«For example, 67,500 miles is enough for a one - way ticket in Cathay Pacific first class between the US and Asia» If you are lucky enough to
find the award availability in CX
If you were able to
find award availability in both directions, this first class roundtrip would cost you 75,000 more AAdvantage miles.
For those of us on the West Coast, you can often find a more efficient routing with another airline, though many people still opt to fly Etihad if they can
find award availability in Etihad's The Residence or First Class Apartments.
as long as you can
find award availability in the first place.
as long as you can
find award availability in the first place — that's key!
Not exact matches
In addition, several of the major hotel programs are featured, and transfers from this program are virtually instantaneous, allowing you to book airline tickets or
award nights at hotels that you
found before the
availability disappears.
Since United is the only US - based carrier
in Star Alliance, you will have the best chance to
find award seat
availability for your area with this airline.
There are many airlines
in the oneworld alliance, but the following miles programs are the most popular and the easiest to collect: British Airways Executive Club Avios American Airlines AAdvantage Miles US Airways Dividend Miles Provided you can
find low level
award availability, you can fly to the... [Read more...]
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.
Sure, I have to deal with limited
award availability, but I travel often enough that over the course of a year I can
find a way to use my points
in a way that I value at more than 1.25 cents.
In reality, I'd been looking at
award availability for both trips concurrently, knowing that
award flights to Anchorage may be difficult to
find at the very height of Alaska's short annual window of pleasant weather.
Since a lot of
availability has already been eaten away on the most straightforward
award routes, we'll have to be creative
in finding a solution.
I'll only look for one person
in order to increase my chances of
finding award availability, but I'll stick to June 1.
A lot of people prefer the
in - air product of Jet Blue over Southwest for longer flights since it has tv's, free wifi, more leg room, business / first class «Mint» cabins, allows you to pick your seat, etc. but both airlines constantly rate among the best for
award availability, making them both solid choices for getting around the country,
in terms of
finding award seats.
In the entire month of October, I
found one day with
availability on the LAX — JFK non-stop flight at the saver
award level.
A huge caveat, however, is
award availability, which is much harder to
find in premium classes than an economy seat.
If you want to
in book an AAdvantage or Dividend Miles
award flight, but can not
find availability on these two carriers, look to their oneworld partner, Air Berlin.
In order to get your ticket with Alaska, we recommend you
find your
award on the AA website first to confirm
availability.
While it can be difficult to snag
award seats to Hawaii on other airlines, it's relatively easy to
find availability on Hawaiian Airlines flights, especially if you book far
in advance.
Flexible
award programs that don't commit you to any one airline or hotel make it easier to accumulate more points
in one place and save them until you
find the
award availability you need.
In peak season things can be different — if you can
find award availability points can be a money saver.
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).
Well I was pleasantly surprised to
find that Lufthansa Business
award availability is wide open to Europe from both east and west coasts — over 2 months
in advance of departure!
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.
If you purchase American Airlines miles there is absolutely no guarantee that you'll
find award availability that suits your needs — either
in Coach or
in a premium cabin, on domestic or international routes.
With an
award ticket you're often very restricted
in the dates you can fly (if you can
find availability in the first place) and you don't earn miles or anything towards elite status.
Follow the directions
in the 25k article to
find award availability and book the flights.
Last, search for
award availability on the route (s) that you
found in an airline search engine that provides the best results.
The last step
in the
award search flight process is to confirm the flight you
found on delta.com or klm.com has
availability on Korean Air.
My girlfriend Ashlee's lack of work vacation days put us
in a pinch to
find award availability within a tight window.
My girlfriend Ashlee's lack of work vacation days put us
in a pinch to
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For the purposes of this blog post I just checked random 5 - night date ranges
in December, February, April, June and August and
found award availability for every night.
Of course, there are other routes served by the A380, but many readers of this blog are based
in North America, and
award availability on these particular flights is more difficult to
find.
In my experience,
finding award availability with Flying Blue has been pretty easy so I think it's a good choice for families to consider.
The Asiana website does not bring
in partners flights on
award searches, so you need to
find availability on another Star Alliance partner's website such as United, and then call to book.
If you never travel, don't spend around $ 800 a month or more
in bonus categories, or don't want to deal with the hassle of
finding award availability, a cash back card may be right for you.
In the last few days, I was trying to
find the trend on Etihad
award seat
availability.
I
found that the flights out of San Francisco has plenty of
award availability in Business and First Class.
If you are scrambling to lock
in awards at old rates, you might be having trouble
finding Etihad business / first class
award seats even though Etihad shows
availability.
Assuming you can
find United - metal saver
availability in coach for the days you want, you can save 20 % off a roundtrip
award from the US or Alaska to Porto, Portugal, Reykjavik, Iceland, Singapore, or Sydney, Australia.
But when you dig
in a but, you may realize that these are mostly Category 7 resorts with such high standard redemption rates it's hard to get a great deal — except maybe if you can
find award availability at very peak times.
And since I was having a tough time
finding Lufthansa first class
availability out of NYC on my required date, I fortunately
found what I needed out of Washington DC Dulles (IAD), on the A340 - 300, and I was able to book this Lufthansa first class
award 15 days
in advance.
I have used it
in the past and it was a great engine for
finding my
award availability and the layout is quite nice for piecing flights together and seeing more information on a single screen.
I highly recommend doing your own research
in advance and
finding saver
award availability at United.com and wiring down the flight numbers and calling
in.
Gary,
in your Hawaii comments, you left out that you can use Korean miles to fly Delta RT to Hawaii for 25k each if you can
find availability, as Hawaii is simply part of «North America» on the Skyteam
awards chart.
Finding award availability at 95k isn't hard if you book
in advance.
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.
I also
found that this generally only works for itineraries that would fall
in the Hop, Skip and Jump zones of the
award chart and have flight
availability.
In the meantime, it makes it a no - brainer to redeem for Cathay Pacific First Class instead of business class if using US Airways Dividend miles, although the challenge with that is that it's become harder to
find Cathay Pacific
award availability for two people traveling together.
Be careful though: you'll need to make sure you can
find availability for the standard room (Park Queen)
in order to use your points for an
award, as higher categories, including Park Deluxe Rooms, are * not * eligible.