Not exact matches
Those vacations
typically mean
booking airline flights at peak times, renting hotels at daily or weekly rates, and eating out at restaurants, all of which is expensive.
The most important of those advantages is that US
airlines don't
typically charge fuel surcharges on award tickets
booked on their own flights, and often don't pass along their partners» fuel surcharges.
They
typically require you to
book a published routing (something you can buy from the
airline's website) and they specifically prohibit any significant backtracking on awards.
We
typically research using a search tool, and then
book directly through the
airline or our travel rewards credit card «s
booking tool.
You
typically can add this information to the
booking later once the gift has been given, but if you include their frequent - flyer number on the reservation it is quite likely that the flights will show up in their list of upcoming trips in their
airline account and may even land in their inbox.
The rest of the partner
airlines can
typically be
booked on Alaskaair.com.
There are a few other partners, but these are
typically the best values and also have the most extensive opportunities for redemption (e.g., Avios can be used to
book domestic flights on American
Airlines and Alaska
Airlines).
I
typically like to
book directly with the
airlines rather than with other
booking agencies, however, that doesn't necessarily matter.
When an
airline takes part in one of these alliances, they automatically provide their customers access to flights with other members, and often
typically offer reciprocal award
booking, mileage earning and status recognition.
For instance, cards that offer Chase Ultimate Reward points, American Express Membership Reward points and Capital One miles all allow you to
book flights using their points on any
airline,
typically at a rate of 1 percent (so a $ 150 ticket would cost 15,000 miles, in most cases, though the rate of return on Chase points is slightly better, depending on the card you have).
Airlines typically sell travel insurance when you
book a ticket online, and many credit cards also offer protection against canceled or delayed flights.
Alaska
Airlines flights
booked with Mileage Plan miles are
typically priced based on distance and inventory levels.
Countermeasures:
Book early enough (330 days in advance
typically is your first opportunity) to snag tickets on an
airline that doesn't levy the surcharge.