Between those 3 search engines you should almost always be able to find
award availability searching through dozens of partner airlines.
I opened the account, and sure enough, was able to use that login information to get access to the Avios
award availability search.
Not exact matches
While the opportunity for point value is lower, cash back programs are simple and cardholders are guaranteed a predictable rate of return from their credit card rewards, without having to decipher loyalty programs or
search for
award availability.
Flights from North America can be tough to snag, but
searching Europe to Singapore is much better for
award availability.
American Airlines is another option for
searching for
award ticket
availability to redeem with Avios.
Miles are redeemed as statement credits toward travel purchases made with your card, so you can book the airfare or hotel room you want without having to
search for
award availability (hence, no blackout dates).
Don't waste your time trying to find
award availability online - just call American Airlines to
search and book.
We recommend
searching for
award flight
availability segment by segment.
You might find it helpful to begin by
searching for one - way flights and only later attempt to make a round - trip or multi-city reservation once you know all the dates that have
award availability.
Search for Virgin Atlantic
availability on virginatlantic.com first, and then call Singapore Airlines at 213-404-0301 to book the
award ticket.
Once you locate United
award availability,
search for that same flight on singaporeairlines.com and book the flight online.
To
search for
award availability online, you must have at least 7,000 miles in your Miles & More account.
One interesting feature of Aeroplan's website is that you can
search for
award availability to multiple destinations at once, similar to how you can enter multiple destinations when looking for paid tickets with ITA Matrix.
Search for AAdvantage
award travel
availability on Qantas.com, then call American Airlines reservations to book.
Then, you can use either ExpertFlyer or other airlines»
search engines to determine
availability, and call 1-877-359-8474 to book an
award.
When you
search on United's site, confirm
award availability before you transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards.
Although ITA doesn't
search award fares directly, you can use the system to gauge
award availability pretty reliably based on the seat codes the system shows.
All of these airlines can be
searched on delta.com for
award availability, however, results for China Eastern and China Southern frequently display
award availability that isn't there (it will have an error if you try to purchase) and connecting itineraries often incorrectly price each segment additively rather than as a single one - way.
I don't know where you're flying from, but I
searched availability in July — a peak travel time — from Chicago to Honolulu, and found
award tickets typically available for between 60,000 and 70,000 miles round - trip.
You can
search for Virgin Australia
award availability on Delta's website.
As you
search for
award availability with partners, you can reference the Oneworld and other partners» AA
award charts to determine the number of AA miles you will need to book.
We
searched flights leaving Honolulu on American or Alaska using American's
award booking engine and found «SAAver Award» — their low - tier category — availability into San Jose, CA on the
award booking engine and found «SAAver
Award» — their low - tier category — availability into San Jose, CA on the
Award» — their low - tier category —
availability into San Jose, CA on the 30th.
If you are looking for a flight and the
search engines say there is no low level
award availability, there are ways to be creative and check some alternative routes.
You can even
search for
award availability on both of these carriers in one place by using the American Airlines
award search tool.
After confirming Saver class
availability for each flight segment by
searching them as one - way flights, I now stitched them all together in United's multi-destination
award search tool, making certain to choose the specific flight numbers I'd confirmed
availability on during my one - way
searches.
Searching with flexible dates allows you to find the best
availability of Saver
Awards, which are typically available for half of the miles a Standard
Award requires.
When
searching, it's best to select Business or First Class, even if you're primarily focused on Economy
availability, as BA's
award engine.
Korean Air's online
award search struggles at times, but
searching with Air France / KLM is a very useful backup option if you are concerned that Korean Air is not showing
award availability on a particular route.
However, Air France / KLM's ability to
search for SkyTeam partner
award space is better as Delta sometimes doesn't show
availability when it actually exists.
Until recently, Korean Air did not provide a way to
search online for
award availability on any of its partner airlines.
Finding seats can be extremely difficult of course, but we do the legwork for you on a
search for
award availability.
You can
search for
award availability and begin planning your trip today.
As soon as the Qantas 787 - 9 Dreamliner was scheduled to fly its first routes I started
searching for
award availability.
Question on how to
search award availability on a particular airline or route?
Things didn't start well when BA.com refused to offer me ANY Iberia flights when I
searched for
award availability on the one day I'm free to do this trip.
Before using Korean Air's website to
search for your
award, we recommend using Delta's website to
search for
availability on most SkyTeam partners.
If you're trying to find
award availability on a OneWorld airline BritishAirways.com is the best place to start — the airline may be pretty useless at most things but its site is great for OneWorld
award searches.
I
search for
award availability past the dates I'm willing to travel so that my
award doesn't expire before Etihad has a chance to release inventory
ANA's powerful
award search tool shows
availability on all Star Alliance partner airlines.
There's no
searching for
award availability with Pay with Points — if a ticket is available, it's yours.
You can use American Airlines
award search tool to check for
availability.
You can
search for Alaska Airlines
award availability on their website, and then call British Airways at 1-800-452-1201 to make your booking.
Search for
award availability on the available carriers and if there is space available, determine the cost.
EXPERT FLYER LOSES STAR ALLIANCE
AWARD DATA…ExpertFlyer.com, a popular tool used to research flight availability and search for award seat space, has lost the ability to access award space data to Star Alliance carr
AWARD DATA…ExpertFlyer.com, a popular tool used to research flight
availability and
search for
award seat space, has lost the ability to access award space data to Star Alliance carr
award seat space, has lost the ability to access
award space data to Star Alliance carr
award space data to Star Alliance carriers.
If you
search for economy class by default on a carrier that has four cabins, you will not see first class
award availability.
When I
searched for
availability from the US to Auckland with United on Aeroplan's website, I found a lot of United
award availability for flights 5 + months out and decent
availability for flights only a couple of months out but it wasn't the kind of
availability I liked.
It's never a bad idea to
search award availability on a route that you already booked, in case something better happens to pop up!
Note: To find Etihad
awards that are available to book using AAdvantage Miles you need to look out for Etihad Guest
availability (the first column in any results from an
award search).
You can
search for
award availability on Etihad's site.
(I didn't do too much
searching, since I was on a mission to book my specific flight, but presumably, you'd have more luck
searching all Avios
award availability, through more of the partners — e.g. Aer Lingus, BA, and Iberia.)