#201 – milenomics.com

How to Redeem WorldPoints and Use TheFlightDeal.com to Supercharge your Fidelity Rewards Amex

January 28, 2015

Reader Gene Asked for a detailed post on the process of redeeming Worldpoints earned on the Fidelity Investor Rewards Amex, which just so happens to…

Eliminate Specific Carriers With Restrictive Award Searches on AA.com

October 7, 2014

Today we’re going back to the basics, and reviewing how to search for award tickets. I’ll be highlighing AA with this post and showing…

Update: My Risky Balance Transfer Strategy Strikes Out

September 29, 2014

A little over a month ago I detailed a complex (and risky) strategy to earn more miles here on the Blog. It involved a two…

There is No Free Lunch; The Hidden Costs of “Free”

September 15, 2014

Note: Most of this post has been sitting unfinished in my drafts folder for far too long–and it was Dia’s post over at the Deal Mommy…

Suspension of the Rules: Burn Your Avios for Any Upcoming AA flights NOW.

August 24, 2014

Update: It seems that the sky is not falling. The info about a BA devaluation seems to be not true, but still this is as…

Award Booking Tips for All Three Major Alliances

June 4, 2014

We’ve covered a lot of ground in our back to basics introduction to the Milenomics Universe. Today we’ll continue with award booking tips for…

How to Use flightconnections.com to Find Award Routes

May 25, 2014

Today we’re continuing our Milenomics basics series. We’ll be talking about airline routes, and how to find/figure out who flies where. We’ve talked about…

Purchase Tracking Tools Revisited

May 12, 2014

We’ve discussed keeping track of your purchases here on Milenomics before. The original cost tracking posts here and here on Milenomics were written less than…

How to Book Low Level Delta Awards (without going crazy)

May 6, 2014

Today we’ll use some of the tools we’ve been covering in our back to basics series. What follows is a real booking I’ve made, from…

Partners, Alliances and Why Partner Awards are So Confusing

May 2, 2014

Last week we discussed Spending our Miles, and the basics of what ever award booking cost: Miles and Money. We’re continuing our introduction series here on Milenomics,…