This is just a shameless advert because the referral bonus has doubled for three days only, starting today. But, in all seriousness, if you haven’t checked out Rocketmiles, they offer a truly great service.

What it’s good for

• Booking travel for others
• Keeping mileage accounts active
• Earning AAdvantage miles (the one with the least amount of transfer partners)
• Sometimes getting a better cancellation policy than booking through other sites

If you have to book travel for a whole team of people, do it through Rocketmiles. You can get the bonus for booking over and over. And believe me, it adds up QUICKLY.

You can be anywhere in the world, courtesy of miles, that much faster.

Their customer service is also pretty good, too. Any time I’ve had an issue, the team in Chicago has been able to solve it within 24 hours.

The biggest thing to look out for is the daily rate. Sometimes they charge a little bit more, but when you factor in the value of the miles, it’s obvious that the miles are worth paying a little more for. There is no set standard, and the value will be case-by-case. Research your options ahead of time, and if Rocketmiles comes out, ahead, great. It’s always good to have another tool in your arsenal. After all, if all you have is a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail.

What it’s NOT good for

If you book through Rocketmiles, you will NOT earn hotel points. Meaning, if you book at a Hyatt, for example, you will not earn Hyatt Gold Passport points. If you book at a Hilton, you will not earn Hilton HHonors points. And so on. This is fine if you want to book a boutique hotel that doesn’t offer points anyway. It all depends on what you value more. In my case, I’d take American miles over Hilton points any day of the week.

Bottom line

If you have travel coming up within the next six months, give Rocketmiles a try. Weight the pros and cons and see if they come out ahead, which they sometimes do.

And, as always, I appreciate if you sign up using my link.

Happy travels!

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