United for ~1/3 the points, one last run at the Companion Pass, and more (Week in Review)

Earlier this week, I flew my first Air India-ticketed award on United Airlines. I paid 5,500 Air India Maharaja Club points and about $20 to fly from Chicago, IL (ORD) to Albany, NY (ALB). That was a terrific deal against cash rates (which were about $250) or the 15,000 miles that United would have charged […] The pos…

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