Points & Miles

I write a lot about the credit card offers available to earn bonus miles. That’s because sign up bonuses from credit cards are the easiest way to rack up points…

Sharon and I have been traveling with miles and points for almost fifteen years. Over the years, Sharon has had to learn that I’ll randomly bring up some plans for…

No doubt many of you reading this are familiar with a rolling delay. For those who haven’t experienced the pleasure, that’s when an airline delays your flight a little bit…

Airlines are facing difficulties everywhere they turn. Passenger numbers are down to levels not seen in decades and people want their money back for flights that were canceled. No one…

There’s no shortage of ways for unscrupulous people to steal your points. You’ve read of some of the more brazen ones where your account is hacked. Once hackers have control…

“Points/Miles Never Expire” is a phrase you’ll see in advertisements from airline loyalty programs. While technically accurate, there’s a big caveat in that statement that could end up costing you…

All of the legacy U.S. airlines have done away with award charts and now use a dynamic award pricing system. That phrase means nothing to most customers so here’s an…

“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Never have the words of Ferris Bueller seemed so pertinent. It…

Something happened today that two months ago I thought would be impossible. Before you get your hopes up, this isn’t some huge news like everything’s going to be fine and…

It might seem counterintuitive but loyalty programs have kept at their point sales promotions in the midst of a health pandemic that has stopped almost all forms of domestic and…