As an international financial and transportation hub, Hong Kong (HKG) serves as a great stopover point between North America and the rest of south and east Asia. From a miles and points perspective, Hong Kong has several advantages: There is zero fuel surcharge (YQ) imposed on flight departing HKG. You heard it right. Nil. There are several sweet spots for…
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Hey everyone, Just wanted to toss a quick tip out there during holiday travel season. As you probably know, when you use miles/points to book a flight ticket, you don’t earn any Elite/Premium/Status/Redeemable Miles. There used to be frequent flyer programs that would give lifetime mileage credit for award travel, but none of the big programs today do that. There are…
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One major benefit of using miles to book your travel is its flexibility. Unlike cash tickets, which often inflict punitive charges for ticket change, you could cancel or change your award tickets at a much more affordable price. What’s even better? Some airlines allow you to hold your award ticket for a certain amount of time, free of charge, even if…
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While overbooking and involuntary denied boarding compensation have been in the news a lot recently, airlines also offer compensation when their service and equipment falls short in other ways. Recently, my wife and I were flying on paid British Airways Club World (business class) tickets from London to the West Coast of North America when we ran into a couple…
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Redeeming airlines miles for an award ticket is a difficult yet very rewarding task. You will find that although different airlines usually have different rules, they still share many similarities. In this post, we will introduce some basic knowledge on how to redeem miles for flights. As this is not the simplest of tasks, it will be extremely helpful to…
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It will be heartache if the hard-earned miles get expired~ now we give a thoroughly introduction of the miles expiration policy of each Airlines.
Miles and frequent flyer programs (FFP), are often talked about because they help customers save money. However, it is not uncommon that many customers are frustrated with the complex award ticket system and feel overwhelmed by enormous information available on the Internet. Hence, our review here is to provide an easy and ready-to-use guide for those in need. Why you…
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