(This past week also involved flying, but only for fun; Patreon readers got a breakdown of the long miles-and-points game that led up to my bucket-list 747 flight.) 5/13/2025: I Tested Starlink on a United Airl
Underutilization of points and miles leading to dissatisfaction and churn. Chase / Amex portals allow customers to book flights using points-to-cents value on a 1:1 to 1:1.5 ratio, whereas the true value of points can only be realized through airline partner transfers where users can find poi...
SkyTeam, and Star Alliance. That can be incredibly helpful when you're searching for international flights but would prefer to fly, for example, a Oneworld carrier that will help you earn status and miles with American or Alaska Airlines: the two big Oneworld U.S. carriers....
Using Google Flights can be as simple or complex as you'd like. The multitude of filtering options may seem daunting, but they're a major plus of the platform.
Why you should be using Google Flights Plain and simple, Google Flights should be the first website you visit when you’re starting the process of booking an airline ticket with cash. Google Flights is great because it lets you compare fares across a wide variety of dates, allows fare track...
GOOGLE FLIGHTS Related:Safaris, cities and lots of elephants: How I returned to South Africa using points, miles and cash Bottom line Japan Airlines jet at Tokyo's Haneda Airport (HND) in February 2025. CLINT HENDERSON/THE POINTS GUY
Kayak provides the ability to filter out Basic Economy flights. After searching a route, scroll down and look for Cabin on the left side. Expand and uncheck the “Basic Economy” selection. At this point, I’ve given up on Google Flights and default to using Kayak instead. Sad that Googl...
Points Path is a free tool to quickly find the best flights available with their miles and know whether they’re getting a good deal when using them. It populates results quickly right inside ofGoogle Flightsresults. The browser extension comes from Julian Kheel, who used to write...
12. Optimize your miles for specific airlines or alliances This one is for theair mileplayers. If you have an airline you're loyal to or you want to book partner flights within a certain alliance, you can specifically search for that. This is great if you have points/status with a certa...
If you don't have your tickets yet, there's still time to book your flights. With an estimated 2.23 million passengers expected to travel each day of the holiday weekend, you might think that there are no seats left. But, Airlines for America estimates that US-basedairlines will be operat...