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How to Use the Qantas Shopping Online Portal to Earn More Miles

How to Use the Qantas Shopping Online Portal to Earn More Miles

The Qantas Shopping online portal is a handy resource for earning extra Qantas Points for your Frequent Flyer account. It’s really simple to use — you just need to remember to click through from the shopping portal each time you…

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Alaska Airlines Review – Seats, Amenities, Customer Service, Baggage Fees & More

Alaska Airlines Review – Seats, Amenities, Customer Service, Baggage Fees & More

Frequently named “Best U.S. Airline” by many awards that passengers vote on themselves (including Condé Nast Traveller, Kayak, etc.), Alaska Airlines provides great service and has a very loyal customer base. If you’re looking to fly Alaska for a future…

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Southwest Flights & Routes to Hawaii – A Complete Guide [2023]

Southwest Flights & Routes to Hawaii – A Complete Guide [2023]

Southwest Airlines has been flying to Hawaii since March 2019. After lots of initial anticipation about how many routes the airline would operate, it has settled on a small, but mighty, set of daily flights to Hawaii from multiple cities…

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The 21 Best International First Class Airlines in the World

The 21 Best International First Class Airlines in the World

At Upgraded Points, we get a lot of questions about which are the “best” first class airlines. While there’s no objective answer that will please all travelers, we believe it’s worthwhile to create a list of our favorites. This list…

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American Airlines’ ConciergeKey Top-Tier Status [Complete Guide]

American Airlines’ ConciergeKey Top-Tier Status [Complete Guide]

American Airlines’ ConciergeKey status is the holy grail for any frequent AA flyer. It’s the top tier in its AAdvantage program, given only to those who spend more money than almost any other consumers. There are plenty who salivate over…

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The Definitive Guide to Air France’s Direct Routes From the U.S. [Plane Types & Seat Options]

The Definitive Guide to Air France’s Direct Routes From the U.S. [Plane Types & Seat Options]

Air France, the flag carrier of France, has some very intriguing products from an aviation perspective — and there’s no question that it’s one of the top ways to fly to Europe. The program has a combined loyalty program with KLM…

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Delta Air Lines Review – Seats, Amenities, Customer Service, Baggage Fees, & More

Delta Air Lines Review – Seats, Amenities, Customer Service, Baggage Fees, & More

Delta Air Lines is one of the oldest U.S. carriers and certainly one of the most respected. If you’re considering flying with Delta, then keep on reading this review, which covers all aspects of Delta’s service and operations. You can…

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How To Use Spirit Airlines’ Free Spirit Dining Program To Earn More Points

How To Use Spirit Airlines’ Free Spirit Dining Program To Earn More Points

If you’re earning Free Spirit points with Spirit Airlines, did you know that you can earn them even when you’re dining out? Sounds too good to be true, doesn’t it? Just join the Free Spirit Dining program, and you can…

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How to Use the HawaiianMiles Online Shopping Mall to Earn More Miles

How to Use the HawaiianMiles Online Shopping Mall to Earn More Miles

Update: As of June 2, 2020, the Hawaiian Airlines Shopping Mall has been discontinued.  Do you fly frequently with Hawaiian Airlines and love earning miles to put towards reward flights? Well, you can do this through your everyday online shopping with…

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Ryanair Baggage Fees & Tips To Cover the Expenses

Ryanair Baggage Fees & Tips To Cover the Expenses

Ryanair does things a bit differently with its baggage policy.  As you’ll see below, Economy passengers booking a Standard or Flexi Plus fare pay for each piece of luggage, while Plus and Family Plus passengers have checked luggage included. It’s…

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The Definitive Guide to Etihad’s Direct Routes From the U.S. [Plane Types and Seats]

The Definitive Guide to Etihad’s Direct Routes From the U.S. [Plane Types and Seats]

Etihad Airways gets a lot of attention for its outstanding premium cabin products and friendly onboard service. As one of the few carriers that flies directly from the U.S. to the Middle East, Etihad Airways has plenty to offer to…

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The Definitive Guide to Emirates’ Direct Routes From the U.S. [Plane Types & Seat Options]

The Definitive Guide to Emirates’ Direct Routes From the U.S. [Plane Types & Seat Options]

Ah, Emirates! What a glorious airline. Look no further than Emirates if you want an airline with tons of bling and showiness. With a well-deserved reputation, it’s no wonder Emirates is probably the airline that pops into your head when…

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The 9 Best Ways To Redeem 60,000 United Airlines Miles

The 9 Best Ways To Redeem 60,000 United Airlines Miles

United Airlines is one of the major U.S. airlines. MileagePlus, the United Airlines loyalty program, has several advantages over other airline rewards programs that can make it especially valuable for redeeming airline miles. These include no fuel surcharges on reward…

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11 Best Ways to Redeem Lufthansa Miles & More Miles for Max Value

11 Best Ways to Redeem Lufthansa Miles & More Miles for Max Value

Lufthansa is not an award program most people think of when wanting to book an award flight. The inability to search for award flights without miles in your account and the fact that Lufthansa doesn’t partner with any transferable currencies…

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Asiana Airlines Baggage Fees & Tips To Cover the Expenses

Asiana Airlines Baggage Fees & Tips To Cover the Expenses

Asiana Airlines is conveniently straightforward when it comes to baggage fees. The South Korea-based airline uses a weight allowance for domestic flights with no maximum number of items permitted, and a clear-cut piece allowance for all other routes. If you’re…

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17 Best Ways To Redeem Singapore KrisFlyer Miles for Max Value [2024]

17 Best Ways To Redeem Singapore KrisFlyer Miles for Max Value [2024]

Singapore Airlines is one of the world’s most beloved airlines. The iconic uniforms of Singapore Airlines flight attendants symbolize the airline’s exemplary customer service. Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) is also lauded as one of the best airports in the world,…

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Japan Airlines 777 Business Class Review — Los Angeles to Tokyo

Japan Airlines 777 Business Class Review — Los Angeles to Tokyo

Airline: Japan Airlines (JL) Aircraft: Boeing 777-300ER Flight #: JL 61 Route: Los Angeles (LAX) > Tokyo-Narita (NRT) Date: November 7, 2018 Duration: 11 hr 45 min Cabin & Layout: Japan Airlines Business Class, 49-seat capacity across 7 rows, 2-3-2 Seats: 5G (mini-cabin) Miles Used: 60,000 American…

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Virgin Australia Boeing 777 Business Class Review [SYD > LAX > BNE]

Virgin Australia Boeing 777 Business Class Review [SYD > LAX > BNE]

Airline: Virgin Australia (VA) Aircraft: Boeing 777 (VH-VOZ) Flight #: VA 1 Route: Sydney (SYD) > Los Angeles (LAX) Date: October 17, 2018 Duration: 13hr 08min Cabin & Layout: “The Business,” 37 seats, 1-2-1 Seat(s): 5A Miles Used: 95,500 Velocity…

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22 Best Ways To Earn Lots of Southwest Rapid Rewards Points [2023]

22 Best Ways To Earn Lots of Southwest Rapid Rewards Points [2023]

Southwest Airlines is the world’s largest low-cost carrier, but it does not have any airline partners. This means the points you earn for its Rapid Rewards frequent flyer program are only redeemable on Southwest flights. So, how fast can you…

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23 Best Ways To Earn Lots of United MileagePlus Miles

23 Best Ways To Earn Lots of United MileagePlus Miles

United Airlines has one of the most popular frequent flyer programs in the U.S., and there are some great ways to earn United miles for award flights. In fact, the number of ways to earn miles with the United MileagePlus…

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United Airlines Review – Seats, Amenities, Customer Service, Baggage Fees, & More

United Airlines Review – Seats, Amenities, Customer Service, Baggage Fees, & More

There’s no doubt you know United Airlines (and may have even flown with them before), but are you aware of their different fare types, the ins and outs of their baggage allowances, and all of their extra fees/add-ons? What about…

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