Nonstop United Business Class Awards to South Africa widely available summer (winter in South Africa) 2021

Written by Greg The Frequent Miler @ Frequent Miler's Quick Deals

As reported by One Mile at a Time, United Airline’s new non-stop flight between Newark and Johannesburg, South Africa begins March 27th, and business class awards are widely available in the summer of 2021. Here are the results of a search I ran for two adults flying Newark to Johannesburg: Each of the days that […]

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Southwest 20% off points awards! Book by Thursday (9/17)

Written by Greg The Frequent Miler @ Frequent Miler's Quick Deals

Use code SAVE20NOW to save 20% off points awards on Southwest flights.  You must book by Thursday (9/17) for travel through October 31, 2020. This is a great deal that’s worth jumping on if you want to fly by the end of October.  Keep in mind that Southwest points awards are fully refundable, so there’s […]

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[Confirmed for USA residents] WOW: 17K Business class to/from Europe on Iberia through March 2021

Written by Nick Reyes @ Frequent Miler's Quick Deals

Update: Reposting this because the promotion page has been updated to note that it is available for residents of Spain and the USA, confirming that this sale is indeed valid for US residents. Keep in mind that you can combine Avios via Avios.com (login using your Aer Lingus account information and then find “combine my Avios”) […]

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WOW: 17K Business class to/from Europe on Iberia through March 2021

Written by Nick Reyes @ Frequent Miler's Quick Deals

Iberia is offering an incredible 50% off on award tickets booked by August 30th for travel through March 15, 2021. Those familiar with the Iberia award chart know that this means you can thus fly from Eastern US cities to Spain for just 17K points each way in business class. That is awesome if it works out. […]

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30% off Etihad award tickets

Written by Nick Reyes @ Frequent Miler's Quick Deals

Etihad Guest is offering 30% off on saver (“Guest” level) award tickets in all classes of service that are booked by August 27, 2020 for travel by May 31, 2021. This is only valid for travel on flights operated by Etihad Airways. That makes for deal in some instances, though obviously it comes with the uncertainty of […]

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Australia in business class: decent April 2021 availability

Written by Nick Reyes @ Frequent Miler's Quick Deals

At this point, it’s anyone’s guess as to when Australia will reopen its borders to foreign tourists and even more uncertain whether Americans will be among those welcome to visit when they do. However, if you are sitting on a pile of airline miles and are looking to dream about an April 2021 trip down […]

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Hyatt allows booking suites online with points!

Written by Greg The Frequent Miler @ Frequent Miler's Quick Deals

Hyatt has long allowed booking standard suites with points, but only by calling or messaging with Hyatt.  More recently Hyatt expanded beyond just standard suites and added the ability to book premium suites with points.  In some cases, this can result in crazy high-end luxury at low cost.  See: Finding extreme luxury in Hyatt Premium […]

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Amtrak offering 25% off awards

Written by Nick Reyes @ Frequent Miler's Quick Deals

Amtrak is offering 25% off on point redemptions booked between July 14 and 16, 2020. Amtrak awards are already fairly reasonably priced; with these savings they can certainly be a good deal for those comfortable traveling by train. The Deal Amtrak is offering 25% off on all point redemptions from July 14 to 16, 2020 Direct link […]

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34K Business class to Spain in 2021 with Iberia

Written by Nick Reyes @ Frequent Miler's Quick Deals

As reported by TPG, Iberia has plentiful award space for the off-peak business class price of 34K Avios from New York, Boston, or Chicago to Madrid during the first half of 2021 – including for multiple passengers at a time. The Deal Iberia has plentiful business class award space between New York, Boston, or Chicago and Madrid […]

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[UPDATE: AA bug shows phantom award space] Japan Airlines First Class Wide Open for 2 to/from Tokyo Spring 2021

Written by Greg The Frequent Miler @ Frequent Miler's Quick Deals

UPDATE: We’re not seeing the same award space through other partners, and AA is unable to book the first class awards that it is showing.  This seems to be an AA bug. Original post follows Japan Airlines First Class 777-300ER I found first-class award space to be wide open for 2 adults in spring 2021 […]

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SeatSpy founders deals ending soon

Written by Nick Reyes @ Frequent Miler's Quick Deals

A few months ago, Greg wrote a post on a really interesting and promising tool called SeatSpy, which instantly shows a year of award availability at a time (See: SeatSpy: An awesome tool for finding BA and Virgin award flights). The currently usefulness for US-based flyers has been limited because they began with award availability […]

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Europe 2021: United business class awards wide open (book for 45K w/ Turkish)

Written by Nick Reyes @ Frequent Miler's Quick Deals

I just got an email alert from Thrifty Traveler Premium alerting me to tons of United business class saver award space on many routes from the US to/from Europe through the end of the schedule in 2021. I’m seeing nearly daily availability and in many cases with 4 or more seats. While United charges 60K each […]

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Hilton free weekend nights become anytime nights valid for 2 years

Written by Greg The Frequent Miler @ Frequent Miler's Quick Deals

American Express sent out good news today to Hilton Surpass and Hilton Aspire cardholders.  We separately reported on the ability to earn 12X at grocery stores and the fact that the Hilton Aspire’s $250 resort credit can now be earned through restaurant spend.  In this post, though, I’ll specifically point out the enhancements to the […]

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Chasing Airlines For Refunds: What You Need To Know

Written by K2 @ MileValue

The world is in a time-out

The travel world has certainly been turned upside down due to COVID-19. Every country around the globe has been changing travel restrictions on pretty much a weekly basis. Airlines are adjusting their routes and aircraft even more frequently.

At the moment, some airlines including Air Baltic, Ryanair, Avianca, and EasyJet have 100% of their fleet grounded. Air France and KLM have over 90% of their fleet grounded, with hopes to be 30% airborne in July. Singapore Airlines has been flying just 9 aircraft.

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