Blog
Tips and guides for getting the most from your miles and points.
FIFA World Cup 2026 Tickets with Points: What's Still Live This Week
Still chasing 2026 World Cup tickets? Bid Marriott Bonvoy and Qatar Avios on knockout-round ticket and hospitality auctions, with closing dates and CPP math.
The Current Bid Is Not the Closing Price: What Late Bidding Adds in Points Auctions
In 60% of closed points auctions, the verified final price beat the last bid we observed before close. Median uplift 8.0%, with a wild tail. The data on late bidding.
The United Flight Simulator Auction: What 600,000+ MileagePlus Miles Actually Get You
United keeps relisting flight-simulator time in Denver for miles. The 2026 editions cleared at a verified 885,000 and 625,000 - here's the real package.
What 2,000 Closed Points Auctions Reveal About Each Program's Auction Market
We analyzed more than 2,000 closed points auctions across 12 loyalty programs: median winning bids, bidding competition, and each program's distinct auction personality, in actual points.
The Wyndham Championship Pro-Am: The Only Way to Play a PGA Tour Event With Hotel Points
Each June, Wyndham Rewards auctions Wyndham Championship Pro-Am playing spots, the rare points route into a PGA Tour pro-am. What it includes, how to bid.
Bidding the Delta TOUR Championship Starter Lounge with SkyMiles: The Annual August Playbook
Delta's hometown FedExCup finale at East Lake spins up a yearly window of SkyMiles auctions for Starter Lounge access. Here is how to position for them.
Where Hilton Honors Concert Redemptions Went After Ticketmaster (2025 Cutoff Guide)
Hilton ended its Ticketmaster points integration in January 2025. Concert redemptions now run through Hilton Honors Experiences auctions and Live Nation.
The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection on Marriott Bonvoy: When Moments Beat Standard Point Redemption
When Marriott Bonvoy points beat cash on a Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection cruise, and when only a rare Moments drop unlocks onboard perks you can't book.
Pooling Points for a Marriott Bonvoy Moments Bid: The 100k/Year Cap and How Families Actually Stack
How families pool Marriott Bonvoy points for a Moments bid: the 100k send cap, 500k receive cap, the 30/90-day account rule, and the math on stacking accounts.
Marriott Bonvoy Moments Sniping: Why Last-Second Bids Lose (and What to Do Instead)
Sniping loses on Marriott Bonvoy Moments. The fix is a pre-committed max bid plus the soft close and multi-lot timing quirks FlyerTalk reverse-engineered.
What Is Hyatt FIND? The 2026 Beginner's Guide to Hyatt's Experiences Marketplace
Hyatt FIND is World of Hyatt's experiences marketplace: 500+ culinary, wellness, and cultural lots you book with points or cash. How it works and the rules.
The Accor ALL Auction Arbitrage: Why €0.02 Per Point Is the Math That Should Govern Every Bid
Accor ALL gives every point a fixed €0.02 value against hotel stays. That floor turns every Limitless Experiences auction into one simple arbitrage call.
Hyatt FIND Auctions: Why One Bad Bid Can Burn Tens of Thousands of Points
Hyatt FIND auction bids are binding, non-cancellable, and non-refundable. Win and miss the trip and the points are gone. Here is the trap and how to bid safely.
Southwest Rapid Rewards Access Events: The Best Cardholder-Only Redemption Most Members Have Never Heard Of
Southwest Rapid Rewards Access Events are cardmember-only points auctions for concerts, golf weekends, and getaways. The 2026 lineup and how bidding works.
Your AAdvantage Loyalty Points Are a Priceless Auction Bankroll (Here's the Math)
Your AAdvantage Loyalty Point Rewards menu hides a 35,000-mile Mastercard Priceless credit, a cardholder-only subsidy nobody talks about. Here's the math.
Marriott Bonvoy NFL Moments: The Playbook for Super Bowl Suites, Draft Pick Drops, and the Recurring NFL Calendar
Marriott Bonvoy's NFL Moments run on a calendar you can plan around: Super Bowl suites, Draft-pick experiences, Pro Bowl. What drops, when, and how to win one.
The 0.8 CPP Trap: When Capital One Entertainment Actually Beats Transferring Venture Miles
Capital One Venture miles redeem at a fixed 0.8 cents on Capital One Entertainment, about half of transfer value. Here is when 0.8 cpp is still the right call.
United's 1-Mile Drops: Scoring United Club Passes and Experiences for a Single MileagePlus Mile
United MileagePlus runs a quiet 1-mile drop program on Exclusives. The United Club one-time pass is the most common. Here is how to catch the next one.
Hilton × McLaren F1: How to Bid Honors Points for Paddock Club Access
Hilton has been McLaren's Global Hotel Partner for 20 years, and its F1 paddock lots are the most contested on Hilton Honors. Here's what they cost in points.
Capital One Presale Code: It's the First 6 Digits of Your Card
Your Capital One presale code is just your card's first six digits (the BIN). Where to find it, why Ticketmaster rejects it, and exactly which cards qualify.
How to Use SkyMiles for Sphere Las Vegas Tickets (Inside the Delta SKY360° Club)
Delta's 2026 Sphere partnership opened the SKY360 Club to SkyMiles members via SkyMiles Experiences. How to bid, what it's worth, and what's on the calendar.
Marriott Bonvoy's 1-Point Festival Drops: Coachella Was Just the Start
Marriott Bonvoy's 1-point festival drops hit Coachella, Stagecoach, All Points East and Rock en Seine through its renewed AEG deal. Here is how to land one.
Marriott Bonvoy 1-Point Drops: How to Score Experiences for a Single Point
Marriott Bonvoy 1-Point Drops let members claim VIP festival passes, concerts, and World Cup seats for one point. Here is how the drops work and how to win.
What's New on Point Auctions — April 2026
What's new on PointAuctions.com: new auction sources (Emirates, Qantas), free accounts, listing favorites, smarter price alerts, and a redesigned homepage.
What the Points Community Has Learned About Bidding on Experience Auctions
Why you can't snipe points auctions, the 1099 tax trap, and why the boring mid-tier listings are often the best deals. Lessons from r/churning and FlyerTalk.
Cents Per Point: How to Tell If an Auction Is Actually a Good Deal
Points auctions can be great value or a total waste. Here is how to calculate cents per point (CPP) and tell which side of that line an auction lands on.
Miles and Points Auctions: A Beginner's Guide
New to points auctions? A beginner's guide to how miles-and-points experience auctions work, which loyalty programs run them, and how to avoid overpaying.
Which Loyalty Programs Have the Best Experience Auctions?
Which loyalty program has the best experience auctions? An honest, data-backed ranking of Marriott, Delta, Hilton, and United auctions and what to expect.
How Point Auctions Actually Works
PointAuctions.com tracks experience auctions across every major loyalty program in one place. How bidding works, how to read a listing, and what we don't do.
Why I Built Point Auctions (I Kept Missing Great Auctions)
I kept missing Wyndham point auctions that closed at 3-4 cents per point, several times a standard stay. That frustration turned into PointAuctions.com.