Not exact matches
I wrote about this over on the Huffington Post, and mostly all the
airlines responded by saying that, there is a
certain amount of complimentary seat selection, (except for Spirit, of course, who flat out said that if families
want to guarantee they are seated together, they must pay extra), and I summed up that with everything regarding travel with kids, preparation is key.
If you
want to be
certain check with your
airline in advance what is their policy in this regard.
So, before you bring a
certain stroller along with you on your next trip, you'll
want to double check your
airline's policy (we often fly United and haven't been charged yet for checking our Vista and our car seat).
To make
certain you have a cheap fare, even if you use a travel agent, contact all the
airlines that fly where you
want to go and ask what the lowest fare to your destination is.
If you are an avid frequent flyer with a
certain airline and are obsessed with maximizing miles and points, you'll
want to know how to specify alliances.
If you have an
airline you're loyal to or you
want to book partner flights within a
certain alliance, you can specifically search for that.
Say you
want to accumulate a lot of a
certain airline's miles, so you apply for a co-branded credit card and immediately earn 40,000 bonus miles.
In other words,
certain award tickets are easiest to book with American
Airlines miles, and you'll
want to focus your efforts on this particular awards before the coming devaluation in late March.
That way, you have options because you never know the award availability of an
airline, and you don't
want to be tied to one
certain airline or hotel.
For example, ideally you might
want to transfer your points only when you are ready to book a ticket or when Amex happens to have an increased promo bonus on a transfer to
certain airlines.
When you
want to fly a
certain airline, you might think the best strategy is to fly and earn miles in that
airline's frequent flyer program.
Some
airlines want you to have a
certain status before you can book flights using miles.
Among the items on that list is the 10 % mileage credit offered to holders of
certain American
Airlines co-branded credit cards, and today, I
want to go through some strategies for making the most of this benefit in 2016.
There are also premium travel cards unaffiliated with the
airlines, such as the American Express Platinum card (annual fee: $ 450) and Visa Black Card (annual fee: $ 495), which allow access to
certain U.S. and international lounges, although you'll
want to check the details before applying.