by Cherry | Senior Travel Editor, The Miles Academy | Dec 22, 2025 | Flight Booking Tips and Strategies
Holiday flight prices have a special talent for wrecking a travel budget. When everyone tries to fly home at the same time, cash fares jump, award prices follow, and decent deals are suddenly hard to find. If you rely on points and miles to save money, the holidays...
by Cherry | Senior Travel Editor, The Miles Academy | Dec 22, 2025 | Flight Booking Tips and Strategies
Many people think miles are just free travel. If they can pay for a flight with miles, they do it and feel good about it. We understand that. You see a big number in your account, you see an award seat, and you want to use it before it disappears. We look at miles in...
by Cherry | Senior Travel Editor, The Miles Academy | Dec 22, 2025 | Flight Booking Tips and Strategies
Premium economy is the middle ground between tight regular seats and very pricey lie flat cabins. You get more space, better service, and a calmer experience, but you still pay far less than the very front of the plane. On many international trips, premium economy...
by Cherry | Senior Travel Editor, The Miles Academy | Dec 22, 2025 | Flight Booking Tips and Strategies
If we have ever stood by the baggage carousel in a busy airport, watching everyone else collect their bags while ours never shows up, we know how fast a trip can go from exciting to stressful. It is a sick feeling, especially when we realize that our clothes, shoes,...
by Cherry | Senior Travel Editor, The Miles Academy | Dec 22, 2025 | Flight Booking Tips and Strategies
We’ve all been there, standing in the airport, checking the departures board, and then boom. Canceled. Just like that, your plans are a mess. Now what? Can you get another flight? What if it’s not until tomorrow? Are you simply unlucky? Take a breath. The airline...
by Cherry | Senior Travel Editor, The Miles Academy | Dec 22, 2025 | Flight Booking Tips and Strategies
People like simple rules, and one of the most popular is the idea that there is one special day of the week when flights are always cheaper. Many travelers repeat that Tuesday is the magic day to buy tickets as if it were a law. Airfare does not follow that kind of...
