# oneworld
Beginner's Guide: How Do U.S. Credit Card Points, Airline Miles, and Hotel Points Work?
U.S. credit card points are far more than just “saving up points to exchange for flights.” What’s the difference between UR, MR, TYP, airline miles, and hotel points? Which setup i...
Japan Airlines (JL) Mileage Guide: Latest Award Chart, Best Redemptions, and Booking Tips
JAL miles are not especially easy to earn in the U.S., but they offer strong redemption value. When redeeming JAL-operated flights at the basic award level, a one-way business-clas...
Cathay Pacific (CX) Miles Guide: Best Redemptions + Award Booking Tips
Overall, Cathay's Asia Miles remains a program worth paying attention to, especially for trips via Hong Kong to Asia and Australia, as well as for booking oneworld multi-carrier it...
Award Ticket Search Guide: The Complete Framework from Finding Space to Transferring Points and Ticketing
The most important part of booking award flights is not memorizing redemption charts, but building a search workflow. Over the past decade and more, we have written many real-world...
Chase British Airways Credit Card: Limited-Time 90,000-Point Welcome Offer
The welcome offer on this card has increased to 90,000 points! You need to spend $5,000 in six months. It’s still a pretty solid deal. Other Avios-earning cards like Chase Iberia a...
British Airways Avios Award Redemption Guide: “About 10% Devaluation Announced for Dec 2025”
British Airways announced that, starting December 15, 2025, award tickets for both British Airways and partner airlines will be adjusted. The increase is about 10%; not only will t...
Alaska Airlines Mileage and Membership Guide: Slight Devaluation, Award Chart Changes for Its Own Flights
Alaska has changed the award chart for its own flights within North America (all segments operated by Alaska). Awards are now based purely on distance, with no more sub-regions. A...
AA Shortens Award Ticket Hold Time to 24 Hours, Down From 5 Days
On April 30, 2025, American Airlines (AA) changed its policy for holding award ticket bookings. Travelers can now place an award ticket on hold for only 24 hours, whereas previousl...
Beginner's Guide: Airline Alliances, Miles, and Membership Programs
I realized we’ve never written a beginner-friendly introduction to airline miles. Recently, we’ve updated a lot of articles about the mileage programs of different airlines, so thi...
American Airlines (AA) Miles and Membership Program
As Delta and UA move further and further down the path of dynamic pricing and devaluation, AA is the only one that still keeps a basic award chart for itself and its partners. You...
Alaska Airlines Offers Fast-Track Elite Status for Employees of Select Companies
Alaska Airlines recently announced an exciting opportunity: employees at nearly 30 companies can fast-track their way to elite status. Links for each company are below: Accenture A...