SkyTeam Unveils Flagship Lounge at Frankfurt Airport T3 SkyTeam just unveiled its flagship lounge at Frankfurt Airport’s new Terminal 3. Here’s a photo tour of the new space and details on how to access it.

SkyTeam will open its newest lounge in the brand-new Frankfurt Airport Terminal 3 tomorrow!

AwardWallet was one of just two publications to get a sneak peek inside the lounge before it opens.

Here's Tyler's in-depth look at the brand-new lounge: awardwallet.com/airlines/sky...

AT&T Points Plus Card Refresh: More Points, More Perks Citi and AT&T just announced a refresh of the AT&T Points Plus Card — better benefits with no change in annual fee. Here's what to know.

Citi just revamped the AT&T Points Plus card with higher earnings and more ways to save on your AT&T bill.

Crazy that this no-annual-fee card now offers up to $840 in annual savings on AT&T bills 🤯 awardwallet.com/news/citi-th...

Best Category 1-4 Hotels To Redeem Your World of Hyatt Free Night Awards Check out our best choices for using your Hyatt free night awards. From family-friendly to luxury, there's something for everyone.

Hyatt is planning on announcing category changes soon. If you've got a Hyatt Free Night Award, you'll probably want to use it before Hyatt changes categories.

Here's our updated list of Hyatt Cat 1-4 properties where AwardWallet users have saved the most: awardwallet.com/hotels/world...

Citi to Devalue ThankYou Point Transfer Ratios to Two Hotel Partners in Mid-April — What to Know In April 2026, Citi will devalue transfer ratios to two ThankYou Rewards hotel partners: Choice and Preferred Hotels. Here’s what to know.

Trio of Citi news this weekend - both good and bad:
1. Citi is devaluing transfer rates to two hotel partners in mid-April: awardwallet.com/news/citi-th...
2. New 30% transfer bonus to Virgin: awardwallet.com/news/citi-th...
3. New 25% transfer bonus to LifeMiles: awardwallet.com/news/avianca...

Airlines That Let You Extend Elite Status for Life Events (New Kid, Illness, School, and More) Sometimes, life happens. And if you lose your elite status when it does, almost a dozen airlines stand at the ready to help you get it back.

Have a new kid? Heading back to school? Recovering from an illness or injury?

Many (but sadly not all) airlines have a policy to let you pause or extend your elite status.

Here's a breakdown of 11 airlines that offer these flyer-friendly policies: awardwallet.com/airlines/whi...

Earning Points and Miles as a College Student: How to Do It and Why to Start While You're Enrolled Even when you're in college, you can earn points and miles to meet your travel goals. Here are some of the best ways to earn lots of points.

Love this post by Tyler about how college students can get started (responsibly) earning points and miles while in college, combining his recent experiencing doing exactly that with the knowledge of a few years working professionally in the space: awardwallet.com/credit-cards...

For sure. And did you actually score a saver award in Polaris from South Africa? 😯

How I Booked a $4k Business Class Flight for Just $1,161 (Without Using Card Rewards) Credit card points and miles are our favorite way to save on travel. But don't overlook other ways to save on travel without credit cards.

After more than 11 years of earning and burning, Katie and I are pretty much tapped out in credit card bonuses.

So we actively look for other "hacks" to generate points.

Here's how we scored a $4k flight in ANA THE Room for 15 hours for $1161 each: awardwallet.com/airlines/buy...

Last Chance: Earn a Companion Pass Through February 2027 Plus Up to 40k Points With These Southwest Credit Card Offers All three personal Southwest cards are offering new applicants a Companion Pass plus up to 40,000 Rapid Rewards points. Here's how to apply.

Southwest Airlines isn't what it used to be... but, the Companion Pass is still as powerful as ever!

And you can get the Companion Pass through Febrauary 2027 (plus bonus points) through Southwest credit card offers ending soon: awardwallet.com/credit-cards...

This Week In Points & Miles: Emirates Slashes Partner Award Pricing, New Amex Lounge, and 50+ Other Stories From AwardWallet Learn A quick snapshot of 50+ travel and loyalty program stories published on AwardWallet Learn between March 2-8, 2026.

AwardWallet is now on Substack! Subscribe for free to get an overview of each week's news, promotions, and card offers each Monday.

To give you an idea what to expect, here's our first post: awardwallet.substack.com/p/this-week-...

From St. Regis to Autograph Collection: 10 Best Marriott Points Redemptions for Luxury Stays AwardWallet crunched the numbers. Here are the 10 luxury properties where you’ll get the best value when redeeming Marriott Bonvoy points.

Looking to use your Marriott Bonvoy points at luxury properties? Generally your points aren't going to go very far.

But not at these properties.

Here are 10 luxury Marriott properties where AwardWallet users have averaged more than 1.87 cpp in value: awardwallet.com/hotels/marri...

Thrifty Traveler Premium Price Increase This Saturday — Act Now to Lock in Lower Price for Life Thrifty Traveler Premium is my favorite flight deal service. Here's why you'll want to sign up now before prices increase this weekend.

Thrifty Traveler Premium prices are increasing 😑

But, if you subscribe before Saturday, you'll lock in current pricing for life.

Plus, save $20 off your first year using AwardWallet's link (and get a 100-day money-back guarantee): awardwallet.com/news/thrifty...

Emirates Revamps Partner Award Charts, Dropping Redemption Rates Up to 76% Emirates Skywards just revamped its partner award charts, and it's actually good news for flyers! Here's our breakdown of the changes.

📰Scoop: Emirates just revamped its partner award charts, dropping award rates by up to 76%!

Pecuiliar timing for sure, but great news for award travelers. Here's my breakdown of the changes:
awardwallet.com/news/airline...

How to Fly Delta One Lie-Flat Seats on Domestic Routes in March 2026 In March 2026, Delta is operating Delta One business class seats on 58 domestic routes. Here's how you fly in lay-flat business seats.

In March, Delta is flying a whopping 2,200+ domestic flights with lay-flat Delta One seats.

Here's a breakdown of all 58 domestic routes and which flights to book:
awardwallet.com/airlines/del...

Welcome to AwardWallet Learn AwardWallet just launched a new look (and name) for the educational side of our site. Here's how to make the most of AwardWallet Learn!

The "AwardWallet Blog" has a new look — and a new name!

Over the past year, we've been building a new points and miles learning experience to maximize the experience for AwardWallet users.

Here are the new features of AwardWallet Learn: awardwallet.com/features/lau...

Top Credit Card Offers for February 2026 — 20 Offers Worth Over $1,500! The AwardWallet editorial team compiles the top rewards credit card offers each month. Here are the top offers to consider in February 2026.

Tons of valuable new credit card offers have launched in the past couple of weeks. By our count, over 20 cards are currently offering sign-up bonuses worth at least $1,500!

Here's a roundup of the best credit card offers currently available: awardwallet.com/credit-cards...

New United℠ Business Card Offer: Earn 100,000 Bonus MileagePlus Miles and 2,000 PQP The United Business Card offers a 100k-mile bonus plus a 2,000 PQP boost toward United Premier elite status. Here's how to apply.

Got a small business? Good news: you can score a six-digit miles bonus plus a boost toward earning United elite status: awardwallet.com/credit-cards...

Barclays Aviator Cards Are About to Convert to Citi AAdvantage Cards — Here’s What to Know Citi is becoming the sole issuer of AAdvantage credit cards, and it’s revealed details on the Aviator card conversion. Here’s what to know.

📰Just announced: Here's when and how American Airlines Barclays cards are being converted to Citi - and what you might want to do before that happens: awardwallet.com/news/credit-...

How to Earn United Premier Qualifying Points (PQP) on Credit Card Spending in 2026 Want to earn United Premier status without lots of flights? Here's how to obtain United Premier Qualifying Points via credit card spending.

Did you know you can earn United elite status -- all the way up to top-tier Premier 1K -- just through credit card spending?

But you'll want to have the right United card(s).

Here's how to earn United PQPs on card spending: awardwallet.com/credit-cards...

Nothing Beats a Jet2 Holiday? A Surprising New Way to Use Emirates Skywards Miles Emirates has just announced a partnership with Jet2.com, giving members more ways to redeem Skywards miles. Here's what to know.

Emirates just launched a new partnership with... Jet2?!

Perhaps nothing beats a Jet2 holiday — but this probably isn’t how you want to spend your Emirates Skywards miles.

Here's what to know about this new partnership:
awardwallet.com/news/airline...

Score 75k Bonus Miles and a $250 Travel Credit With This Capital One Venture Card Offer Score 75,000 bonus miles plus a $250 welcome travel credit with the Capital One Venture Card. Here are the details of this offer.

Capital One is back with an elevated offer on an excellent everyday spending card: Get 75k bonus miles plus a $250 travel credit.

That's a minimum of $1,000 of free travel -- and even more if you maximize Capital One's transfer partners.

Full details: awardwallet.com/credit-cards...

Bilt Reveals Full Details of New Cardless Credit Card Portfolio, Opens Applications for Transfers Bilt Rewards just launched three brand-new credit cards. Here are their welcome bonuses, benefits, and annual fees — and how to apply.

💳New Bilt cards just launched!💳

Full details of Bilt's new card portfolio are now live! Existing cardholders can sign up for these new cards starting today -- and even earn a sign-up bonus on the new card.

Here are the full details: awardwallet.com/news/bilt-re...

Happy Festivus! Episode 70 of the #TravelStories Podcast is live on the
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DECEMBER:
- Hotel nights: 20
- RV: 6
- Family: 4
- Redeye: 1

- Brands: 7 (7 nights at Moxy, 4 at Hoxton, 3 at Ibis, 2 at Lidner, 2 at Holiday Inn-The Niu, 1 at Clarion, 1 at Element)

Cost:
- $2,067.48 out-of-pocket
- 24k IHG (0.94 cents per point)
- 20k Choice (1.13 cpp)
- 17.5k Hyatt (3.36 cpp)

DECEMBER:
- Hotel nights: 20
- RV: 6
- Family: 4
- Redeye: 1

- Brands: 7 (7 nights at Moxy, 4 at Hoxton, 3 at Ibis, 2 at Lidner, 2 at Holiday Inn-The Niu, 1 at Clarion, 1 at Element)

Cost:
- $2,067.48 out-of-pocket
- 24k IHG (0.94 cents per point)
- 20k Choice (1.13 cpp)
- 17.5k Hyatt (3.36 cpp)

DECEMBER
- Flight miles: 11,953 (8,311 in biz/first)
- Flights: 10
- Airlines: 6 (Air France, Lufthansa, Finnair, LOT Polish, Condor, American)
- Airports: 11

Cost:
- $673.56 out-of-pocket
- 62.5k Alaska points
- 45k Flying Blue miles
- 20.5k United miles
- 11.5k AA miles

Rounding out the list:
- Hilton: 21 nights, Diamond Elite x2 (via Aspire)
- Choice: 14 nights ($0 cost + 144k points)
- Wyndham: 7 nights ($0 cost + 81k points)
- Accor: 7 nights ($1,063 total cost before $600 in FHR credits)
- 9 nights via AAHotels, Delta Stays, and Chase Travel

Hyatt
- 50 nights stayed
- 2026 status: Globalist (Katie)
- $431 total out-of-pocket
- 254,500 points redeemed
- 5 free night certs redeemed (avg alt cost $286)
- $155.63 most expensive night (Hyatt Centric The Liberties Dublin)
- $68.85 cheapest night (Hyatt Regency Dubai x4)

IHG
- 69 nights stayed
- 2026 status: Diamond Elite (JT)
- $6,225.58 total out-of-pocket
- 644,000 points redeemed
- 5 free night certs redeemed (avg alt cost $230)
- $839 most expensive night (Six Senses Laamu x4)
- $54 cheapest night (Garner Hotel Istanbul Arnavutkoy)

Marriott:
- 75 nights stayed
- 2026 status: Titanium Elite (x2)
- $7,867.81 total out-of-pocket
- 157,000 points redeemed
- 7 free night certs redeemed (avg alt cost $328)
- $220 most expensive night (Le Meridien Maldives x7)
- $74 cheapest night (Courtyard Aberdeen Airport)