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Can (and should) You Pool Miles Within Your Household?

October 9, 2013

All this week we’ve been talking about Resource Management of Miles. Resource Management is the grouping of resources to spread out risk and/or maximize…

Star Alliance: UA and US International Award Tips, Tricks and Tools

September 24, 2013

You’ve likely come to this page after choosing US or UA and Star Alliance (*A) for your award travel. Welcome! I think traveling on…

Saturday Reminder: Get Paid to Buy Miles Through 10/8/13

September 21, 2013

As I outlined a little over a week ago There is currently a deal at Safeway brand stores whereby you can purchase Visa or…

The Basics of Frequent Flyer Miles

September 20, 2013

The most common excuse I hear from people why they don’t want to get started collecting miles is that they think it is too…

What Happens to My Miles When I Close a Credit Card?

September 19, 2013

In response to reader feedback I’ve written this post. If you have other questions feel free to leave a comment, email me: samsimontravel@gmail.com, or…

Milenomics: What about Hotels?

September 15, 2013

How does Milenomics approach hotels you might ask? As you know from Friday’s BYOE post Milenomics places little on brand loyalty. The reason is…

The Low Level Hedge: A Safety Net for Award Tickets

September 11, 2013

This is the second in a two part post focusing on Domestic award travel. We’ve been covering the topic all week, first talking about…

The Principle of Mileage Conservation

September 9, 2013

Note:Today’s post was written for #201 and above Milenomics–because it includes discussion of international travel. At it’s core Milenomics is about finding balance….

A more in-depth look at Chase UR

September 7, 2013

Earlier today I posted about the Chase Freedom vs. Chase Sapphire Preferred. In that post I outline the best parts of the CSP–notably the…

Chase Freedom vs. Chase Sapphire Preferred

September 6, 2013

Which card is a better fit? Chase Freedom or Chase Sapphire Preferred? Yesterday I told you that when your Annual fee is up, unless…