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Lufthansa | South America

How To Visit Four South American Cities on One 60,000 Lufthansa Award (and No Fuel Surcharges!)

ByThe Miles Professor June 10, 2014June 6, 2024

The Lufthansa Miles & More program has another distinct advantage in that it allows two stopovers and two open-jaws on round-trip itineraries in different…

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Wells Fargo Cash Back Card

Wells Fargo 5% Cash Back Card: Who Should NOT Get It

ByThe Miles Professor June 9, 2014June 6, 2024

I’ve written before about which cards will earn a 5% category bonus at drugstores, grocery stores and gas stations. With the Citi ThankYou card…

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American Airlines | British Airways | Caribbean | US Airways

Oneworld Award Flights to the Caribbean: Which Miles Best To Use?

ByThe Miles Professor June 9, 2014June 9, 2014

The ultimate guide on how to choose which miles to use to the Caribbean among British Airways, American Airlines and US Airways with a full award price comparison, ideas on optimizing and advantages/disadvantages of each program.

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OneVanillas, Bluebirds and Walmart: What’s going on?

ByThe Miles Professor June 8, 2014August 20, 2014

Update 8/17/2014: The One Vanilla cards are now only working periodically and payment is frequently getting declined. My suggestion would be to stop trying…

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Giveaways

Have You Entered My $200 Hyatt Gift Card Giveaway?

ByThe Miles Professor June 8, 2014June 8, 2014

Just a quick note to remind whoever missed or forgot about my $200 Hyatt gift card giveaway: My $200 Hyatt Giveaway in Honor of…

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American Airlines 500 mile upgrades
American Airlines

Confirmed: You DO Receive Four 500 Mile Upgrades with $40,000 Spend for 10k EQM on Citi Exec AA Card

ByThe Miles Professor June 7, 2014September 28, 2014

Back in February, I signed up for the Citi Executive American Airlines Credit Card. It came with a 100,000 AAdvantage mile bonus after spending…

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Lufthansa

How to Fly Domestic First Class for 17,000 Lufthansa Miles Each Way

ByThe Miles Professor June 5, 2014October 2, 2014

Lufthansa Miles & More have a distinct advantage when it comes to first class travel in the US. The Lufthansa program charges just 17,000…

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Giveaways | Uncategorized

My $200 Hyatt Giveaway in Honor of Joining Boarding Area

ByThe Miles Professor June 5, 2014June 11, 2014

The past month has been very interesting for us here at The Miles Professor, indeed. I spoke at the MileMadness DO in Charlotte, where…

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