Yet another travel site is now vying for your attention, and this one wants you to spend a little of your money now to avoid spending a lot later.
Point.Me, created by the people behind the travel blog One Mile at a Time, starts with the same origin-destination-date details as any travel-search site but prices flights in the virtual currencies that are airline frequent-flier miles.
Results take a couple of minutes to stream in, because this site must run individual queries at more than 30 airline sites instead of funneling them through one of the “global distribution system” backends that streamline most flight shopping. Its output may reveal surprising bargains, and not just for those willing to connect instead of flying…