A recent study by NextAdvisor.com compared several top loyalty program credit cards to try to determine what a point or mile is actually worth when spending the loyalty currency for free hotel nights… Continue Reading
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Redeem Aeroplan Miles, Get Miles
Aeroplan members can now redeem miles at select Fairmont properties in Bermuda, Mexico and the Caribbean including The Fairmont Hamilton Princess and Fairmont Southampton Princess in Bermuda, the Fairmont… Continue Reading
First U.S. Radisson Blu
The first Radisson Blu hotel in the U.S. is opening this month in Chicago. The Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel Chicago is housed in the first 18 floors of Chicago’s newest skyscraper, the 81-story “Aqua”,… Continue Reading
Club Carlson Club Med
Club Carlson members can redeem points for credit toward the land portion of a Club Med vacation package through Feb. 29, 2012. For example, you can redeem 38,000 points for a $100 Club Med credit on… Continue Reading
Coast Rewards POINTS for Aeroplan Miles
Coast Rewards members who redeem Coast Rewards points for Aeroplan miles through Oct. 31, 2011 will get 50 percent more miles. Conversions must be made in increments of 1,000. To take advantage of the… Continue Reading
Award Trip Report – Winter in Europe
Name: Ben Amster FFP miles spent: 135,000 MileagePlus miles (20,000 miles refunded) Hotel points spent: 0 Approximate fees: $148.20 in taxes Airline(s) / Routing: Lufthansa SEA-FRA (rebooked on Delta… Continue Reading
60 Seconds with Bryan, Graduate Student and Mileage Runner
We recently spoke with Bryan, a graduate student and frequent mileage runner who earned over 80,000 redeemable miles after flying 23 segments on a single mileage run with Continental and United last year… Continue Reading
Last-Minute Awards
We take a look at claiming and changing award flights close to departure. Continue Reading
How Many Miles?
There’s a new tool at GoMiles.com that will allow users to plug in two airports and get a list of what the cost in miles will be from various frequent flyer programs for that route. The tool is… Continue Reading
Amtrak.com and Guest Rewards
To make it easier for Amtrak Guest Rewards members to book on Amtrak.com, members can now link their Guest Rewards account to Amtrak.com. You’ll be able to easily navigate between the sites (no… Continue Reading