Alaska

  • Alaska Getting To Fiji With Miles & Points 4

    Getting To Fiji With Miles & Points

    We received an interesting reader submission from Betsy, who wants to travel to Fiji sometime during the Fijian summer, lasting from December to March. It’s a bucket list trip for her, and I’m sure it’s on many other people’s lists, too! I was fortunate enough to spend just a few hours in Fiji in July […]

  • Alaska Europe & Alaska, Take Two 2

    Europe & Alaska, Take Two

    Image courtesy: kuhnmi  Trip Information Reader Liz saw the plan we showed off back in January allowing my parents to head to Europe and Alaska on the same award ticket. Now, she’s wondering if the same kind of concept can work for her. Liz is looking to travel with her husband in the Fall of […]

  • Airports One for the Parents: On to Alaska! 1

    One for the Parents: On to Alaska!

    Image courtesy: Cecil Sanders  One for the Parents: Europe and Alaska in One Epic Award Booking Part 1: Weaving Two Trips Into One Part 2: Free Nights at Milan and Zurich’s Finest Hotels Part 3: On to Alaska On to Alaska Now that the European vacation was roughly plotted, it was time to turn our […]

  • Alaska One for the Parents: Europe and Alaska in One Epic Award Booking 8

    One for the Parents: Europe and Alaska in One Epic Award Booking

    Image courtesy: Stefan Karpiniec   One for the Parents: Europe and Alaska in One Epic Award Booking Part 1: Weaving Two Trips Into One Part 2: Free Nights at Milan and Zurich’s Finest Hotels Part 3: On to Alaska Trip Information What good is the miles and points game if you can’t help your own […]

  • Aeromexico “Someplace Warmer” – Portland to El Salvador 2

    “Someplace Warmer” – Portland to El Salvador

    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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Alaska Far, Far Away On A Shoestring 1

    Far, Far Away On A Shoestring

    Trip Information PointsAway reader Darrell gave us an interesting challenge. Sending us the lyrics to 1970s band Slade’s song “Far, Far Away”, Darrell wanted to see if we could cook up a plan to travel to all of the locations mentioned in the song. According to the lyrics found here, we need a plan taking […]

  • Alaska Off to the Wilderness: Orlando, Florida to Fairbanks, Alaska 1

    Off to the Wilderness: Orlando, Florida to Fairbanks, Alaska

    Image courtesy: Analogick  Trip Information PointsAway reader Brenda wants to fly with one companion to Fairbanks, Alaska from Orlando, Florida. She’s in the early stages of planning, as this would be a trip for sometime next year, lasting about a week. Current Program Status Brenda has a balance of miles with American and Ultimate Rewards, […]

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