Author Archives: Andy Shuman

This Delta Vacations Deal Gets You a MUCH Better Value at Hyatt Zilara Cancun Than Hyatt Points, But You Must Move Quickly!

Posted on September 5, 2019 by Andy Shuman • 4 Comments

The latest Delta Vacations deal, which allows you to redeem Delta miles at 2x, has been extended until September 6. I booked a flight from New York and 5 nights at the famed Hyatt Zilara Cancun for 109,000 Delta miles and $1.93 in taxes. The cash cost is $2181.93. I could’ve paid less, but… Continue Reading

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Airbnb Success Tips for Travelers – What You Really Need to Know!

Posted on September 3, 2019 by Andy Shuman • 16 Comments

I’m sorry for the radio silence lately. Between my short vacation in the DR and having been working on a big project, I’ve found myself out of breath. I do have several posts in the queue and will resume my normal regimen of 2-3 posts weekly shortly. My apologies for not putting out some… Continue Reading

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5 Best First Class Deals and Cabins in the World and How to Get Them Without Refinancing Your House

Posted on August 6, 2019 by Andy Shuman • 12 Comments

My Best First Class Deals report is tilted toward flights from/to the U.S. You won’t find anything on Garuda Indonesia, Oman Air, or Thai; sorry. My focus is on values. Some might say I’m obsessed with values. I don’t care if your First Class seat is beyond amazing — if it costs a million… Continue Reading

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Fly to Europe for 25,000 Miles in Business Class, Plus Award Space Update, and More!

Posted on August 5, 2019 by Andy Shuman • 7 Comments

The 40% Amex Iberia transfer bonus is here again. Amex also extends the same bonus to British Airways and Aer Lingus, but the best Unicorn-like way to use this bonus is flying Business Class on Iberia. Flights between the U.S. and Madrid start at 72,000 Avios per round trip. That’s already quite generous, and… Continue Reading

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UPDATED 8.3.2019: (Book by Phone) Lie-Flat Seats on United in the U.S./North America for 12,500/15,000 Points

Posted on August 3, 2019 by Andy Shuman • 9 Comments

IMPORTANT UPDATE: You can now redeem Turkish partners’ awards over the phone. This is yet another game changer because the Turkish award chart has some amazing and very unique sweet spots. HT Nick @Frequent Miler and VFTW. Recently Nick Reyes from Frequent Flyer shared an amazing find: some time ago, the Turkish Miles and… Continue Reading

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Are Spirit Miles Worth More Than Magazine Subscriptions? I’ll Help You Decide!

Posted on July 22, 2019 by Andy Shuman • 14 Comments

This post has been born out of my most recent screw-up. A couple of months ago I canceled my Netflix subscription. Why was that a screw-up, you might ask. Well, here is the timeline. I cancel my Netflix subscription starting June 1. It fell off my BoA Spirit credit card automatic payments. Since I… Continue Reading

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HURRY UP: Good to Excellent JAL Business/First Class Availability Bookable on AA.com!

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Andy Shuman • 0 Comments

American AAdvantage Sweet Spots That Are Still With Us I thought I’d covered all American sweet spots in my previous installment — well, I was wrong. As I was reading this Frequent Miler’s post about the new AA website functionality (you can now search JAL awards on the AA web site) it kind of… Continue Reading

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American AAdvantage Sweet Spots That Are Still With Us

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Andy Shuman • 16 Comments

At first, I wanted to update this post from August 2015. I wrote it when I was madly in love with the then awesome AAdvantage program. I decided against it for 2 reasons. First, a LOT of things have changed. It would’ve been an exercise in striking whole paragraphs. And second, I thought it… Continue Reading

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The New Citi 48 Month Rule Now Covers All Citi AAdvantage Cards INCLUDING Business Cards and No, It Isn’t Good!!

Posted on July 8, 2019 by Andy Shuman • 8 Comments

The new Citi 48-month rule changing their AAdvantage cards eligibility language from 24 to 48 months has mostly been met with a stamp of approval from the blogosphere. I respectfully disagree. As a reminder, here are the old restrictions: You can’t get a sign-up bonus for the card from the same “family” if you’ve… Continue Reading

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UPDATED! New Delta Award Sale: Europe in Premium Select and Economy (Mostly Paris or Amsterdam) From 35,000 and 62,000 Miles per ROUND TRIP!

Posted on July 1, 2019 by Andy Shuman • 0 Comments

This Delta Award Sale to Europe is focusing on a Premium Select cabin, although deals in Economy are available too. The savings are real, and the price is really good. I’ve never flown Premium Select, but reviews tend to be glowing, and some compare it favorably to domestic First Class. With 68,000 SkyMiles you would… Continue Reading

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