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North America: programs and travel guides
Explore selected airline programs with home markets in North America, then follow their award-booking and earning guides.
Selected airline programs
A selection of programs based in this region.
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Dated program updates
Program news and rule changes, with article dates.
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Shared resources for any region
Explore global hotel programs and practical planning tools alongside your regional reading.
Global hotel programs
Useful across regions
- Start here: your first award flight, step by step
Book your first award flight: search for every traveler, check each flight's cabin, compare miles and cash, verify transfers and confirm ticketing.
- How to search for an award flight
A repeatable process for finding, checking and booking an airline award seat before you transfer points.
- How to check airport lounge access before you travel
Check the exact lounge, terminal, operating airline, access credential, guest charges and time limits before you leave for the airport.
- Your first hotel award stay: from search to checkout
Complete one hotel award booking with Hilton Honors or Marriott Bonvoy: fix dates and occupancy, search official points rates, separate award inventory from cash rooms, check points and cash portions before buying points, then confirm, check in and save the folio.
Plan with your own figures
- Award vs cash calculator
Compare paying with points and paying cash using your own point value, including points the cash booking earns, and see the break-even value.
- Points value calculator
Work out what you get per point or mile on one award booking: cash price minus award taxes, divided by points. Runs in your browser.
- Transfer ratio calculator
Convert points to partner miles at a ratio you enter or a sourced ratio with its official link and check date, with optional bonus and minimum block.
Global hotel updates
- Best Western Rewards to join a three-tier WorldHotels program
The merger has a launch date, but members still need the rules for moving balances and status. Here is what BWH has confirmed and what to watch before the Janua…
- Hilton lets eligible members put points toward hotel bills at app checkout
Pay with Points began as a limited US rollout for Silver members and above. The app offers a new payment choice, but members still need to check the hotel, cove…
Regional collections group selected programs by home market, with related reading. They do not list live fares, routes or reward availability. Check each guide for its scope and source dates.