These programs don't have blackout dates or other
award availability issues and instead just assign a cash value to their points.
Not exact matches
The drawback of most loyalty
awards are the restrictions in
availability and choice, which will not be an
issue here.
Delta's program technically allows for some of these same privileges, but as mentioned above, their
issues with
award availability make them a less palatable option.
This is a route where I didn't have much
issues finding saver
award availability while booking Singapore Suites about a year ago.
The only
issue that may possibly arise (but I don't expect it to) is that Club Carlson suddenly becomes extra mean with
award availability or that the E-certs are subject to a different kind of
availability than regular
award nights.
I can't see any way that this many UR points can be introduced into the system without there being some serious knock - on effects for
award availability (short - term
issue) and for redemption rates (long - term
issue).
Because it's not that rare to find Business Class flights between the US and London coming in at under $ 2,000 and, on top of that, if you're booking an
award you still have the
issue of finding
availability... and that hasn't been easy in recent years.
I had no
issue finding a Lufthansa F
award (same
availability United.com showed) on LifeMiles.
The major
issue with United is that
availability on saver
awards is not always the greatest.
Sometimes it might be worth spending a bit extra in miles for the added flexibility of booking one way
awards, especially if
availability is an
issue.
The only problem is that finding reward seat
availability — especially for saver
awards — can be an
issue.
The drawback of most loyalty
awards are the restrictions in
availability and choice, which will not be an
issue here.
However, the agent never has these
issues, as their computer can show all
award availability without these limits that the website has.
However, this region has its own
issue when searching
award availability: Oneworld partners Cathay Pacific and Japan Airlines don't show up when searching
award availability on AA's website.
Availability is unfortunately always going to be an
issue with
award seats — that's the constraint in the system I try to preach flexibility above all else, so you usually can come by the Saver Level seats needed to book the 35k Singapore miles on United flights.
Frequent flier constraints «The overarching problem with frequent flier cards is the
issue of
award availability,» says Tim Winship, editor at large for smartertravel.com.
Cassels Brock had appealed the original decision, with the appellate judge stating in her decision that the firm «raises legal
issues relating to liability, the
availability of an aggregate damages
award, and the trial judge's damages assessment.»