Knowing when to use airline miles isn’t always as simple as finding an award flight. A $1,200 ticket suddenly costs 60,000 miles and $50. Instead of watching more than a thousand dollars disappear from your bank account, you click a button, redeem some miles, and book the trip. It feels like an obvious win. But…
Imagine you’re cooking dinner. You wouldn’t use a chef’s knife to stir a pot of soup. Could it work? Maybe. But it’s the wrong tool for the job. Travel tools are no different. Google Flights, Seats.aero, Roame, and airline websites all solve different problems. Yet many travelers use them interchangeably and end up frustrated when…
Every few weeks, airlines send promotional emails advertising offers like: At first glance, buying airline miles seems like an easy way to save money on future travel. If airline miles can be redeemed for expensive business-class flights, purchasing them at a discount sounds like a smart investment. But here’s the reality: Buying airline miles is…
