Cheapest miles to book Emirates First Class flights
Emirates First class is one of the most aspirational awards out there. Now that we can’t use Alaska miles, what are the cheapest miles to book it from the United States?
Avoiding fuel surcharges with the cheapest miles to South Africa?
There’s a program that charges only 108,000 ROUNDTRIP in BUSINESS class from the US to South Africa… but is there a way to avoid heavy fuel surcharges?
The Bump Run Hypothesis
It may be possible to plan a series of flights with the specific purpose of earning voluntary bumps to turn a profit in airline vouchers.
How can fuel surcharges cost MORE THAN A PAID TICKET?!?!
Fuel surcharges are a giant ripoff – here’s a flight where the fuel surcharge on an award flight is MORE than the total cost of the same flight in CASH! What’s the most egregious fuel surcharge ripoff you’ve ever seen?
It’s Tim Tebow and Lindsay Lohan’s mom on a plane!
Okay, TECHNICALLY it was actually Lindsay Lohan’s ex-step-mom, and if you really want to get technical, they were on 2 separate planes, but Tim Tebow and Lindsay Lohan’s mom (ex-step-mom) were both in the news recently for their behavior aboard airplanes...Why I’m passing up $1050 (maybe you want it?)
If you follow many of the travel blogs, you’ll have probably heard of the recent promotion that JetBlue is offering, where they will match (PLUS some) any balance that you have in your Virgin America Elevate account. Â I assume this is an attempt to woo Virgin...
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Dan Miller travels with his wife and 6 (SIX!) children. He loves to help families travel for free / cheap, especially larger families. If you are looking for help, drop him an email at dan@pointswithacrew.com.
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