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The End of Close-In Award Fees for American Airlines AAdvantage American Airlines announced today that they would be following Delta and United in doing away with those pesky (and egregious) fees for booking an award flight within 21 days of…
I read, with great interest, this article in USA Today from Dawn Gilbertson. She talks about comments from Delta CEO Ed Bastian that hint that they are evaluating changing the way they approach change fees, in which he seems to…
Today, Chase upped their bonus on the Marriott Bonvoy Boundless card to 100,000 Bonvoy points when you spend $5,000 in your first three months. This is up from the “standard” offer of 75,000 for $3,000 in spend and, given the…
Today, January 12th, the new Chase Sapphire Reserve Lyft benefits took effect and can now be activated on your account. Let’s look at what they are, how they work, and if you should activate Lyft Pink now or later. First,…
[This post has been updated on October 17th, 2019 to reflect the new Companion Pass Requirements of 125,000 Rapid Rewards points vs. the older requirement of 110,000 that was in effect when this article was originally written. It’s also been…
If you have been wanting to fly Fiji Airways and have some Alaska Airlines miles, you can book between now and Feb 28th, 2020 for up to half off. If you don’t mind coach, you’ll get 50% off each way,…
I’m pretty excited about this. Many of you have been to my seminars at South By Southwest over the last few years, but, later this month, I’m honored to be speaking at the New York Times Travel show – in…
These posts were the most widely read and shared posts on MilesTalk in 2019. If you haven’t read them yet, they’re new to you! 😉 10. What is a Mile or Point Worth? The MilesTalk “miles and points valuations” squeaked…
As we wind down 2019, I thought I’d recap what I think were the major things to happen in miles and points in 2019 and make a few predictions for 2020. 2019 Miles and Points Recap 2019 was anything but…
Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi – Award Availability Priced at 120,000 Hilton Honors points per night, with the additional option to use the free weekend night certificates that can be earned from premium Hilton Honors credit cards, the ultra-luxurious, ultra-expensive Waldorf Astoria Maldives…
