Our goal with this blog has always been to show that travel is possible, how credit card points for business class travel can completely change the way people fly, and to be fully transparent about how we do it.
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Rove is a new and upcoming shopping and travel platform, and I’m a big fan. There are always skeptics as new programs tend to overextend themselves, but I’m here for it and will be as long as it continues. This is how I’m taking advantage of what they have to offer and how I’m earning and using Rove miles.
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If you are trying to book a trip to Asia with points and miles, Delta is probably not the first place you look. In fact, if you’re in the miles and points game at all, you probably have Delta at the bottom of your list. But every once in a while, a SkyMiles flash sale shows up that is hard to ignore. This is exactly how I booked a Delta SkyMiles flash sale to Taiwan
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If you recently created a Japan Airlines Mileage Bank account and cannot see award flights on desktop, you may be running into the JAL account waiting period. But, there is a way around, not the waiting period, but the availability.
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If you are trying to book travel far in advance and the Capital One Travel booking window does not show as many dates as you expect, the issue may not be availability. It may be your device.
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In order to plan a business class trip to Thailand, I had to narrow down airlines and award programs pretty quickly. After some early digging, I filtered my options down to Cathay Pacific using Asia Miles. I tracked Cathay Pacific award availability closely and eventually booked our seats. This is what I learned from tracking Cathay Pacific business class award space in real time.
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After leaving the kids at home and visiting Cuba, and later French Polynesia, we convinced ourselves that what we really needed next was a quiet, snowy cabin in the middle of nowhere. No more sweaty nights. No more dirty streets. Just cold air, silence, silence, and maybe a fireplace.
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A friend recently asked if we’d seen any cheap flight deals to Argentina lately. I wish I could say yes, but flights down there aren’t exactly known for being kind to your wallet, and deals pop up way less than other places. So I told them the truth; if they really want to save money, they should look into how normal people can use miles and points to bring those prices down. They replied, saying they need to talk with us some more to better understand how that works… which is exactly why I’m writing this. Consider this the beginner-friendly breakdown of exactly what I do.
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