Over the past few years, Flying Blue — the joint award program for Air France and KLM — has been one of my favorite ways to book award flights to Europe. Unfortunately, I’ve watched the program become increasingly devalued. And on September 8th, 2026, the biggest change of all took place. Now there are three […]

This is exactly why we’re always earning points and miles, even when we don’t have a specific plan for them. Spain has been on my short list for a while now. I’ve had it tucked away as a “someday” trip, but wasn’t sure when we’d make it happen. Then I saw a sale on award […]

Last year, Alaska Airlines and Hawaiian Airlines combined their loyalty programs into a single program called Atmos Rewards. This replaced both Alaska’s Mileage Plan and Hawaiian’s HawaiianMiles. The Atmos Rewards program earns valuable points that can be used for a variety of flights and partner airlines. Let’s go over everything you need to know about […]

There’s a lot of noise in the points world about squeezing out every last bit of value from your points. About booking overwater villas in Bora Bora or business class suites in the sky. And while those things are dreamy (and doable with points!), I’m going to let you in on a secret: those types […]

There are a variety of cards that earn some of the most valuable points around — Chase Ultimate Rewards®. These can be transferred to many different airline and hotel partners, opening up a world of possibilities for how to use them. Even better, if both you and a player two (someone else who opens cards […]

When it comes to award travel, so many of our domestic (and international!) travels start with one of our favorite airlines. United Airlines is a U.S.-based airline that is part of the biggest airline alliance, Star Alliance. United’s MileagePlus loyalty program is generous, offering frequent flyers and award travelers plenty of options for earning and […]