I know it’s 8 months away but wanted to see when we should start booking flights using miles for Italy next summer. The kids get out May 29th I believe and we want to head out either the same day or next day for 2-3 weeks. Thoughts Jacob? Also we are ready to sign up for another card. Thoughts?

Hi All, I need to start thinking of my planning for the next 9ish months before buying plane tickets and hotels Italy. Does anyone with recent experience have any idea which points tend to be better? Struggling with where to put my eggs. I feel so far off of the game. I find random awesome redemptions but it seems catch as catch can. Another random thing, I've also been finding in my searches, that repositioning often adds a LOT of money and time and doesn't totally make it worth while?? Thanks Terra

New Amex Transfer Bonus! 30% Transfer Bonus To Virgin Atlantic! There are some amazing sweet spots you can take advantage of with this offer. Examples below. Like Delta One Business Class as low as 39k points JFK to Frankfurt or Reykjavík and just $5.60 in taxes one way per person. Delta charges 200,000-400,000 points for the same flight! (See pictures below) Fly to London - but be aware Virgin charges a lot of taxes for their own operated flights compared to airline partners. Major US Hubs to London one way per person in; Economy from 8k points and $151 Premium Economy 14k points and $450 Business Class 37k points and $1000 While taxes are high availability is usually pretty easy to find compared to other award seats. Great for large families or last minute trips. Points and the high taxes can still be a good deal compared to cash prices. Especially with the 30% bonus factored in. Find ITA Airways Business Class from select major US Hubs to Rome from 58k points one way per person and $5.60 in taxes. See example below Boston to Rome. Find Air France Business Class to Paris or Amsterdam etc from 38k points and $200-380 one way per person. See example below Chicago to Paris. This transfer bonus lasts through the end of May 2024. Definitely take advantage of it if you can!

Hi All, Redeeming points for a trip to Cancun. In checking, it would be half the points if we do two layovers. One in LAX and the other in MEX. Has anyone had a stopover in MEX that can give me the lay of the land? I feel a bit nervous about Mexico City for some reason. Please tell me gently if I'm overreacting.

The first of the month means new Flying Blue Promo Fares. They are offered on the first weekday of each new month. You can get great deals on flights to or from Europe with these offers. Especially if you can combine these deals with a transfer bonus from your bank like the current 25% bonus with UR Points. You must book in April and travel has to be before Sept 30th 2024. Economy One Way 15k points from; Atlanta Boston Washington DC Chicago This is 25% off normal price of 20k. This would only be 12k UR points. Premium Economy One Way 17,500 from Quebec. This is 50% off normal price of 35k. This would only be 14k UR points. Business Class One Way 37,500 from Montreal. This is 25% off the normal price of 50k. This would only be 30k UR points. Flying Blue is one of my favorite programs and continues to be one of the best ways to get to Europe on points and miles. It is also a transfer partner of most the major bank systems. What is your favorite redemption that you have booked with the Flying Blue Program? So far I have done Boston to Paris in economy round trip for 2 in September 2022 which was non promo and around 30k points a person round trip. Next month I am flying Virgin Atlantic Business Class on the A350-1000 which I booked on Air France IAD to LHR for 80k and $200 one way. Which is expensive but much cheaper than Virgin directly when they charge 47,500 points and $1000 one way. If I would have caught the UR transfer bonus it would have only been 64k points instead of 80k. I missed it by a day. I also still might have saved my UR points for Hyatt redemptions and used Cap1/Amex. The best deal I have booked with Flying Blue was Washington DC IAD to Amsterdam for 25k points round trip in economy. Which was a promo fare at the time. I do plan to fly Air France and KLM Business Class eventually. Have you experienced either of those business class products? What did you think about them? The new Air France 777 seats look amazing.