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Points & Miles
Wyndham Devaluation: Navigating the Changes
Wyndham's award changes bring new tiers and redemption rates, impacting travelers' point strategies. Learn how to adapt and find value in the updated program.
Zoheb Alvi4 min read
Points & Miles
Marriott Bonvoy Sweet Spots
Marriott Bonvoy offers valuable redemption options, but which ones are the best?
Zoheb Alvi4 min read
Product Updates
You can now search flights and value your points inside ChatGPT and Claude
Pointify is now a connector for ChatGPT and Claude. Ask for a route and cabin right in the chat and get cash fares, award availability, cents-per-point math, and current deals — with the booking finished on Pointify.
Pointify Research Team6 min read
Points & Miles
Delta Award Routes for 7,500 Points
Delta SkyMiles can be unpredictable, but booking through Virgin Atlantic Flying Club offers a sweet spot for 472 routes at 7,500 points, requiring strategic planning and transfer partnerships.
Zoheb Alvi4 min read
Points & Miles
Barclays' 10x Authorized-User Offer: Do the Math Before You Add
Barclays is dangling 10x points for adding an authorized user to select cobranded cards. The cap makes this a $60 decision, not a jackpot — here is the honest math.
Zoheb Alvi5 min read
Points & Miles
The Viator Chase Offer Is $10 — The Stack Around It Is the Point
An 8% Chase Offer on Viator and Tripadvisor Experiences caps out at $10. Alone it is trivial; stacked with a portal and the right card it turns tours into 20%-plus-back purchases.
Zoheb Alvi4 min read
Points & Miles
Rakuten's 5,000-Point Referral: The Best $50 Conversion in Points
Rakuten's referral promotion pays both sides $50 or 5,000 Membership Rewards points on a $50 spend. As a points-per-dollar conversion, almost nothing else comes close.
Zoheb Alvi4 min read
Points & Miles
One Hotel, Seven Prices: A Case Study in Paid-Stay Optimization
The same two-night stay priced anywhere from $302 to $1,052 depending on the booking channel. Here is the checklist that finds the cheap version of any paid hotel night.
Zoheb Alvi4 min read
Points & Miles
LifeMiles Sweet Spots: Where Avianca's Quirky Pricing Pays Off
Avianca LifeMiles prices some Star Alliance awards absurdly low — 7,500-mile United hops, 69,000-mile business class to Europe — if you can live with its quirks.
Zoheb Alvi4 min read
Points & Miles
Maximizing Points Value
Learn to increase loyalty points value by 20-50% through smart transfer partners and redemption options.
Zoheb Alvi4 min read
Points & Miles
Booking ANA First Class with Points
Learn how to book ANA The Room first class using points from various loyalty programs, including transfer partners and mileage rates, to experience one of the world's most luxurious flights.
Zoheb Alvi4 min read
Points & Miles
Virgin Atlantic Voucher Gifting
Virgin Atlantic's recent update allows Silver and Gold members to gift their annual credit card voucher, offering new redemption opportunities for points travelers.
Zoheb Alvi4 min read
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