There’s currently a huge 40% transfer bonus from transferring Amex Membership Rewards points over to British Airways. British Airways does have some interesting and good usages as noted in some of my other posts. Who does Amex transfer to? I…
British Airways Avios Sweet Spots
The best use of British Airways Avios (miles) seems to be for using anything but actually flying on British Airways. Many international airlines charge fuel surcharges, but the BA ones are crazy large. They are passed on to American Airlines…
Using Points to get to Japan
Japan seems a must visit at least some time, for all of the crazy interesting things going on there. How can we get there? It’s December ’14 and I’m poking around September ’15 – rates are only even loaded to…
Do Your Flights Feel More Full These Days?
I flew to the Philippines in 2003 and was lucky enough to have a whole row to myself to lay down and sleep in. I frequently flew to Vancouver in 2006 and 2007 as well as a weekly commute for…
Is Thanksgiving the Busiest Travel Day of the Year?
An oft believed myth which I did believe myself. However the data does not lie! Per this article on Quartz, it is not actually even all that close. I’ve heard elsewhere that summer typically has 5-10 days busier days than…
Playing Award Airport Roulette
Back before doing my thang, apparently one could play airport departure roulette – roll up to the airport with a bag and a sense of adventure and pick up an empty seat going to somewhere on the cheap. However with…
Avios Reward Redemptions from Chicago O’Hare ORD
British Airways has a distance based award chart with their avios (miles) plan. There are some real sweet spots in this plan for short trips and direct flights. For example, ORD to DCA, round trip, is only 9,000 avios and…
Using Korean Air to Fly From Chicago to Anchorage
I posted an article on ways to use Korean Air miles – but how can I make this work for me? Hawaiian doesn’t fly out of my local city. How about getting to Alaska though? I’m flying out of O’Hare…
Airline Stopover and Open Jaw Rules or – How To Get Extra Trips!
[gcmap path=’bos-cdg;lhr-bos’ pathcolor=magenta][/gcmap] Map above depicts a trip from Boston to Paris, then London to Boston. The open jaw is at the destination between Paris and London. Normally this costs extra money – but on many award tickets, this can…
Chase UR Deals To Hawaii, Alaska and Europe via Korean Air
I pretty much equate Chase Ultimate Rewards (UR) points with United points – although they transfer to other airline partners as well. Korean Air actually has some sweet spots for travelers from the US, at least if certain criteria are…
