Flying Blue

One of the best things you can learn about frequent flyer miles is that you don’t necessarily have to use an airline’s miles to fly on that airline. Sometimes, booking …

Booking a Virgin Atlantic award flight used to involve a relatively straightforward comparison. Find a flight with award availability, check the price through Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, Delta SkyMiles and …

I like flying Delta. But I don’t use Delta SkyMiles when I’m looking for international award flights. When it comes to Delta SkyMiles, I’m probably more forgiving than most. Delta …

Most people think of Barclays as a bank that issues airline cards or simple fixed-value travel cards. But one forgotten Barclays product still does something you might not expect: it …

Air France–KLM’s Flying Blue program is making a change that should make life much easier for members: mileage expiration is getting simpler. For years, Flying Blue miles have had one …

The biggest advantage of earning transferable credit card points is the flexibility when you need to redeem them for travel. You never know which airline program will have availability on …

Airline loyalty programs started in their present form in the 1980s. Airlines asked their advertising firms to come up with names for the new programs. It’s impressive that the first …

Booking flights with points can feel like unlocking a secret travel hack—until it doesn’t. If you’ve ever found the perfect award flight only to discover it’s not actually bookable, you’ve …

If you’re diving into the world of points and miles, one of the first things you’ll hear about is airline alliances—oneworld, Star Alliance, and SkyTeam. Each includes a collection of …

Booking a flight using airline miles always feels like a win. You’ve compared prices, found availability, transferred points, and locked in your reservation. Done and done, right? Not so fast. …