Not exact matches
While Southwest does have a very
flexible policy on
changing and canceling
award flights to mitigate the damage, I'm not so sure.
Their
award chart is competitively priced, and they have pretty
flexible changes fees.
Yes, our
flexible change and redeposit policy will allow all members to make
changes to
awards prior to departure.
So, the new points & money slider and hotel
award rates are a very mixed
change: For infrequent travelers or anybody who doesn't really care about the best value for their points, this is an easy - to - use and
flexible tool that will allow them to use their points anytime for a hotel room, without having to wait till they have enough points.
The most valuable partners in my opinion are United (which never charges fuel surcharges, allows free date
changes, has
flexible routing rules, allows one - way
awards, and has dozens of partners to fly on) and Hyatt (where you can stay in incredible hotels that charge $ 1,000 per night with
awards as low as 5K and up to a maximum of only 22K points per night).
Flexible points currencies like Chase Ultimate Rewards offer more protection against airline and hotel
award program
changes.
They never charge fuel surcharges, they allow free date
changes, they have very
flexible routing rules, they allow one - way
awards for half the mileage, they have a short - haul
award for 20,000 miles, they allow for a stopover and an open - jaw so that you can really maximize an
award trip into multiple free trips, they have an around - the - world
award to visit tons of cities on one
award ticket, and they have dozens of partners to fly on, most of which can be booked on their website.
Most insultingly, the email they sent out says that the
changes are for «More
flexible award booking and streamlined fees» and that «Starting in the fall, we are enhancing the way you book MileagePlus
award travel on united.com»