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Brandon Asks: Help me Decide How to use Membership Rewards points

July 23, 2018

This week’s Brandon Asks comes from Ray who asks: I’m fairly new to points and miles. I don’t travel a lot, but I want to travel…

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…

Over the River and Through the Woods–To Grandmother’s House (With Avios) We Go

February 5, 2015

I’ve been told I sometimes fall into fits of hyperbole, so I’ll be cautious when I say this: By far, the absolute biggest news…

#BYOE, Book One Way Flights and Avoid AA Award Change Fees

September 16, 2014

While US Airways is still around the following also works for US Airways bookings with avios. I’m changing how I book my Domestic AA flights. As…

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…

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,…

Using ANA Miles in Smaller Cities; Stopovers, Free One Ways and More

February 24, 2014

Here at Milenomics we always want to spend as few miles as possible to travel as much as possible. We’ve covered the idea of…

Shadow Currency Booking: LAX-DFW on AA With MR for 15,500 R/T

January 28, 2014

It is no secret that Milenomics has become a big fan of Membership Rewards Points. I’ve called them many things; Shadow Currency, orphan savior, and risky…

Using United Miles to travel to Hawaii; Free One Ways and More

January 6, 2014

I’ve been knocked out the last few days with a killer bug, only today my mind has cleared enough to start writing again. Special…

Mileage Conservation with Milenomics–Redux Edition

December 24, 2013

Today’s post is written for #201 and above Milenomics because it discusses International Travel. The last two posts have led up to today–first we…