Award flight tip *: Points needed for free flights are based on fares and are valued at 1 to 2 cents each.
Award flight tip *: United has made it harder to include stopovers and limited routes eligible for award flights.
Award flight tip *: Flying Blue releases «Promo Awards» from different cities each month that are discounted up to 50 percent.
Award flight tip *: Partner awards must be round - trip.
Award flight tip *: Dynamic pricing for award flights on select routes means premium seats can cost twice as much.
Award flight tip *: Eligible trips must begin or end in the U.S., and a portion has to be on Alaska Airlines.
Award flight tip *: Round - trip business class awards from the US - Europe cost 88,000 miles, just beware of high fuel surcharges on some partners.
Award flight tip *: Miles & More members have better access to Lufthansa and SWISS first class awards.
Not exact matches
Tip # 4: The Cash and Points option can also be valuable in some instances; look into this as a hybrid of booking an
awards flight.
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Tip: If you need some inspiration for future
award flights, check out the best ways to redeem Ultimate Rewards and Membership Rewards.
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Tip: Check out some of the other fun ways you can redeem Korean Air SkyPass miles for
award flights.
Tip # 4: The Cash and Points option can also be valuable in some instances; look into this as a hybrid of booking an
awards flight.
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Tip: Aer Lingus AerClub members and existing Avios.com members can now book Aer Lingus
award flights on Avios.com.
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Tip: If you want some fun
award flight ideas, check out the best ways to redeem Membership Rewards points!
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Tip: If you must take a specific
flight and have enough miles, you can lock in a Flex
Award since it is free to change or cancel, then keep checking back to see if a cheaper Classic
Award becomes available.
I've given you the high - level details here, but I want to share 5
tips on how you can book your own
award flights for any length of trip:
Tip # 4: The Cash and Points option can also be valuable in some instances; look into this as a hybrid of booking an
awards flight.
Hot
Tip: Check out some of the other fun ways you can redeem Korean Air SkyPass miles for
award flights.
A look at how you can make the best of American Airlines's very restrictive rule that prevents travelers from booking stopovers on AAdvantage
award flights, plus a
tip on how to search for
award flights that some airlines won't show you.
Pro
Tip: If you book economy class
flights, you should always compare the travel portal rate to the number of points required to book an
award flight with one of Chase's airline partners.
A real life example of why it is hard to always stick to one class with
award flights came about the other day in our Oneworld
tips, tricks and tools post: what would you prefer, a business class
flight with an overnight, and a terminal change, or a coach
flight with a short 2 hour layover?