Award Travel News

RBC is offering 20% more value when you redeem Avion points toward contributions at RBC Direct Investing, a promotion that comes back around regularly.

A family’s damaged baggage claim was denied after the suitcase was tagged to a child traveling on a Delta award ticket. Here’s the lesson for travelers.

Retention offers are a massive part of this hobby. Here are data points on a current retention offer Amex, Chase & Citi have offered to credit card users. The post Current Retention Offer: Amex, BOA, Capital One, Chase & Citi Retention Offer Data Points appeared first on Miles to Memories.

An American Airlines passenger is playing the victim card, after he claims he was tricked into swapping seats with another person in the business class cabin. He thought he was just doing a nice deed by switching seats, but as it turns out, that other seat was actually broken, and wouldn’t recline.

Virgin Atlantic canceled a confirmed LATAM business class award over a missing middle name, then couldn’t restore the partner award space. After review, the airline agreed to reimburse the passenger for a replacement ticket.

When United rebooked us after our flight to Frankfurt went mechanical, it automatically refunded the Economy Plus seat we lost. But another seat charge quietly remained. Before our original flight…

When your trip goes off the rails before it even starts, your only goal is getting back on track. That’s exactly what happened to us. Between a Lufthansa strike and…

When my wife Sharon earned JetBlue Mosaic 1 status, I knew status matching might eventually add some extra value. I didn’t expect it to become useful with two different airlines…

I give you 8 reasons why lounge access matters at all inclusive resorts, even when everything is already "free". The post 8 Reason Lounge Access At An All Inclusive Completely Changed Our Trip appeared first on Miles to Memories.

Paying an airline for a seat assignment shouldn’t be difficult. Air Canada somehow managed to make it one. We have an upcoming Air Canada flight booked with miles, and our…

The last days of our Minnesota trip had it all: a tornado, a check-in counter with no Delta agent in sight, and upgrades handed to someone three spots below my family. Here's the whole strange saga. The post Delta Upgrade Shenanigans(?) and a Missing Check-In Agent — A Strange Day of Flying appeared first on Eye of the Flyer.

Bilt's customer service needs work, as our author experience during the month of April. With no notice, his card was frozen. The experience shows the flaws in the experience of the Bilt 2.0 member, and the relationship between Cardless and Bilt.

For the past decade, points and miles have reshaped the way I travel. Even after redeeming millions of miles, I still earn them at a relatively rapid rate. These points have enabled me to take aspirational trips to some of...

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The Amex Membership Rewards program has just launched a new 30% transfer bonus to Virgin Atlantic Flying Club. While Flying Club is in some ways a niche program, this is a deal that has the potential to offer outsized value, and I’m sure it will interest many people. I’d probably speculatively take advantage of this, except for the fact that I moved a bunch of points last year when there was a 40%