Written by Sarah Page Maxwell @ MileValue
Recently I flew between Atlanta, Georgia (ATL) and Buenos Aires, Argentina (EZE) in Delta’s Business Class cabin, Delta One, for just 45,000 Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles and $5.60. Here’s the series index for all posts related to this trip: Atlanta Delta SkyClub, Concourse F review: Where I spent some time before the flight Anatomy of […]
Author: Sarah Page Maxwell
Trip Report: Delta One, Atlanta to Buenos Aires
Written by Sarah Page Maxwell @ MileValue
Recently I flew between Atlanta, Georgia (ATL) and Buenos Aires, Argentina (EZE) in Delta’s Business Class cabin, Delta One, for just 45,000 Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles and $5.60. Here’s the series index for all posts related to this trip: Atlanta Delta SkyClub, Concourse F review: Where I spent some time before the flight Anatomy of […]
How to Display AA’s Old Award Search Tool
Written by Sarah Page Maxwell @ MileValue
Ugh. American Airlines’ new tool for searching award space is super annoying. The results are in no way displayed in a way that makes it efficient for us to see what’s available. It gives you no easy option to filter number of stops or cabin. On the week view, it says a filter function is […]
How to Display AA’s Old Award Search Tool
Written by Sarah Page Maxwell @ MileValue
Ugh. American Airlines’ new tool for searching award space is super annoying. The results are in no way displayed in a way that makes it efficient for us to see what’s available. It gives you no easy option to filter number of stops or cabin. On the week view, it says a filter function is […]
I Wasn’t Expecting That Auto-Approval!
Written by Sarah Page Maxwell @ MileValue
I just applied for the Ink Business Unlimited Credit Card. And for the first time in a very long time, I was automatically approved! My inner miles nerd did somersaults when the auto-approval screen popped up. If you’re new to this blog and/or the world of maximizing travel rewards, this is a big deal to […]
I Wasn’t Expecting That Auto-Approval!
Written by Sarah Page Maxwell @ MileValue
I just applied for the Ink Business Unlimited Credit Card. And for the first time in a very long time, I was automatically approved! My inner miles nerd did somersaults when the auto-approval screen popped up. If you’re new to this blog and/or the world of maximizing travel rewards, this is a big deal to […]
Issuing Banks Rules for Approvals and New Bonuses
Written by Sarah Page Maxwell @ MileValue
This is a living post, continuously updated over time as the miles and points hobby evolves. They change the rules and we have to stay on top of them. Today I’ve updated the section about Citi cards to reflect the new sign up bonus eligibility timelines for their AAdvantage co-branded credit cards. If I’ve left […]
Citi Cards’ Travel Protection Benefits Drop September 22
Written by Sarah Page Maxwell @ MileValue
I originally wrote this post in 2017, as a part of series summarizing and comparing travel insurance offered by some of the most popular travel rewards cards. In light of big changes coming to Citi cards soon, am updating it. As of September 22, 2019, the Citi Prestige and ThankYou Premier cards will lose all […]
Why I Lowered the Credit Limit on my Chase Card
Written by Sarah Page Maxwell @ MileValue
I just got off the phone with Chase card services. I called to lower the credit limit on my United Explorer Business Card. I am gearing up to apply for another Chase credit card, and this is a step to prepare for my next application. If you keep up with the blog, you’ll remember I’m […]
Why I Lowered the Credit Limit on my Chase Card
Written by Sarah Page Maxwell @ MileValue
I just got off the phone with Chase card services. I called to lower the credit limit on my United Explorer Business Card. I am gearing up to apply for another Chase credit card, and this is a step to prepare for my next application. If you keep up with the blog, you’ll remember I’m […]
Walking Across America with Points: Week 2
Written by Sarah Page Maxwell @ MileValue
Happy Fourth of July! We’ve been following Mike Hammari for a bit now as he makes his way across this nation of ours on foot, soaking in the scenes in a very different way most of us are accustomed to. Slowly! Mike is covering a large portion of his accommodation along the way with travel […]
Walking Across America with Points: Week 2
Written by Sarah Page Maxwell @ MileValue
I hope everyone had a fantastic fourth of July! We’ve been following Mike Hammari for a bit now as he makes his way across this nation of ours on foot, soaking in the scenes in a very different way than most of us are accustomed to. Slowly! Mike is covering a large portion of his […]
Amex Cardholders Get Up to $50 Off Amazon Order
Written by Sarah Page Maxwell @ MileValue
Amazon is offering 20% off purchases sold by Amazon, in addition to various gift cards not sold by Amazon, for those that apply at least 1 Membership Rewards point to their order and pay with the Amex card that earned it. The maximum discount is $50 on a $250 order. Note that while widely available, […]
Routes You Can Fly to Southern South America in a Flat Bed for 45k Points
Written by Sarah Page Maxwell @ MileValue
At the beginning of the week I wrote about how I recently redeemed 45,000 Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles, transferred from Ultimate Rewards, to fly Delta One between Atlanta, Georgia and Buenos Aires, Argentina. Virgin Atlantic is not in an airline alliance, but one of its partners is Delta. That is a competitive price to […]
New British Airways Avios Partner Award Chart
Written by Sarah Page Maxwell @ MileValue
Over a month ago I wrote about the impending devaluation of the British Airways Avios program’s prices to fly partner airlines. Since then, the speculated award prices have all been confirmed. Here is the speculative chart I included in that original post: Note those are just the most commonly booked BA Avios partner awards. Flyertalk […]
Anatomy of an Award: 45k Virgin Atlantic Miles for Delta One to Argentina
Written by Sarah Page Maxwell @ MileValue
In May I flew from Atlanta to Buenos Aires in Delta One, and only had to spend 45,000 Ultimate Rewards–transferred to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club– to do so. After a few weeks visiting my parents’ home outside of Charleston, SC, it was time to fly back to my home in the Southern hemisphere. Here’s the […]
New Southwest Business Card with 80k Bonus
Written by Sarah Page Maxwell @ MileValue
The brand new Chase Southwest Rapid Rewards Performance Business Credit Card is exciting. Its benefits package is loaded, the 80,000 point bonus is huge, and it makes getting a Companion Pass easy. If you are eligible to open a business card, keep reading. If you’re not sure you’re eligible, don’t move on so fast. Read […]
Free Giveaway: $101 Southwest Gift Card
Written by Sarah Page Maxwell @ MileValue
Who wants free money to fly Southwest? This Saturday, June 22, I’ll pick a winner. $101 fully transferrable (electontric) gift card up for grabs that doesn’t expire. Here’s how to enter: Comment on this post, Follow us on Facebook, Share this post on Facebook, And/or follow us and retweet this tweet: GIVING AWAY A $101 GIFT […]
CardMatch Tool: 50k for Amex Gold & 100k for Platinum
Written by Sarah Page Maxwell @ MileValue
The public (standard) sign up bonus offer for the American Express Gold Card, which you will see by clicking that link, is 35,000 bonus Membership Rewards for spending $2,000 on the new card within three months of account opening. That’s ok, but since you can only get the sign-up bonus on an Amex card once […]
Reader Question: Chase Travel Portal or Transfer to Airline Miles?
Written by Sarah Page Maxwell @ MileValue
Last week I wrote about how and why you’d to want transfer Ultimate Rewards between accounts. If you haven’t read it yet, stop and read before continuing with this post. A reader asked me the following question in regards to that article: Is using Ultimate Rewards to purchase air travel (1.5 cents cash value) a […]