The United Mileage Plus program is one of the best for collecting miles because of all the ways you can use them. United is part of the Star Alliance, which has 27 partner airlines around the world, all of which can be flown on with your United miles. You can also transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards […]
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Understanding Your Credit Score: 5 Important Factors to Consider
Our last post on how to start flying for free got a lot of interest; in less than a week, it’s become our most read post! If you’ve read the post, you know that a large part of getting free flights revolves around signing up for credit cards which give you large signing bonuses, typically […]
Want to Fly for Free? Follow These 10 Simple Steps
Traveling is something that most of us enjoy doing, and that we would like to do more. Unfortunately, there are many roadblocks preventing most people from traveling as much as they would like. These include work and family commitments, but the most common reason most of us don’t travel more is probably the cost. A […]
The Art of Booking a Multi-Segment International Award Ticket
As you can see from our previous post, it’s possible to use your frequent flyer miles to go almost anywhere you want, all around the globe! I’d been planning to write a post about booking a multi-segment international award ticket, but amazingly, my sister decided to do most of the heavy lifting for me! She […]
Looking to Book Your Own Great Award Travel? We Can Help
Having traveled now for almost four months, we’ve experienced both quiet beaches and bustling cities, delicious food and bumpy train rides. The common thread among all our experiences was that they are all possible because we’ve been able to maximize our use of the many airline miles we’ve managed to accumulate. We hope that we’ve […]
Southwest Companion Pass and their Rapids Rewards Program – the best deal for domestic travel
Update: Southwest is currently offering the 50,000 Rapid’s Rewards bonus on all four of their credit cards for an undetermined amount of time! The offer goes back and forth between 25,000 and 50,000 per card, so now is a good time to sign up. Signing for the two cards today will allow you to take […]
Creating Your Ideal Earning Strategy + The Card I Suggest Applying for First
EDIT: While I still really like the Club Carlson credit card I recommend in this post, I would not suggest signing up for it if you only plan to get one or two credit cards. The benefits of the card are valuable, but you’ll be better off with a more versatile card that collects airline […]