In peak season things can be different — if you can
find award availability points can be a money saver.
Not exact matches
Before you transfer your
points to a partner, we always recommend you
find availability for the
award.
Before you transfer your
points to a partner, we always recommend you
find availability for the
award.
First, by carrying a Chase United card (even the fee - free version) you have access to more saver level domestic Economy
award availability (HT: bluecat who correctly
points out the
availability extends to international flights on United metal) I haven't
found the difference that noticeable for the most part, but while doing some research for an upcoming Brandon Asks post I noticed it was quite useful for positioning flights.
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.
You'd never be want to pay for those seats using Flexperks or Arrival
points as you'd have to spend ungodly amounts to cover the cash cost of the tickets) To me, the flexibility to book seats I want, when I want, vastly outweighs maximizing the value I could theoretically obtain IF I could
find availability using «optimal»
award programs.
And remember, using Pay with
Points means you don't have to
find Saver or other low - level
award availability.
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.
After locating non-stops
award flights at the lowest
point level that met our schedule, I went to koreanair.com to confirm the
availability I
found on delta.com.
Award nights are very easy to find at the Ritz - Carlton Abu Dhabi and, to prove that point, at the time of writing there are only 18 days between today and the middle of December 2016 that do not have award availabi
Award nights are very easy to
find at the Ritz - Carlton Abu Dhabi and, to prove that
point, at the time of writing there are only 18 days between today and the middle of December 2016 that do not have
award availabi
award availability.
At the top - end hotels there's definitely value to be had out of this promotion (especially during busier times) but, when prices are very high,
award nights can be harder to
find so make sure there's
availability before you commit to a
points purchase.
Purchasing 20,000 Starpoints is enough for a couple free nights depending on the hotel — particularly if you
find some good cash and
points award availability.
But I honestly do like to be helpful to people who don't know how to play the
points and miles game, so I explained that while it was unlikely we could
find any decent
award availability to a premium destination during such a busy holiday period at this late date, I would check it out for her.
As part of my «Battle of the Budget Hotels» research, I tried to book an
award night with Choice, but could either not
find availability or the
point prices were so high that it was not worth redeeming
points.
A fixed value of 1.5 cents is a nice floor value for
point redemptions, and as a fixed - value currency you don't have to worry about
finding award availability.
The ability to get 2 cents per
point on a wide variety of airline bookings without having to transfer
points to partners and
find award availability significantly increases the value of your Membership Rewards.
After we analyze the best approach to take for booking your
award, we
find the
award availability, assist you with transferring
points as necessary, and even help you make the actual
award booking.
Whether you're working toward a revenue requirement for elite airline status or you can't
find award availability for your travel dates, sometimes you have to pay for a ticket with cash rather than miles or
points.
Next, you need to
find award availability and want to use the fewest amount of
points.
But it's honestly nice that I don't have to jump through hoops to
find award availability and I don't have to feel bad about redeeming these
points for max value.
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.