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Avoid Farelock: a BETTER Trick to Hold United Awards & Revenue tickets

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

Awesome redemption options if you have 25,000 or fewer Ultimate Rewards Points

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 Mileage Money Market Account – another way to earn American Airlines miles

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