How to Book a Free Stopover using United Miles

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In a prior post I showed how easy it can be to book an award flight to Europe using United miles (specifically on Lufthansa, but also true on many of their Star Alliance partners).  At that time I promised a future video on how to book a “free stopover” on an international round-trip flight using…

The Best Miles Redemption Of All Time

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Since discovering the wide world of travel rewards almost 5 years ago, I’ve been fortunate to partake in some pretty amazing trips.  A lot of them would not have happened without the free hotel rooms and free flights either.  It’s hard to justify a $10,000 European honeymoon when your wife is in medical school.  But when…

Simplest Way to Europe with Points: Use United Miles on Lufthansa

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In this video I want to walk you through one of the easiest ways to use travel rewards points to get to Europe: Using United Airlines miles on their Star Alliance partner Lufthansa to fly direct from many US cities to Europe. While it might sound confusing to book a flight on a German airline…

How we Saved $7,017 on our 15-night Honeymoon In Europe With Miles And Points

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A lot of people look forward to their wedding day but any good miles and points blogger will tell you that it’s all about the honeymoon!  My wife and I got married over the summer and while we did have an amazing wedding day, I was looking forward to our two week European honeymoon almost as much.…

Travel Rewards 101: Three Main Types of Rewards Credit Cards

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For beginners, researching the different rewards credit card rewards can seem overwhelming at first. After all, each bank and card issuer typically has its own rewards program and all these programs offer travel benefits, but often in dramatically different ways. The point of this post is to shed some light on the three main types…

Why YOU Should Earn the Southwest Companion Pass

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The Southwest Companion Pass is quite possibly the single most valuable perk in all of travel rewards and we’ll walk you through what you need to do to earn it and maximize its value. Southwest has a huge network of flights in the U.S. and the ease of redeeming points for flights with absolutely zero…

What Are The Best Ways To Get To Europe With Points?

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As a kid growing up in Los Angeles, Europe sounded like a magical place.  Great food, different culture and some awe inspiring historic sites.  Who doesn’t love Europe and all the beauty that it has to offer?  Once I finally made it over there as a teenager, I knew it was a place that I would visit…

5 Ways To Prevent Your Miles And Points From Expiring

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Racking up miles and points from credit card bonuses, flights and hotel stays is one of the greatest feelings in the world.  I mean who doesn’t like to travel around the world for (nearly) free?  But on the opposite end of the spectrum, no frequent traveler ever wants to see their miles and points expire due…

Beginner’s Guide: Best Hotel Loyalty Programs Part Two

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We recently released the first segment of the Beginner’s Guide: Best Hotel Loyalty Programs Part One. In that post, I shared how lucrative hotel loyalty programs can be and the specific perks offered by the programs that took my top three spots: the Starwood Preferred Guest Program, IHG Rewards, and Hyatt Gold Passport. Today I’ll highlight the hotel loyalty programs…

NYC to Portugal to Thailand and Back for $120!

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I just put together an amazing itinerary for my brother for his proposed summer 2015 trip and this is a perfect example of how travel rewards points can save you money and take you places you could only dream of! He’s a teacher and he wanted to go to either Europe or Asia next summer…