Category: Rewards
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Use LifeMiles to buy Star Alliance Business Class Tickets
A few months I posted a Youtube video on my channel on how to use Lifemiles to buy relatively cheap Star Alliance Business Class tickets. Lifemiles is very attractive for purchasing Star Alliance tickets because they often run bonus promotions, and the required award miles are attractively priced. Till December 31st, Lifemiles is running another…
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How buying hotel points could save you big!
A few months ago, I released a video on my Youtube Channel how buying points in a smart way, could save you big on hotel room rates. This video is now even more actual since Hyatt is running a points promotion. Read below what promotion Hyatt is running and how you can take advantage of…
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Book Business Class tickets using LifeMiles
A few days ago I released a video on my YouTube channel, about my experience to book a cheap business class ticket using LifeMiles. I also included the drawbacks and what you need to consider when booking such a ticket. Ultimately, it can be very rewarding so I strongly recommend to review the video. In…
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Buy Hyatt Points with 25% Bonus – when to buy?
At the moment, Hyatt is running a promotion via Points.com where Hyatt points can be purchased with a 25% bonus. The promotion runs till January 4th, 2025. But when does it make sense to buy Hyatt points? When to buy Hyatt Points? In general, I think it only makes sense to consider buying Hotel Points…
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Hotels.com rewards changes; is it still worth using Hotels.com ?
Hotels.com is an Online Travel Agency (OTA), which – in monthly internet traffic – generates roughly 46M visits (source semrush.com – March 2024). That’s less than 10% of OTA’s big daddy, Booking.com which generates more than 567M visits a month. Despite not being the biggest Online Travel Agency, Hotels.com did have one very unique benefit…
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Hyatt Points Calculation Tool – when to buy points
Sometimes it makes sense buying hotel points to pay for a specific hotel reservation. To determine exactly when it makes sense to buy Hyatt Bonus points or pay with cash, I’ve developed the ‘Hyatt Points Calculation Tool’. The calculation tool calculates the price required to buy a certain amount of points. It takes into account…
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Lufthansa Bid for Upgrade Mistake
Recently I made a big mistake trying to use the ‘bid for an upgrade‘ feature from Lufthansa. Continue to read to prevent you make the same mistake! Traveling from Amsterdam to San Francisco can be very straight forward; just take the direct KLM flight or the direct United Airlines flight (direct flight during the summer…
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Iberia Avios Points Promotion and the greatest points hack
Read below about the greatest points hack of all time – Iberia Avios Points Promotion which took place in June 2018. As a frequent flyer and avid points collector, I’m always on the look-out for a good deal. Unfortunately, being based in The Netherlands, we don’t have the lucrative Airline/Hotel credit cards which come with…
