The Delta/Virgin Atlantic Paradox: Business Class Awards to Europe June 8, 2019 The Delta/Virgin Atlantic partnership is one to keep in mind any time you see low-level award availability on either airline. Last April we flew…
Breaking Through Peak Vacation Airfare Pricing with Partner Awards May 28, 2019 Booking windows are just opening up for the Massachusetts school break in April 2020. And as usual, the opening salvo from carriers like Delta…
Dog Catches Car: The AA Etihad Apartment Trick Worked But I Let It Go February 12, 2019 I was saying a couple of weeks ago how I did some research on booking Etihad Apartments with AA miles and found that I…
Booking Tools: A [Re]Introduction to Airline Route Mapper. December 19, 2018 Dear Airline Route Mapper, Hello Old Friend. I’ve missed you. I often times think back to those years we spent booking award tickets fondly. …
Using Great Circle Mapper to Find Flight Distances June 30, 2018 Today I’ll expand on a site that everyone needs to get familiar with for booking award travel. Great Circle Mapper (www.gcmap.com) is a site so…
Brandon Asks: Boston to Singapore Using Miles March 22, 2018 Today’s Brandon Asks is from Tim… “Can you help get our family of three from Boston to Singapore this summer using points & miles?…
Brandon Asks: Help Me book My First International Award Trip March 16, 2018 Today’s Brandon Asks is from reader Oscar who wants help with the following: I am relatively new to travel rewards. I have been able…
East Coast / West Coast: Travel to Hawaii With Miles (West Coast Edition) February 15, 2018 Today we’ll start a new series here on Milenomics. East Coast / West Coast will be an occasional series where Robert and I discuss…
Reader Mailbag: How to Book Business Class Tickets with Miles? January 22, 2018 Robert and I are starting a new feature here at Milenomics, a Reader Mailbag of sorts. You can contact me via my email link…
You (and I) Have Probably Been Valuing Miles All Wrong. April 19, 2016 Quick recap: Miles are dead, yadda, yadda, yadda… — What’s the value you earned from using your miles instead of buying a ticket in…