s the breakdown:...
Transfer Bonus Promotions Roundup [Oct. 2019 Update: 30% Bonus on Marriott Transfers to UA, Effective Transfer Ratio 1.68:1; Buy UA Miles for 1.47 cpp]
Hotel points, including Marriott, are currently getting a 30% bonus when transferred to UA. If you transfer 60,000 Marriott points, you can receive 35,700 UA miles. Marriott is als...
Video + Write-Up: My Flying Blue Award Ticketing Scare for a U.S.-China Business Class Flight
I booked a PEK-LAX award ticket with Air France/KLM Flying Blue miles. Because the itinerary included a China Eastern (MU) segment, I ran into a small snag during ticketing—but tha...
Video Walkthrough: Using Virgin Atlantic (VS) Miles to Book Delta Air Lines Delta One Award Seats
Video tutorial! Today Chestnut walks through how to use VS miles to book Delta Air Lines Delta One award seats. It only takes 60,000 VS miles, and you can transfer from MR, UR, and...
Booking Delta One Between China and the U.S. With Virgin Atlantic Miles: A Real Redemption Walkthrough
This itinerary did not involve any stopovers or open jaws, so it was fairly straightforward and relatively easy to ticket. That makes it a great option for beginners like me who wa...
Hilton Points Can Again Be Used to Pay on Amazon at 0.5c/p! "Dead Now, With Lessons Learned"
The deal is dead, but I hope this post gets a chance to meet everyone again next time. Let’s sum up the experience so everyone is prepared for the next time there’s a bug price:...
The Value and Analysis of Credit Card Points, Airline Miles, and Hotel Points [2018 Edition]
The purpose of this article is simply to give everyone a rough idea of what points are worth, so you have a reference when using them. I also hope that the methods mentioned in the...
Award Ticket + Infant Ticket Booking in Practice (U.S.–China Flights)
A high-difficulty award booking: from a small U.S. city to a second-tier city in China, plus an infant ticket and multiple checked bags. I’d say I came up with a pretty good soluti...
Reader Case Study: How to Book a One-Way Hawaii-to-Mainland Ticket for 17,500 Singapore Airlines Miles
TD booked two tickets from Maui back to Columbus using Singapore Airlines miles, at just 17,500 KrisFlyer miles + $5.6 in taxes per person....