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How To Take Advantage of Schedule Changes

by JayceFeb 22, 2020Air Canada, How To, Travel Better, Travel Tips, WestJet13 Comments

If you've experienced a schedule change, you know that it can be inconvenient but did you know that you can leverage it to your advantage?

Understanding How to Negotiate with Anchoring

by JayceJan 22, 2020How To, Our Insights, Tips and Tricks, Travel Better3 Comments

Ever wonder why some people tend to get better resolutions to their complaints? Anchoring is a key reason why.

Travel Hacking From Scratch – Part 8 – Alternatives to DIY

by JayceJan 5, 2020Award Bookings, Award Redemptions, Burning Miles, Guides, How To, Tips and Tricks0 Comments

If you are looking to get into Travel Hacking but you're worried about how much time it will take to learn how to use your miles and points, we've got a solution for you.

Pro Tip – Merge Reservations to Redeem Marriott 7 Night Certificate

by ChaoApr 28, 2018Hotel Tips, How To, Pro Tip, Travel Tips, Trip Planning19 Comments

Having trouble finding availability for your Marriott 7 Night Certificate? PointsNerd helps out with a pro tip on what to do when you don’t see award availability, how to search effectively, and why you should make separate reservations.

How to Plan a Trip to Saint Pierre & Miquelon by Plane and Ferry

by ChaoApr 25, 2018Data Points, Experiences, How To, Travel Better, Trip Planning4 Comments

Make a trip to Saint Pierre & Miquelon (France) for only $115 roundtrip from Newfoundland! Read PointsNerd's in depth post on trip planning tips and the cost to ferry or fly to this unique and culturally rich territory.

How to Search Availability on Miles & More Mileage Bargains

by ChaoMar 13, 2018Award Redemptions, Finding Award Availability, How To, Tips and Tricks, Tools I Use, Tools We Like0 Comments

PointsNerd gives you the step-by-step way to find amazing award redemptions with Lufthansa's Miles and More Program.

How To Know If You’re On A Good Plane

by JayceFeb 13, 2018How To, Travel Better4 Comments

When you are new to booking reward flights, you’re just happy to find availability but once you’ve been doing it a while, you start to get a little choosy about what you are willing to use your points on. In fact, you may go out of your way to avoid inferior products. As an example,

How To Use ExpertFlyer to Find Your Awards

by JayceSep 4, 2017How To, Tools We Like2 Comments

In the past, I have shown you some of the free tools I use to help me find awards such as Award.Flights but sometimes, these tools just don’t cut it. Maybe you need to search for an award with an airline that isn’t part of the Award.Flight search criteria or maybe you would rather automate some of

How To Write Effective Complaint Letters

by JayceSep 1, 2017How To, Travel Better0 Comments

We’ve all had poor experiences with our travel. Whether it be with the hotel or the airlines, something has probably happened to you where you feel like you got gipped on your vacation. It can be as small as a flight attendant forgetting to bring you that blanket or as big as having your car

What To Do If You Can’t Find Award Availability

by JayceApr 25, 2017Guides, How To3 Comments

I’ve mentioned in the past that a big part of Travel Hacking and finding award availability is having flexibility when you search but what happens if you just don’t have that flexibility? Well, the simple answer is to either pay for your travel with cash (that’s a last ditch effort for me, though I have