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    There’s Value In Qantas’ Frequent Flyer Program Once You Know Where To Look

    by joeheg March 11, 2024
    by joeheg March 11, 2024

    We’ve only been on two Qantas flights during our trip to Australia with Adventures by Disney in 2014. I didn’t have a Qantas account at the time. However, I did …

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    How To Combine Points From 2 Banks to Book an Award

    by joeheg September 30, 2023
    by joeheg September 30, 2023

    As bloggers, we take pride in helping our friends collect points and miles. It brings us great joy when they plan their first award trip. As a mentor, I occasionally …

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  • Credit Cards

    Credit Card Review: American Express Everyday Preferred

    by joeheg August 29, 2023
    by joeheg August 29, 2023

    Although sign up bonuses can give you a quick boost to your points and miles balances, the majority of our points are earned through everyday spending. It may not be …

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    How To NOT Earn 40,000 Delta SkyMiles

    by SharonKurheg August 27, 2022
    by SharonKurheg August 27, 2022

    Y’all, I have a confession to make. Although Your Mileage May Vary initially started because of Joe’s talents with points and miles and other ways to save money while traveling, …

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    What Should I Do With My Citi ThankYou Points?

    by joeheg June 16, 2022
    by joeheg June 16, 2022

    In April 2021 I found a way to burn our Citi ThankYou points. I spent 100K points and booked two round-trip tickets to Iceland on Icelandair. While I implied that …

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    What To Do With A Couple Of Points Here & A Few Points There

    by joeheg August 14, 2021
    by joeheg August 14, 2021

    After collecting points for a while, you eventually come across this problem. I currently have random point balances with Hilton, Choice Hotels and Wyndham. Not enough points to book a …

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    How To Calculate What Hotel Points Are Worth

    by joeheg August 2, 2021
    by joeheg August 2, 2021

    I’m sure you’ve seen posts saying how you can get a value of 12 cents per point on hotel bookings. Before you run out and sign up for that co-brand …

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  • Rental Cars

    Budget Car Rental Has Some Amazing Partners (Some Of Which Don’t Even Exist)

    by joeheg May 5, 2021
    by joeheg May 5, 2021

    I’ll admit, Budget Car Rental wasn’t a company I paid much attention to. I looked into how to sign up for the Budget Fastbreak program when writing my article about …

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  • Weekly Recap

    Carol Burnett Show Was Foreseer Of Air Travel Future, How Man Legally Wore No Mask On Flight, My Most Embarrassing Travel Mistake & More

    by SharonKurheg September 12, 2020
    by SharonKurheg September 12, 2020

    Hello, 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 …

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    Spirit’s New Way To Get More $$$ (Even During A Pandemic), If An Airline Has A Bad Idea Why Do the Rest Copy It?, Complaining Passenger Got What He Deserved

    by SharonKurheg July 11, 2020
    by SharonKurheg July 11, 2020

    Hello, travel friends and happy Saturday. Here’s a recap of what’s gone on at YMMV this week. From what we’ve written to what others wrote that we really liked and …

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