Image courtesy: Lee Dyer One of the requests we receive most often from readers is for flights to London from various points around the US. Marissa would like to go this fall for a semester studying abroad, for example. Irvin would like to go in November to see the Jaguars and Cowboys play. Paul wants […]
Trip Information Reader Stephanie wants to travel from Minneapolis to Tokyo to visit DisneySea and Disneyland Tokyo. The nautically-themed DisneySea is home to a wide variety of exclusive attractions, including an area modeled after Venice, a Mediterranean harbor, a lagoon themed after The Little Mermaid and more. Though some in America may be unfamiliar with […]
Image courtesy: InSapphoWeTrust Since late Tuesday evening, Flyertalk‘s been imploding, the blogosphere‘s been moaning and just about everyone’s been acting like Delta’s announced changes to SkyMiles herald the end of frequent flyer programs as we know it. Nah. Depending on how you play the miles and points game, these changes are either no good, awful, […]
On my way from Atlanta to Orlando, I thought it would be fun to spend a day reviewing several of Delta’s Sky Clubs located at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. Why? Well, most people hate flying through Atlanta, but I actually love it. Hartsfield-Jackson is one of my favorite airports, even if I’m the only person in […]
Image courtesy: Rose Braverman Reader Bill recently took a few minutes to send us an email letting us know about his outstanding award booking for his upcoming honeymoon in Hawaii! We asked if we could share the general outline of his trip to serve as an inspiration to other PointsAway readers, and he agreed. Here’s […]
Trip Information Reader Tiffany wants to head with her family from Portland to someplace warmer early next year. She’s looking for a trip to somewhere in Central or South America or the Caribbean. Having previously been to Costa Rica and Jamaica, they’d like to try someplace new and spend between 7-12 days total on the […]
Image courtesy: Starwood Preferred Group Two Different Routes to Hawaii Part 1: Newark to Honolulu Part 2: Charlotte to Honolulu We decided to take two days to look at award possibilities to Hawaii given the high level of interest from readers in the 50th state. Today, we’re following up with our second part in the […]
Trip Information PointsAway reader Kody wants to travel to Australia to surprise his girlfriend who recently moved to Sydney for work. He’s looking to travel in January or February 2014. Current Program Status Kody has 66,000 miles with United, 25,000 more on Delta and 74,000 points with Hilton. He currently holds the United MileagePlus Explorer […]
Image courtesy: djfpaagman Trip Information PointsAway reader Erica is looking for a way to travel with her husband from Fort Lauderdale to Las Vegas for Thanksgiving. Without any family plans for the holiday, it’s an opportune time for them to get out of town and go somewhere fun. Vegas certainly fits that bill! Erica already […]
We’ve taken a look at how to earn Ultimate Rewards and opportunities to redeem Ultimate Rewards. Now it’s time to do the same with another versatile, valuable points program: Membership Rewards. Earning Membership Rewards American Express Membership Rewards, like Ultimate Rewards, can be earned through spending on eligible credit cards. While Ultimate Rewards offers an […]
