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Conferring with the enemy (Part 4): Redeeming British Airways miles from Boston to Dublin

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on May 28, 2015 | Featured

All posts in this series: Conferring with the enemy (Part 1): A credit card for a travel plan Conferring with the enemy (Part 2): Fulfilling minimum spend requirements on a credit card Conferring with the enemy (Part 3): The waiting (for … Read More … Read More

Tags: aer lingus, avios, award travel, british airways, Dublin, Ireland

A better way to combine money and miles when flying

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on May 14, 2015 | Featured

With the discussion about using connecting cities to find better award availability when flying, I thought I would highlight another option for maximizing travel options and minimizing cost. I call it the DIY Money and Miles option. … Read More

Tags: award travel, flights

How to find better award availability on Alaska Airlines using connecting cities

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on May 11, 2015 | Featured

I’m heading to Montreal next month, which is exciting, as I’ve only been there once before, and in December, not exactly an optimal time for visiting a Canadian city. I looked at using (Alaska) miles for the trip, but … Read More … Read More

Tags: Alaska Airlines, award travel, flights, Montreal, New York City

Conferring with the enemy (Part 2): Fulfilling minimum spend requirements on a credit card

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on March 26, 2015 | Featured

Tags: award travel, credit cards, groceries, spending

Conferring with the enemy (Part 1): A credit card for a travel plan

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on March 23, 2015 | Featured

Tags: aer lingus, avios, award travel, Boston, british airways, credit cards, Dublin, flights, London, planning

Can I help you plan a flight?

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on December 4, 2014 | Featured

“You could totally make a business out of that.” I was explaining the various details of my upcoming mileage run to my dinner companion. She must have noticed the wildness in my eyes as I talked excitedly about connections, … Read More … Read More

Tags: award travel, booking, business, flights, flying, service, travel hacking

What I (re)learned from flying Business Class internationally

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on May 12, 2014 | Featured

I was in the fortunate position of flying international Business Class using frequent flyer miles recently. Yes, it’s hard to complain. And while it was a great experience, a lot of what made it great is that it gave … Read More … Read More

Tags: award travel, Business Class, frequent flyer miles, Lufthansa, One Mile At A Time, Scandinavian Airlines, travel

How to plan for award travel when you’re an infrequent flyer

Posted by Mike Pumphrey on February 6, 2014 | Featured

While some folks who read this site are avid travelers, zooming around the globe as frequently as a satellite, others may fly infrequently and think that award travel is completely irrelevant to them. Nonsense. Award travel is open to … Read More … Read More

Tags: airlines, award travel, flying, frequent flyer, frequent flyer miles, travel, travel hacking

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