Toma Bojanin — Founder, AwardLocker
Points and miles writer, builder, and practitioner. I publish everything you read on AwardLocker.
About me
I'm the founder of AwardLocker. I built the tool because I spent years manually cross-checking a dozen airline programs to find the cheapest path for a trip, and nothing on the market was both live and affordable. So I wrote it.
The writing on this site — the 300+ long-form guides, the award chart deep dives, the per-card strategy notes — comes from a mix of personal redemptions, primary research into each program's current terms, and methodical testing against real bookings. When you read a number on this site (mileage cost, fuel surcharge, hotel category), I've either paid for that redemption, priced it live in the airline's own system, or sourced it from the program's published chart within the last 12 months.
Credentials + disclosures
- Personal experience: Active points traveler since 2016. Redemptions on ANA First, Singapore Suites, Cathay First, Qatar Q-Suite, Lufthansa First, Park Hyatt Tokyo / Maldives / Vendôme, among others.
- Research methodology: Every programmatic claim on this site is rechecked at least annually against the program's official award chart. Dynamic-pricing programs (Delta, United, Hilton, Marriott) are revised more often because their values move.
- No pay-for-placement: Credit card recommendations are based on math, not affiliate priority. When a card's annual fee doesn't pencil out for a specific travel pattern, we say so.
- What I don't cover: Specific cash fare predictions, broker-sold miles (a violation of most program terms), and investment-grade tax advice. For the last category, talk to a CPA.
How I write
Posts on AwardLocker follow a consistent structure because readers need consistent structure: what the redemption is, what it costs, how to book it, when it's worth it, and what the common mistakes are. That structure comes from the questions I had the first time I tried to execute each redemption myself. The writing leans short, plain, and numbers-forward.
Where I have an opinion — for example, that Hilton Honors has weaker per-point value than Hyatt but better earning — I say so explicitly. Where the evidence is mixed, I flag it. Where a program's policy has recently changed, I date the claim.
Contact + social
- Email: [email protected]
- Press inquiries: see the press kit
- Feedback: if a number on this site is wrong or outdated, email with the URL and I'll fix or update within 48 hours.
More about AwardLocker
- About AwardLocker — the product, principles, and technology
- The story — how and why I built it
- Blog — all long-form guides