Points & Miles

There’s nothing quite like being offered free miles for doing something you were going to do anyway—just make a few purchases, and boom, bonus points in your account. So when …

It’s easy to forget there was a time when you didn’t know how any of this worked — before you cared about elite status, 5x categories, or which programs had …

Loyalty programs, whether they belong to airlines, hotels, or credit card issuers, are highly sophisticated data and analytics operations. Before they offer any benefit, they’ve already calculated how much it’ll …

If you’re a World of Hyatt member who’s ever gifted a free night or suite upgrade to a friend or family member, there’s a new rule coming your way — …

If you’re more than a novice in earning points or miles, then you know there are many ways to increase your balance. There are the obvious ones like flying, staying …

While most of the buzz around the Alaska–Hawaiian partnership has focused on mileage transfers—especially the workaround to transfer AMEX Membership Rewards points to Alaska Airlines via HawaiianMiles—there’s another feature of …

As someone who’s always looking for ways to maximize the number of miles and points I earn, I’ve learned that there are multiple strategies to rack up rewards with every …

I’ll admit it — I procrastinated. Five months ago, British Airways sent me an email letting me know my Avios were set to expire if there was no account activity. …

JetBlue lets you use Points + Cash when you’re short on miles—how generous. All you have to do is accept a lousy redemption rate and pay nearly full price anyway. …

I originally wrote this post in 2019, and then updated it in 2020, when airlines and hotels were practically giving away elite status due to the pandemic. Back then, I …