Points & Miles

We’re just back from our first post-COVID19 vacation, and I was the one who pulled out a card to pay for most of the expenses during the trip. When we …

Amazon.com partners with several loyalty programs to allow members to use points to pay for merchandise. Under almost any circumstances, using your points to pay for items from Amazon is …

Almost every travel-related company did something to extend the expiration of points during the coronavirus lockdown. The duration of the extension and how programs forced IT systems to keep points …

Maybe I’ve just been burned too many times in my life, but when I hear of an amazing offer, my first thought is that I want to see it in …

It was challenging to remember the mileage expiration policies of airline miles before coronavirus. Every airline has announced a different date when they will once again say accounts are inactive …

“Last edited on February 12, 2017, at 1:53 PM.” That’s the time stamp that stared me in the face for years. I’ve intended all this time to write about how …

No doubt many of you reading this are familiar with a rolling delay. For those who haven’t experienced the pleasure, that’s when an airline delays your flight a little bit …

Airlines are facing difficulties everywhere they turn. Passenger numbers are down to levels not seen in decades and people want their money back for flights that were canceled. No one …

There’s no shortage of ways for unscrupulous people to steal your points. You’ve read of some of the more brazen ones where your account is hacked. Once hackers have control …

“Points/Miles Never Expire” is a phrase you’ll see in advertisements from airline loyalty programs. While technically accurate, there’s a big caveat in that statement that could end up costing you …