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6 Apr. 2018

How to Maximize the Alaska Airlines Stopover on Awards to Hawaii

Alaska Airlines adopted a cheaper award pricing for its award flights in December 2016. Today I’m going to explain how you can combine that with another, much older, Mileage Plan award trick to book two excellent flights for just 17,500 miles. You can apply the same strategies to many other kinds of award tickets. It’s

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14 Mar. 2020

Marriott shows rates with taxes and ALL fees (price transparency checkbox)

I stumbled upon something really cool last week. Sometime recently (I don’t know when), Marriott added a new price transparency checkbox to their web-based property search. Checking this box changes the display to show prices with taxes and resort fees included. This is an awesome step in the right direction. In an ideal wor...

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30 Mar. 2018

Last Chance to Extend Your Hilton Honors Diamond Status

Sriram provided an excellent review of the changes coming to the Hilton Honors program earlier this morning. To follow up, remember that one new feature for some members is the ability to extend your Diamond status for an extra year. This is intended to put your status on pause if life gets in the way

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1 Jun. 2017

Update: This Trick to Booking Southwest Flights Still Works!

Million Mile Secrets reader Dan commented: Southwest is my airline of choice. I’m having trouble getting AMEX to honor the rebate deal when I book tickets on southwest.com as per your December 2016 post on this topic. Please help me (and other Southwest fans) understand the process. Thanks! Good question, Dan! Million Mile S...

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1 Jun. 2017

HOT! Fly US to Europe for Only $55 One-Way

Here’s a fantastic opportunity to jump on a last-minute flight to Europe for super cheap! Via Miles to Memories, WOW Air is selling deeply discounted fares to celebrate its 5th anniversary. You can fly from Los Angeles, Miami, or San Francisco to 9 European destinations for $55 one-way! But there’s a catch. These fares are

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31 May. 2017

How to Book Award Flights on Condor With Alaska Airlines Miles

I recently shared that Alaska Airlines is now partners with German budget airline Condor. And you can now earn and redeem Alaska Airlines miles for award flights on Condor between the US and Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. More options for redeeming miles is always great news! And booking Condor award flights on the Alaska

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27 Jun. 2022

Free and discounted “micromobility” services

Become a Patron! One of the most bizarre things to emerge from the era of free money were the so-called “micromobility” companies, which have littered the streets and sidewalks of major American cities with their cumbersome scooters and e-bikes. On the one hand, these companies have not and will not ever make any money. On

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14 Aug. 2019

Google Tests New Price Drop Guarantee

Today I’m not talking about miles or points, but instead a new way to find the cheapest flights to book with cash. A savvy miles ninja knows when to use them versus when to pull out the dollar bills, after all. Until September 2, look out for this little symbol in the search results of

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1 Apr. 2018

Qantas CEO Envisions “Endless Possibilities” after Recent Route Launch

Commentating on the recent milestone that Qantas reached in launching nonstop service from Perth to London Heathrow, CEO Alan Joyce remarked that creating a “cargo class” replete with gyms and sleeping bunks for passengers is “just the beginning of endless possibilities” ahead for the airline in the near future. “Launc...

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3 Jul. 2023

Tagging Miles Portal Updates – 03 July 2023

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25 Oct. 2019

The wait is over: Clear will open at United terminals in Houston next week

Having both TSA PreCheck and Clear can help you dramatically reduce the amount of time spent waiting around at an airport before your flight. Used either independently or together, both speed up the security process. You don’t need to take out your ID, take off your shoes, or remove your toiletries or electronics. But a

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6 Sep. 2019

A West Virginia Heiress-Turned-Arms Dealer Bought Wow Air and Will Restart Flights Next Month

Michele Ballarin is a West Virginia heiress who served as a go-between with Somali pirates and tried to get the CIA to hire her to kill Al Qaeda jihadists. She was “a trusted confidante of Somali pirates and warlords.” Ballarin ran for Congress in the 1980s in Morgantown but the 31 year old lost badly,

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