Baby Weekly Flyer applied for a passport for the first time this week. Passports with pictures are needed for infants to travel internationally, even to the Bahamas. So with an upcoming international trip next year, Baby Weekly Flyer, Mrs Weekly Flyer and myself (Weekly Flyer), headed to our local Passport Acceptance Facility to get Baby’s…
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Plenty Of Availability to Hawaii in Delta Business / First Class at Middle Level
We’ve shared our success finding Business/First class tickets to Hawaii using SkyMiles. Although we found the award with Delta’s partner, Alaska Airlines, the option to use SkyMiles at the low award level (75,000 SkyMiles) for Business/First Class to Hawaii exists. Later in the week we found our attempts to add mainland U.S. segments to the…
Delta Showing Air France Business Class Availability After May
Earlier this week Gary from View from the Wing, and Lucky from One Mile At A Time, shared their concerns over Delta’s website not showing Air France availability in Business Class. It appears the availability is back up, at least post-May 2013, as I’m seeing plenty of availability across the board next summer. Air France…
Booked Delta First To Hawaii At 75k Level And New SoundTrack
One rule I have when booking an award ticket with Delta is to never give up. Don’t stop believing you can find an award at the low level. As a result of my booking approach, I believe the following song is a fitting soundtrack to this story of booking an award to Hawaii from Atlanta…
Changing Singapore Airlines First Class Award On United Website Fail
A few weeks ago I set out to cancel my First Class Singapore Airlines award tickets. My goal was to cancel the ticket with as little out of pocket cost in terms of miles and dollars. Gary of View from the Wing, shared his thoughts on how to save the most money when cancelling an…
Bidding For Delta’s Voluntary Denied Boarding Vouchers
Delta often compensates passengers for taking a later flight when the current flight is oversold. This is called a voluntary denied boarding situation. Delta has a pretty slick bidding process for customers that are willing to take a voluntary denied boarding voucher. It is automated and gives the passenger complete control over the bidding process.…
Marriott Platinum Status After Only 9 Stays
Did you know that a few minutes of your time will net you top tier status in the Marriott Rewards program? Marriott provides an instant status match to their top tier Platinum Elite status. The best part is you can re-qualify for next year with only 9 stays at a participating property. The Frequent Miler…
Delta Upgrade Experiment First On 737
In the past I’ve tried Delta upgrade experiments with varying degrees of success. After a few failed attempts at an upgrade, I added the Delta Reserve Credit Card to our wallet in order to gain a higher priority on the upgrade list. I’ve certainly seen my name move higher on the upgrade list as a…
Transferring Amex To Virgin To Hilton – AwardWallet Account Expiration Reminder
I recently received a couple of notifications from AwardWallet which reminded me of a few things. First, it reminded me of an account expiration. Second, it reminded me how I’m on a roll with hotel point earning promotions lately. The AwardWallet notifications illustrated that my Hilton Honors points are set to expire this fall. But…
Sad Day To Cancel Singapore First Class Award
It’s a sad day when a frequent traveler has to cancel a Singapore Air First Class award. That is exactly the situation I find myself in this weekend. I was amazed by the Singapore Air Business Class product when I flew them last month. I can only imagine First Class is even better. So needless…
Update: American Airlines Secrets – Free Award Ticket Change For Scotland Golf Trip
UPDATE: An American Airlines representative has confirmed that award ticket changes to tickets booked on British Airways will not incur a fee if (1) the carrier hasn’t changed or (2) the origin and destination has not changed. I asked does this mean I can request unlimited routing changes and they said “yes, that is the…
Free Upgrade To AwardWallet Plus For Points, Miles & Martinis Readers
I’m excited to be able to offer a free upgrade to AwardWallet Plus accounts through a promotion with AwardWallet. Two weeks ago we ran a promotion to give away 30 free AwardWallet Plus accounts to anyone. It was a huge success with over 800 page views and about 200 entries. Given the high demand and interest,…
How To Get 10 Free Delta Drink Certificates And Win PMM Cocktail Napkins
We follow the Delta SkyBonus program closely here at Points, Miles & Martinis. With the most current offer, SkyBonus is offering members the chance to quickly earn 10,000 SkyBonus points. This offer is enough for the best redemption in our opinion, the 10 free beverage coupons. In addition to the easy 10,000 SkyBonus points, they…
How To Track Points / Miles Online And Reduce Cards With AwardWallet
One the problems we have as frequent travelers is keeping up with all of our points and miles in various programs. It is difficult to remember all of the loyalty account numbers, sign in user names, and passwords. The worst part is if you are not up to date on your accounts you could have miles…
PMM’s travel tip to take the edge off
We’ve all been in this situation before. After a long day of work or play, you come back to your limited service hotel room with a few bottles and just want to relax. As you go to pour out your prize for the evening you realize the bottle you have chosen is not twist off…
Free Drinks On Delta With Electronic Have One On Us Coupon
We like our drinks here at Points, Miles & Martinis. In-flight cocktails are always a great way to go after a long week, especially when they are free. Delta has a great onboard bourbon product, Woodford Reserve, our favorite. In this post, we’ll share how you can get a free drink on a Delta flight and…
Booking Delta’s 90k One-Way Business Class Award To Asia
There is no way I would advocate redeeming 90,000 Delta SkyMiles for a one-way Business Class award to Asia. But that doesn’t keep me from finding it interesting that you can actually price out a one-way Business Class award for only 90,000 to Asia when their award chart clearly shows they require 120,000 SkyMiles for…
Korean Air Secrets – 80k Europe Business Class Award
Korean Air has a lot more going for it than I originally thought. I didn’t realize it, but they offer Business Class award tickets from the U.S. to Europe for only 80,000 SkyPass miles. Since they are a SkyTeam carrier, this means you can redeem U.S. to Europe awards on partner carriers such as Air…
Korean Air Secrets – 60,000 First Class To French Polynesia From Hawaii
I recently flew Korean Air in Business Class and was quite impressed. As a result of the flying experience, I wanted to learn more about their program. What I found was interesting. I shared how you can fly on Air France to French Polynesia in Business Class by using only 90,000 Korean Air SkyPass Miles.…
International Travel Tips – Free Tunes And Telephone Calls
One of the things that keeps us moving out on the road is music. We typically stream the latest music directly to our iPhone through the Pandora application. That is until we travel internationally. The problem with Pandora is they don’t have licensing agreements in place to provide service in certain countries. So if you…