points and miles

While searching for flights to New York, I noticed something that reminded me why I hardly ever book round-trip award tickets these days. JetBlue reminded me of something I already …

I was looking for a flight between Miami (MIA) and Austin (AUS) and found a nonstop option on American Airlines that fit perfectly with my schedule. The cash price was …

When you hear the term loyalty program, what do you think of? Most people imagine a system that rewards you for being a loyal customer — which makes sense, since …

This trip to London gave us the perfect chance to try something new — United Airlines’ Premium Plus on the Boeing 767-300. We’d flown premium economy on Virgin Atlantic and …

This was the second, and final, two-night trip that my wife, Sharon, is going to be doing for JetBlue’s 25-for-25 promotion. I had this one booked before her first set of …

If you’ve been in the points and miles game for a while, you know there’s a special kind of thrill that comes with stacking rewards. Earning miles for spending with …

Most of the time, AMEX Offers are small wins — things like 20% back at Shake Shack (up to $8). It’s a nice little perk, basically free money that helps …

For a while now, Alaska and Hawaiian have technically been one company, but their loyalty programs continued to run separately. Members could move points back and forth between Mileage Plan …

For being one of the world’s busiest airports, the hotel situation around JFK is, frankly, disappointing. Sure, there’s the iconic TWA Hotel in Terminal 5. It’s a destination in its …

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 …