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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…

You (and I) Have Probably Been Valuing Miles All Wrong.

April 19, 2016

Quick recap: Miles are dead, yadda, yadda, yadda… — What’s the value you earned from using your miles instead of buying a ticket in…

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…

Using Delta’s New Search Engine to Find Holiday Awards

November 17, 2014

Last week a reader, Ray, wrote me to ask for help. He wanted to take his sons on a trip this upcoming holiday with…

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…

The Shortest Distance Between Two Points is Not Always a Straight Line

August 8, 2014

Yesterday we discussed a complex and risky strategy to earn miles while paying an American Express card. Today we’ll look at a way to…

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…

How Delta Tried to Turn Car Trouble into Highway Robbery

May 21, 2014

I’ll be the first to admit the story that follows is mostly my fault. I’m sharing it to 1) Serve as a cautionary tale, and 2)…

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…

Rookie Booking–How to Book Award Flights on United.com

April 4, 2014

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…