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Airlines
Etihad Guest After the Devaluation: What Your Miles Are Still Worth in 2026
Etihad Guest devalued aggressively in September 2025 — but specific niche routes still produce reasonable cents-per-mile redemptions for the right traveler.
Pointify Research Team7 min read
Points & Miles
The Avios Off-Peak Calendar 2026: When 22,000 Miles Gets You to Europe
Iberia and British Airways still publish off-peak award charts in 2026 — and at 22,000 Avios for one-way economy or 34,000 for off-peak business, they're some of the cheapest transatlantic redemptions still available. Here are the exact dates, routes, and traps.
Pointify Research Team9 min read
Travel Guides
Cash vs Points: The 2026 Decision Framework (With Three Worked Examples)
"Should I use points or cash?" has a real answer, and it isn't cents-per-point. Here's the framework: opportunity cost, alternative use, and the threshold below which paying cash wins. With three real bookings worked through end to end.
Pointify Research Team11 min read
Airlines
EVA Air Royal Laurel: The Best Transpacific Award You're Not Booking
Most US points travelers default to ANA, JAL, or Cathay for transpacific business class. EVA Air's Royal Laurel — bookable for 75,000 Aeroplan miles or 80,000 United miles — is the underrated alternative with consistently better availability and a competitive product. Here's why and how.
Pointify Research Team10 min read
Airlines
Alaska + Hawaiian = Atmos Rewards. What Actually Changed for Your Miles.
Alaska Air Group closed its $1.9B acquisition of Hawaiian Airlines in September 2024. Eighteen months in, the unified Atmos Rewards program is live — and if you have miles in either program, the rules changed in your favor.
Pointify Research Team7 min read
Travel Deals
Alaska Atmos Rewards: Buy Points at 1.88¢ Each With 100% Bonus (Through May 2)
Atmos Rewards (the program Alaska calls Mileage Plan) opened a tiered buy-points promo April 2: 80% bonus at 3–9k, 90% at 10–19k, and the full 100% at 20–100k. At the top tier you’re paying 1.88¢/point for a currency whose partner sweet spots routinely clear 3–6¢. Here’s the Pointify math.
Pointify Research Team6 min read
Destinations
How to fly to Paris with points in 2026 — the cash vs award math
Summer fares from the East Coast trough at April shoulder; KLM/AF transfer bonuses run ~quarterly. Cash from $480, awards from 50,000 Flying Blue points.
Pointify Research Team6 min read
Destinations
How to fly to Tokyo with points in 2026 — the cash vs award math
Virgin Atlantic + ANA partner award is the best-kept secret — 55k one-way in ANA business. Cash from $780, awards from 55,000 Virgin Atlantic points.
Pointify Research Team6 min read
Destinations
How to fly to London with points in 2026 — the cash vs award math
Short-haul Avios redemptions to LHR from Boston/NYC cost fewer points than the hotel in Heathrow. Cash from $420, awards from 38,000 British Airways Avios points.
Pointify Research Team6 min read
Destinations
How to fly to Rome with points in 2026 — the cash vs award math
ITA Airways joined SkyTeam; the Flying Blue chart plus Promo Rewards make spring a cheap hit. Cash from $520, awards from 55,000 Flying Blue points.
Pointify Research Team6 min read
Destinations
How to fly to Bali with points in 2026 — the cash vs award math
Singapore stopover rule means you can drop into Bali for two nights on the way to/from SIN. Cash from $1,100, awards from 92,000 Singapore KrisFlyer points.
Pointify Research Team6 min read
Destinations
How to fly to Dubai with points in 2026 — the cash vs award math
Alaska partner chart to Emirates business is still one of the top 3 redemptions on the planet. Cash from $900, awards from 82,500 Alaska Mileage Plan points.
Pointify Research Team6 min read
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