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Tips and guides for getting the most from your miles and points.
What's New on BidMiles — April 2026
New auction sources, account features, favoriting, smarter alerts, and a redesigned homepage — here's everything we've shipped over the past few weeks.
What the Points Community Has Learned About Bidding on Experience Auctions
Auto-extending auctions, tax surprises, and why the boring listings are often the best deals. Collected wisdom from r/churning, FlyerTalk, and the miles blog world.
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's how to calculate cents per point and figure out which side of that line you're on.
Miles and Points Auctions: A Beginner's Guide
Never bid on an experience with loyalty points before? Here's what these auctions actually are, which programs run them, and how to avoid overpaying.
Which Loyalty Programs Have the Best Experience Auctions?
Not every points program runs auctions worth paying attention to. Here's an honest look at which ones actually deliver interesting experiences.
How BidMiles Actually Works
BidMiles pulls auction data from 9 loyalty programs into one place. Here's what's happening under the hood and what we don't do.
Why I Built BidMiles (I Kept Missing Great Auctions)
I missed multiple Wyndham auctions that closed at 3-4 cents per point. That frustration turned into BidMiles — here's the full story.