If better flights become available, call the airline to adjust your ticket.If you need to
monitor award flight availability, use a service that lets you set automated alerts.
If you're interested in visiting during April, you just need to find
saver award flight availability from your city to Chicago (ORD) during one of these dates.
For instance, if you transfer the points to an airline partner's frequent flier program, you can often buy the equivalent of a $ 500 ticket for 25,000 miles — or 2 cents per point — though you will probably have to contend with the headache
of award flight availability.
Hot Tip: You can search
award flight availability on the American Airlines website without logging in to your account.
With more than 100 nonstop flights from 14 North American gateways,
award flight availability to Aruba is usually good.
The latest evaluation of frequent flyer programs comes from U.S. News & World Report, which studied the offerings of 10 leading U.S. airlines, looking at their «earning and redemption values, benefits, network coverage and
award flight availability,» among other things.