Are Using Airline Miles for Hotel Awards Worthless?

In a new layer to this argument United Airlines have partnered with Hotwire to bring their unpublished “hot rates” to hotel award options.

This announcement by United’s MileagePlus program is an interesting variation of the traditional hotel award booking with airline miles. There is

That’s right. Hotwire’s hot rates that are usually offered at cut rate prices can now be booked with MileagePlus miles. This seems like a horrible way to redeem your MileagePlus miles.

I almost always find that you should stick with hotel programs for hotel awards and airline programs for airline awards. Rarely can you mix the two and get away with it.

The only exception is the SPG Program that has a 1.25 transfer value to many airlines if you move 20k Starwood points.
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100,000 British Airways Avios Points: The Remix

Get an Introduction to British Airways Avios Points and Learn how to Book an Award Flight Using British Airways Avios Points.

You can also learn more about the Best International Redemption for Avios.

What is going on with Chase this week. They are dropping all-time high bonus offers left and right all within the past 2 days! I hope they aren’t going to burn themselves out.

This marks Back 2 Back years of 100k British Airways Avios point offers. What a way to round out the first year of their re-branded frequent flyer miles program; Avios Points. Thanks to longhorn11 over at Flyertalk for the tip.

But is it the right kind of statement?

Before we get into that, lets look at the Bonus Promo:

100k Avios and Smart-Chip. What a Card

Capital One 100,000 Miles is Back and I Look Forward to Seeing its Back

Last year Capital Unveiled a genius marketing plan for their Venture Card. In…