Ultimate Rewards

  • Alaska Aloha to Big Savings: Finding the Miles to Hawaii 2

    Aloha to Big Savings: Finding the Miles to Hawaii

    Image courtesy: Hyatt Hotels  Two Different Routes to Hawaii Part 1: Newark to Honolulu Part 2: Charlotte to Honolulu Two destinations are among the most popular submitted by readers here at PointsAway: Australia and Hawaii. Starting today, we’re going to take a two-part look at Hawaii. The 50th state can be a challenging destination to […]

  • Air Canada Surprise in Sydney: Washington, DC to Sydney, Australia 1

    Surprise in Sydney: Washington, DC to Sydney, Australia

    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 […]

  • Australia 15,442 Miles of Travel in Style for $78 2

    15,442 Miles of Travel in Style for $78

    Image courtesy: Mazzali  Trip Information Reader Miranda has 240,000 United miles squirreled away. Her traveling companion has 90,000 United miles. They’re interested in traveling from Los Angeles to somewhere in Southeast Asia or Australia/New Zealand sometime next year. They’d like to travel first class or business class, due to the exceptional length of the flights […]

  • Chase Sapphire Preferred Where Dreams Come True: Jacksonville to Disneyland

    Where Dreams Come True: Jacksonville to Disneyland

    Image courtesy: Orange County Archives  Trip Information Reader Josh is a Disney fan living in Jacksonville. He has an annual pass to the parks in Orlando, but has never travelled to where the magic started: Disneyland in Anaheim, CA. He wants to travel this December with one companion to visit the place where dreams come […]

  • British Airways Exploring Ultimate Rewards: Earning Big Points 12

    Exploring Ultimate Rewards: Earning Big Points

    Exploring Ultimate Rewards Series Part 1: Redemption Options – Updated October 2014 Part 2:Earning Big Points – Updated October 2014 Part 3: Top 11 Ultimate Rewards Redemptions! In part one, we explored the many redemption options offered by Ultimate Rewards. In this feature, we’re going to discuss the many ways you can earn Ultimate Rewards […]

  • Australia Down Under for Way Less: Jacksonville to Sydney 3

    Down Under for Way Less: Jacksonville to Sydney

    Trip Information PointsAway reader Leah wants to fly with her husband to Sydney, Australia from Jacksonville, Florida to attend an international conference, traveling from roughly May 31st to June 8th. The conference is from June 1-4, so it’s important to be there during that time. Current Program Status Leah has a little more than 120,000 […]

  • British Airways Exploring Ultimate Rewards: Redemption Options 30

    Exploring Ultimate Rewards: Redemption Options

    Exploring Ultimate Rewards Series Part 1: Redemption Options – Updated October 2014 Part 2:Earning Big Points – Updated October 2014 Part 3: Top 11 Ultimate Rewards Redemptions! It’s rare for us to feature a reader submission from our Submit A Trip page and not either recommend using Ultimate Rewards points or at least mention them […]

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