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…
Airline 24 Hour Cancellation Policies, Tips and Tricks December 26, 2013 I’m sure a lot of you know what I’m going to share with you today–but for those who don’t today’s post is going to…
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…
Planning Domestic Travel With Miles in 2014 December 23, 2013 Yesterday I asked you to thoughtfully consider where United miles fit into your 2014 travel plans. The end of the year is a natural…
Booking: Costa Rica and Hawaii with UA and BA miles (2.4 CPM) December 19, 2013 Sam here: I want to thank my special guest blogger S. Claus, who stopped by the last two days to leave us with his…
Using our Avios, AA, and UA Miles to travel to Cancun and Asia. December 7, 2013 Yesterday I wrote a post in which I used 34,000 of our hypothetical avios, 40,000 AA miles, and 60,000 UA Miles for a couple…
Award Tool Belts: Crafting One to Avoid Award Fees November 25, 2013 Note:if you’re a #101 level Milenomic you can disregard this post. Capital One has been using the phrase “what’s in your wallet?” for quite some…
BA Avios Booking Tool: The AA Award Map November 22, 2013 If you’re new to using miles today’s post gives you a great tool to try to find award flights and use your Avios. The…
Identifying the Best Program for First Time Users of Miles November 19, 2013 Today’s post is for pure #101 travelers–those of us who fly a few times a year to a few different places and just want…
Time Decay & Depreciation of Miles November 18, 2013 The idea of how miles “work” is often hard for people to comprehend right away. This learning curve can be quite hard to get…