Award Travel

I’m deep into the planning of our first Asia trip in years. The first thing I forgot was that flying from the East Coast to Asia takes a long time. I …

Hi, travel friends and happy Saturday! Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV in the past week or two. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that …

I wrote this article pre-COVID, when traveling around the world was relatively easy. That’s not the case right now but with the possibility of an effective vaccine coming soon, I’m …

It was in June of 2018 that we decided that we would no longer fly on a United plane. There were just too many things wrong with the airline that …

It was back in January that I started looking for flights for our trip to Japan. I originally thought we’d fly through Hong Kong on Cathay Pacific, but I put …

Happy Sunday to all of our travel friends, both near and far. Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, …

A simple way to tell how much value you’re getting for your points is to use Cents Per Point or CPP. The formula is simple. CPP = Cash Price of …

To take advantage of the best travel deals, you often have to wait until the last minute to book your tickets. That’s because some airlines only release those business or …

Happy Sunday to all of our travel friends, both near and far! Here are some articles we’ve read from other bloggers (and other sources) that we think you may like, …

Earning a large number of points and miles is relatively easy. It’s finding available award flights to use those points for that’s usually the hard part. That’s why an entire …