We get it: You want to earn more miles on every purchase. Whether you’re paying for your dinner, booking a hotel, or gassing up your car, you want to earn as many points and miles as possible. That’s smart,...
Editor’s Note: Welcome to our Points Principles series, an ongoing series dedicated to explaining the basics behind the confusing world of frequent flyer miles and travel rewards points. Follow along as we lay out some of the building blocks to...
Singapore Airlines is out with one of its best promotions ever, deeply discounting award rates on routes from the U.S. to Singapore or Europe by 50% or more. And you can save in economy, premium economy, and even business...
We’re not ashamed to admit it: We love Southwest Airlines. From their commitment to avoiding basic economy to their generous policy on change and cancelation fees, they just do things differently than most airlines – and that’s a good...
Applying for credit cards to travel more comes with all kinds of considerations, from protecting your credit score to navigating different banks and mastering all the different points and miles out there. Chase is one of the titans of...
Flying Blue, the combined frequent flyer program for Air France and KLM, slashes award rates on a handful of routes at the start of each month. They’re called Flying Blue Promo Rewards. And January’s offerings can get you to...
You know what’s better than a cheap flight? A free flight. We live for flight deals here at Thrifty Traveler, whether you’re scanning the site for domestic deals or booking an international trip through Thrifty Traveler Premium. Saving you hundreds...
We have a motto here at Thrifty Traveler: The best use of points and miles is for a flight you wouldn’t otherwise take. And we lived up to that motto in 2019. And then some. There was a ridiculous...
UPDATE: Delta has since increased the price for partner awards to Europe to 25,000 SkyMiles each way, or 50,000 SkyMiles round-trip. Let’s just cut to the chase: We’re convinced that this is one of the best ways to...
One of the best transfer bonuses for American Express Membership Rewards points is here, but it won’t last much longer. American Express is running an amazing promotion with Virgin Atlantic, offering a 30% bonus when transferring Membership Rewards points...
