Time is your enemy when booking flights. In this post, we’ll talk about why you shouldn’t wait when booking a flight. This is true whether it’s a cash or points…
In my recent three things to consider post, I discussed keeping a small slush fund of points to use when an attractive situation presents itself. Today I’ll talk about how…
One of the benefits I get from having this site is that I get to talk to a lot of my friends & colleagues about their travel plans. One of…
Before we get into this… What’s YQ I hear you ask!? It is airline ticketing slang for “carrier-imposed surcharge”. This surcharge is a tax that the airline adds to boost…
Stopping your points from expiring is a related topic that came up in yesterday’s post about transferring points to somebody else. Most points programs have a time period whereby if…
I had an interesting question from a reader last week. Can you transfer points to somebody else? As with most things points related, the answer is something like this –…
We all want an upgrade, right? The process for getting an upgrade begins at the moment you are looking to purchase a ticket. If you buy the wrong type of…
Each ticket an airline issue is governed by two key things. Fare conditions and the airline’s standard conditions of carriage. Remember an airline ticket is like a contract between the…
Ever wondered why you can’t buy a flight more than a year in advance? There are a couple of reasons for this. Risk management Airlines are constantly managing their risk.…
After the overwhelming success of last week’s blog post covering four things you shouldn’t spend your points on. I decided to write a post covering the other side – things that…
