If you've ever flown in economy and found yourself wondering how lucky people in business and first class get to nab a coveted seat, then you might be interested to learn all about airline points.

Forgot to put in your loyalty number when book a flight? No problem. So, you’ve planned, booked, and actually gone on a vacation. Good for you. You deserve it. But you arrive home only to realize you ...

Airline miles are valuable assets for travelers, helping to make flights more affordable or even free. However, a common question among frequent flyers is whether these miles expire. The truth is that ...

A woman holds up her phone to look at her airline miles. Before you spend those hard-earned airline miles you’ve racked up through the years—or sign up for credit cards that help you earn them—you ...

Always dreaming about the next destination, credit cards specialist Barbara King is an avid traveler who optimizes her adventures through the use of points and miles. Barbara has earned and redeemed ...

United Airlines announced two updates this week aimed at making travel easier. The airline is introducing a new way to collect and share miles among friends and family, known as miles pooling, and an ...

When Tracy Ren decided to go to the 2024 Summer Olympics, she booked her flight to Paris on Singapore Airlines using miles. But she didn't earn them — she bought them. Rather than purchasing miles ...

This is part of Reason's 2025 summer travel issue. Click here to read the rest of the issue. I joined my first frequent flyer program—American AAdvantage—before a trip to Australia in 1991. Sadly, I ...

Frontier Airlines revamped its boarding process by increasing the number of boarding groups from four to eight, aiming to ...

Before you spend those hard-earned airline miles you’ve racked up through the years—or sign up for credit cards that help you earn them—you need to know how much each mile is worth. So, how do you ...