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A stopover in Hawaii on the way to Tokyo

Maximizing United Miles: An Award to Asia and Free Long Stop in Hawaii

ByThe Miles Professor January 10, 2014January 20, 2014

One of my favorite current features of United Airlines miles is the ability to have stopovers on award tickets between different regions. If I…

Maximizing United Miles: Saving 30,000 Miles in Business Class With Open-Jaws on Different Continents

ByThe Miles Professor August 7, 2013January 11, 2014

I previously wrote about adding free one-way trips within the mainland U.S. when using United Airlines miles to book international trips and trips across…

Free one-ways | Routing ideas | United Airlines

How to Add Free One-Way Trips On United Airlines Awards

ByThe Miles Professor July 3, 2013January 24, 2014

United Airlines and it’s Star Alliance network of almost 30 airlines covers most of the globe with its routes and United MileagePlus miles are…

American Airlines AAdvantage to South America

Adding “Better Than Free” One-Ways on American Airlines: Fly to South America for 20,000 Miles All Year!

ByThe Miles Professor May 29, 2013June 10, 2014

Update: American Airlines recently changed its award rules and stopovers are no longer permitted. As a result, this is no longer possible. Let’s take…

Caribbean and Europe American Airlines AAdvantage

American Airlines | Caribbean | Europe | Free one-ways | Routing ideas

From Caribbean in Winter + to Europe in Summer for 20,000 American Airlines miles TOTAL

ByThe Miles Professor March 17, 2013April 22, 2014

Update: With recent changes, American Airlines no longer allows stopovers on its awards and the following booking is no longer possible. American Airlines’ AAdvantage…

Singapore, Phuket and Tokyo for 65k United miles: 1 roundtrip, 3 girls, 3 destinations

ByThe Miles Professor March 10, 2013January 20, 2014

Read about how we use United Mileage Plus miles to travel to Asia and arrange three girls with three different itineraries from three different…

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Cayman, Panama, Rio, Cancun: Svetlana’s Southern Adventures with United Miles

ByThe Miles Professor February 23, 2013June 6, 2024

Svetlana wanted to visit Grand Cayman for Thanksgiving, Rio de Janeiro for Christmas (with a possible stop in Panama City on the way) and…

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Saving $1000 with United Miles: Natalya’s trip to Grand Cayman and Cancun

ByThe Miles Professor February 2, 2013June 6, 2024

Read about how Natalya saved $1000 on tickets to Grand Cayman and Cancun and got the most convenient flights by using 52.5k United Mileage…