My wife and I went to Kauai for our babymoon and just returned. The island, the food, and the secluded beaches created the perfect atmosphere to relax and I can’t wait to return. I particularly enjoyed the beaches, which often had no one on them but us. Such beaches weren’t hard to find in Kauai, the […]
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Rookie Booking–How to Book Award Flights on United.com
Note: Today’s post is targeted to #101 level Milenomics. There may be cheaper and easier ways to book some of the flights discussed below if you’re a more advanced mile collector or spender. Today’s post is simply meant to introduce the idea of booking with United miles. Today’s post is another in the “Rookie Booking” […]
Using United Miles to travel to Hawaii; Free One Ways and More
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 thanks to all who commented on the NYE Open Thread. I appreciate your tips and advice for Milenomics in 2014. Now on to today’s post: A popular destination for domestic travel […]
Planning a Spring Break Trip to Costa Rica or Curacao
Yesterday was a Redux day here on Milenomics, but today we’re back to normal. Today’s post is a personal one–I’m starting research for an award trip and I wanted to show you how I do some early stage planning for award tickets. This post is going to mirror my thought process as much as possible–and […]
Using our Avios, AA, and UA Miles to travel to Cancun and Asia.
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 to tavel to Maui and Germany. Because of reader feedback today’s post imagines the same situation but sends us to Asia Instead. Our Hypothetical Miles from September and December To Quickly […]
Using our Avios, AA and UA Miles for a Hawaiian & European Vacation
Note: Today’s post is hypotehtical–the miles don’t exist, but the bookings are real, and could be done today if you so choose. Post is also mostly for #201 level travelers. Yesterday I went over applications I considered, as well as a hypothetical group of applications to complement out September CCC apps. In doing so we […]
Why Are Frequent Flyer Miles So Hard to Use?
“Why are Frequent Flyer miles so hard to use?” This is probably the #1 question I’m asked when people find out my hobby is collecting (and using) frequent Flyer miles. It is true that miles can be hard to use. A cornerstone of Milenomics is being flexible to really get some good use out of your […]