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  • 4 Best Ways to Fly to Asia with Points and Miles

    4 Best Ways to Fly to Asia with Points and Miles

    Angkor Wat, Bangkok, Great Wall of China, Ha Long Bay, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Kyoto, Mount Fuji, Osaka, and Tokyo. There’s clearly many more things that you can do in Asia but these are ones that come to mind for me. Asia has a near limitless number of airports to fly into from…


  • 6 Best Ways to Fly to South Africa with Points and Miles

    6 Best Ways to Fly to South Africa with Points and Miles

    Kruger National Park, Table Mountain, Cape Town and the wineries in Cape Peninsula, along Route 62, and in Constantia. These are the things to come to mind for me when I think of South Africa. A question that always pops up in my head is what are the best ways to fly to South Africa?…


  • 5 Best Ways to Fly to Australia from the USA with Miles and Points

    5 Best Ways to Fly to Australia from the USA with Miles and Points

    The Great Barrier Reef, Melbourne, Sydney, the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Auckland, and Queenstown. These are just a few of the many things to do in this region. Being so far from the US, you may be asking yourself, what are the best ways to fly to Australia from the USA? What about flying to New…


  • 10 Best Award Redemptions to South America South

    10 Best Award Redemptions to South America South

    Buenos Aires, Iguazu National Park, Santiago, and Torres del Paine National Park. These are just a few of the places that come to mind when I think of southern South America. With that said you may be thinking, what are the best award redemptions to South America? In the post, I’ll cover everything you need…


  • 8 Best Award Redemptions to South America North

    8 Best Award Redemptions to South America North

    The Incan ruins in Machu Picchu, the world’s largest salt flat in Bolivia, the world’s highest uninterrupted waterfall at Angel Falls, and the Colombian-beach town in Cartagena. These are a few things that come to mind when I think of northern South America. In this article, I’ll cover the best award redemptions to South America.…


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