Need to Book an Award With US Airways Miles, But They Haven’t Been Moved Over to American Yet? It Can Be Done!

I previously reported that US Airways accounts are ‘frozen’ with awards no longer able to be booked until miles have been transferred over to American AAdvantage. It’s true that Dividend Miles awards are no longer available. However, American apparently has a procedure in place for members with immediate travel needs who wish to book awards […]

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Now that American-US Airways Has Consolidated into a Single Frequent Flyer Program It’s Time for AAdvantage to Update Its Award Rules

US Airways Dividend Miles was pretty much ‘anything goes’ as far as award routings go — the combination of flights you were allowed to use when booking an award to get from your origin to destination. There was no auto-validation of routings and no auto-pricing. Whatever region an agent thought you were traveling to determined […]

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The Best Awards to Australia Will Return on Saturday

Contra lots of concerns, Delta said yesterday that they’d be bringing Virgin Australia awards back online. When I wrote about the 80% bonus for purchased Virgin America miles, several readers noted they thought it was no longer possible to book Virgin Australia flights using Delta miles — and that there was speculation (fueled by Delta […]

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5 companies making fair trade fashion cooler than what you have in your wardrobe

Whether adopting fair labor practices or eco-friendly manufacturing techniques, the following brands have worked to become more socially responsible:



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20,000+ Miles In 72 Hours: Introduction

For reasons I'll probably explain at another point, I had to be in Hong Kong for a morning. Not the most efficient use of time, but at the same time I don't mind redeeming miles for Cathay Pacific first class to Asia, given what a great value it is. I've gotta spend my weekends somehow, and sipping Krug at 39,000 feet doesn't suck that much. ;)

Originally I was just going to book a roundtrip first class ticket on Cathay Pacific from the US to Hong Kong.

But after giving it some thought I realized that I really wanted to fly Japan Airlines' new first class, which I've been meaning to try for a long time (I've only flown JAL's old first class between Tokyo and New York).

As luck would have it, Japan Airlines had first class award availability from Tokyo Narita to New York JFK on the exact date I needed.

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15 signs you're from Spain

You think if you have dinner before 9 pm you will wake up hungry in the middle of the night.



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Gnarliest supercell storm timelapse

Some of the most violent thunderstorms are caused by gigantic, rotating clouds called supercells. Watch this timelapse of one forming in Kansas.



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Visas Before Arrival Soon to Be Required for Travel to Egypt — What Will the Impact Be?

When people ask me what my most memorable travel experience has been, the answer is not one of the fancy premium cabin flights I have been fortunate to experience thanks to points and miles or a visit to a world-class destination in Asia, Australia or Europe. The answer, without hesitation, is the approximately 40 hours […]



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When Mileage Award Booking Is Too Hard to Handle

Reader sarah asked, Is there a service which can assist in arranging a multi-city vacation in Europe using [American Express Membership Rewards points] and American miles… air and hotel. Appears to be too complex for my computer skills. Funny Sarah should ask this! I happen to have an award booking service. Lest you think I’m […]

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7 of the craziest airline passengers

We've got a long list of crazy reasons that flights in the past few years have been delayed, rerouted, or returned to their departure airports:



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In Transit Blog: A New Hike Explores the Bay of Fundy

World Expeditions is offering a new hiking trip that includes four days on the less-populated portion of the Fundy Footpath in Canada.

















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10 Best Credit Card Offers For March

Every month I make a post with what I consider to be the best credit card sign-up bonuses of the month.

While there are several excellent long standing credit card offers, the specifics of the best offers are constantly changing (be it the annual fee, minimum spend requirement, or even amount of the sign-up bonus).

If you read my blog on a daily basis then by all means skip this post, but for me it’s a useful, “current” place to refer people that ask about which cards they should sign-up for, a question I get on a daily basis. For reference, here is my list of the best credit card sign up bonuses for February.

With that in mind, below are what I consider to be the best credit card sign-up bonuses for this month. In advance I should warn that this hasn't been an especially exciting month on the credit card front. With that in mind:

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Costa Rica has been running entirely on renewable energy since Christmas

Costa Rica has broken a record by running solely on renewable energy for more than 75 days in a row:



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Discounted United Economy Awards to South America

Back in December, United was offering MileagePlus members the chance to redeem their miles at discounted rates within North America. United is back with another discounted mileage redemption promotion, this time on economy awards to Sao Paulo and Santiago. You can find all the promotion details here, but to give you the short version: Get...



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Airline Pilots May Now Face Stricter Psych Evaluations

The co-pilot on Germanwings Flight 9525 had suffered from depression.



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