For those that don’t know, United has introduced FARELOCK, where you pay to hold a revenue or an award reservation. A few days ago, Milevalue showed that it was possible to avoid paying for holding an award reservation. The trick that Milevalue posted relies on the following facts: You must… Read More »Avoid Farelock: a BETTER Trick to Hold United Awards & Revenue tickets
I consider Ultimate Rewards (UR) Points from Chase to be one of the most valuable points currency as the points are extremely flexible and can transfer to multiple travel partners. Although these points can be redeemed for cash (1 point = 1 cent), the real value lies in the ability… Read More »Awesome redemption options if you have 25,000 or fewer Ultimate Rewards Points
BankDirect is a small bank which is unique in the sense that it offers accounts that give American Airlines miles in lieu of interest. I have talked about their Mileage Checking Account which offers 100 American Airlines miles for every $1000 balance in the account, up to max of $200,000.… Read More »BankDirect Mileage Money Market Account – another way to earn American Airlines miles
The American Express Gold Delta Skymiles card comes and goes with variable bonuses. I recently received an email for this card with a 50,000 mile bonus after spending $1000 within 3 months of account opening. The expiration date on the offer was listed as April 28, 2013. This is definitely… Read More »50,000 mile offer for American Express Gold Delta Skymiles card – targeted
I have talked about the Southwest Airlines Companion Pass before and how it is currently one of the best available perks in the airline industry. The way it works is that the companion pass holder books one ticket on Southwest Airlines, and gets one free ticket for their companion. The… Read More »How I got my Southwest Airlines Companion pass?