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?…
My Aeroplan SWISS First Class Standoff Ends in a Compromise March 21, 2018 Booked SWISS First One day back in November 2017 SWISS released partner award space in their First Class cabin. This was noteworthy because SWISS…
Shop Talk: Alaska Status Match, Delta Credits, Disneyland Hotel, Iberia Card, and Spent App March 19, 2018 Welcome to another edition of Shop Talk where we discuss what’s going on in our personal points & miles space and highlight what we…
Bountiful Lufthansa Business Class Award Space to Europe this Summer [from JFK, BOS, ORD, IAD, more?] March 18, 2018 It looks to me like Lufthansa has just recently released quite a bit of partner award availability for travel from the US to Europe…
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…
Shop Talk: Working Around AmEx Lifetime Restrictions, Massive Credit Score Hits, United $9 BYOE Fees and More March 13, 2018 We’re trying out a new segment here on Milenomics: Shop Talk. Think of it as a ‘podcast on paper.’ We’ll discuss what’s going on…
Spread, Scale, Time, and Probability of Malfunction: The Net Present Value of a Deal March 12, 2018 I’ve been batting this idea around in my mind for a while now while trying to discern why certain deals are worth pursuing while…
Estimate Your Personal Breakage Rate February 28, 2018 “Sam, the funniest thing happened, I was cleaning my car and I found an old unopened $500 VGC. Hilarious, right?” No. Not hilarious. Or…
Walt Disney World on Points & Miles 2018: Disney Dining February 27, 2018 We’re just back from a trip to Walt Disney World during the week Massachusetts schools have off for President’s Day each February. The weather…
Walt Disney World on Points & Miles 2018: Discounted Park Tickets February 26, 2018 We’re just back from a trip to Walt Disney World during the week Massachusetts schools have off for President’s Day each February. The weather…