What’s An Open-Jaw Flight And Why Should You Care?

Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary

The simplest of round trip airfare consists of flying to one city and then flying back from the arriving airport to your origin airport. One example would be flying from…

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New Problems With Hyatt & Their Reps, Making An Impossible Reward Trip Work, Travel Identity Theft & More!

Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary

Happy Wednesday to all of our travel friends, both near and far! Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, as well, so we’re passing them along. Hyatt has been expanding and the number of hote…

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Southwest to Hawaii from $49 / 2K points!

Written by Nick Reyes @ Frequent Miler's Quick Deals

Southwest has begun selling tickets to Hawaii this morning. We’re seeing $49(!!) fares (or just 1,950 Rapid Rewards points) from Oakland and San Jose to Maui and Honolulu, with service beginning March 17, 2019. We will post with more information soon, but we wanted to get this post out ASAP so readers could get a first crack at these fares. For some reason, the taxes come out a bit higher than other domestic flights at $14.90. Although, oddly, adding…

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American Airlines Mucking Up Saver Awards & Bathrooms, Sneak Peek at Galaxy’s Edge, & More

Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary

Happy Sunday to all of our travel friends, both near and far! Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, as well, so we’re passing them along. Nick from The Points Guy wrote about how American …

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Here’s A Totally Legal Way To Transfer Membership Rewards To A Family Members Airline Or Hotel Account

Written by joeheg @ Your Mileage May Vary

When it comes to using credit cards to pay for travel, the earning of the points is the easy part. Booking award travel is where the process gets complicated. This…

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30% off some Singapore awards for February travel to/from the US [61.6K biz, 45.5K prem econ]

Written by Nick Reyes @ Frequent Miler's Quick Deals

Singapore Airlines is offering a “Spontaneous Escapes” flash sale with award tickets available for 30% off on select routes / in select cabins (including premium economy and business class depending on the route) between Singapore and the US. You need to book by 12/31 for travel during February 2019. The good news is that availability is good and Singapore KrisFlyer is transfer partners with everyone, so it is very easy to amass the points for these awards…

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8.5K Avios + tax to/from Europe w/ Iberia sale

Written by Nick Reyes @ Frequent Miler's Quick Deals

Iberia is offering a nice deal on award tickets from New York, Chicago and Boston to Madrid, with round trip tickets from just 17,000 Avios plus taxes — or book one-way for just 8,500 Avios plus tax. Iberia doesn’t have the same out-of-control surcharges as British Airways, so this can be a great way to get to Europe cheaply — especially if you took advantage of the recent 40% transfer bonus from Amex Membership Rewards to Iberia (since…

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Delta sale: from 28K RT to Europe, 54K RT to South Africa

Written by Nick Reyes @ Frequent Miler's Quick Deals

Delta is offering yet another flash sale this week, with flights available to Europe from 28K round trip and South Africa from 54K round trip for travel between January 15, 2019 and March 7, 2019. There are also deals listed to some Caribbean destinations. As usual, Delta provides a list of cities that is not complete — you’ll find better-than-normal deals from many cities in these flash sales. If you have intentions to travel to Europe or South…

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British Airways releases tons of award space (fuel surcharges vary by route)

Written by Nick Reyes @ Frequent Miler's Quick Deals

British Airways is running a promotion where they are reporting that they’ve releasing 50,000 business class award seats available for full awards, upgrades, etc. While British Airways is known for high surcharges, some routes have higher charges than others and in some cases upgrades might make the most sense, especially since you can also earn miles. The Deal Plentiful British Airways business class space on routes around the world good for full awards or upgrades…

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Some awesome AA web specials: Austin-LA for 5K, LA-Hawaii 12.5K, more

Written by Nick Reyes @ Frequent Miler's Quick Deals

Is American feeling the heat from Delta flash sales? It’s anybody’s guess, but it seems that the recently-debuted “Economy Web Specials” weren’t a one-off. Gary Leff at View from the Wing reports on some much more interesting routes this time and availability that exceeds normal saver levels. While routes are still quite limited, they seem a bit more useful than the original list (and if this is a sign of regular flash sales to come,…

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Earn Hawaii Award Travel with Credit Cards Post Korean

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

Things are going to be very different without Korean SkyPass as an Ultimate Rewards transfer partner.  But there are still great values available, so let’s look at the best way to earn Hawaii award travel with credit cards. I lament the fact that I never got to make an award redemption with Korean Air via […]

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Delta award flash sale from 5K each way (includes popular events like SXSW, Sundance, etc)

The hits keep right on coming with Delta flash sales lately, with this week’s sale having a number of routes on sale for less than 10K each way. Most of the options this week are relatively short routes, but there are some gems like Austin to Seattle (or vice versa) for 7K each way plus $5.60 in tax. The Deal Delta flash sale on Fall/Winter travel on select domestic routes from 5K each way plus taxes & fees. Direct link to…

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Earning Hawaiian Award Flights Post-SkyPass

Written by Island Miler @ Jeffsetter Travel

Korean SkyPass has long offered the best value when redeeming points or miles for travel to and from Hawaii.  But since transferring points to SkyPass won’t be an option come August 25, it’s time to re-think our Hawaii award travel strategy.  And so this is what earning Hawaiian award flights post-SkyPass will be like. As […]

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