Miles & More has reduced
flight awards called Mileage Bargain awards which offer ~ 50 % the price in miles when you book and travel within specific dates and destinations.
Not exact matches
Korean Air has recently begun to allow SkyTeam
award flight searches online, allowing you to search for
award space yourself rather than
calling the airline.
Other cards, like the Discover it ® Miles and the Barclays Arrival Plus ® World Elite Mastercard ®,
award users what they
call «miles» but are functionally more like points — that is, they can be redeemed for more things than simply
flights with that airline.
While
award flights on Etihad may be booked online, you must redeem miles for partner
awards over the phone by
calling the Guest Services Center at 877-690-0767.
AAdvantage members can use their AAnytime
awards miles to book a
flight online or by
calling an American Airlines reservation agent.
Just a quick note about booking
awards on these partner airlines: while Etihad
award flights may be booked online, you must redeem miles for partner
awards over the phone by
calling the Guest Services Centre at 877-690-0767 at least 14 days in advance.
Until recently, if you wanted to book an
award flight with a partner of Singapore Airlines, you were required to
call to book.
Unlike with Delta
award flights, you will have to
call Korean Air to book as their online search function only allows you to search for
award space on SkyTeam partners.
Korean Air has recently begun to allow SkyTeam
award flight searches online, allowing you to search for
award space yourself rather than
calling the airline.
You can either book from the site or
call Korean Air to put an
award flight on hold while you transfer points to your account.
Because you can't transfer your points directly to the partners, you'll have to search for
award flights and then
call AAdvantage (1-800-433-7300) to book the
flights.
Booking
awards with Virgin Australia can be very easy or require a phone
call, depending on which partners you are trying to book
flights with.
Similar to Brussels Airlines, a phone
call to Etihad is required to book American Airlines
award flights.
Once you locate American Airlines
award availability,
call the Etihad Guest Service Center at +1 (0) 877-690-0767 to redeem miles for your
award flight.
While having to use Qantas's website and
call in to book Fiji Airways
awards is a pain, it's also the reason why
award availability on these routes tends to be more open than, say,
flights on Qantas to Australia that can be booked on American's website.
If you don't see the
flights you want or see the airlines you need, you can always
call their North American service line at (312) 843-5333 to book your
award.
You can either book from the site or
call Korean Air to put an
award flight on hold while you transfer points to your account.
When you are able to track down ANA
award availability,
call the Etihad Guest Service Center to book this
award flight.
If the
flight doesn't show on Singapore Airlines,
call Singapore Airlines «Houston, Los Angeles, New York, or San Francisco offices to book the
award.
Keep an eye on the partners of your Host program, and learn which search engines show partner
flights, and when you'll need to
call in to book an
award.
American AAdvantage miles can not be transferred directly to partners for use, so you'll likely have to find the
flights you are interested in booking and
call American Airlines to book your
award ticket.
Unfortunately, Japan Airlines requires you to
call to book
award flights with partner airlines, but this is easy if you follow the steps below.
You can also upgrade your
flight to the First Class Saver
award if you
call reservations at least 26 hours before your
flight departure.
In a nutshell, as long as you have miles within an airline alliance, you can
call and have them book you
award travel in available space on any alliance member's
flights!
Once you have found
award space on ExpertFlyer, you can
call American Airlines with the specific
flight numbers and dates for a much quicker booking process.
The airline that ticketed the
award still needs to communicate with the airlines that operate each
flight, so if you booked a partner
award you may want to wait a couple days and then
call the other airline to confirm it has your reservation on file.
When I woke up on August 18th and saw Delta's new
award pricing was loaded for all
flights after June 1, 2014, I had to
call my friend.
Three of Delta's partners require other search methods plus a
call to Delta to redeem SkyMiles for
award flights.
To book
flights using miles any other airlines within Star Alliance you will need to
call into the Miles & More
call center at +49 69 — 209 777 777 to book the
award.
Once you find the required
award space, you can
call Korean Air SkyPass and provide them with the
flight information and complete your booking.
Singapore Airlines» online search does not include
flights on Alaska Airlines, so you will have to
call to book this
award.
Until recently, if you wanted to book an
award flight with a partner of Singapore Airlines, you were required to
call to book.
Unlike with Delta
award flights, you will have to
call Korean Air to book as their online search function only allows you to search for
award space on SkyTeam partners.
Reduced mileage
awards — Every other month, you can
call into the AA help desk or simply walk up to an agent desk at the airport and book a reduced mile
award flight.
If you haven't already, walk through your itinerary one leg at a time on the United
award search tool to make sure there is space on the
flights and cabins you need before
calling to book your
award.
When you book an
award flight with Spirit, you're essentially getting what they
call the Bare Fare.
As far as booking an
award ticket on a partner
flight goes, let's clear something up: If you want to use Flying Blue Miles to fly to Hawaii on Delta Airlines, you would transfer your UR points to the Flying Blue program, NOT Delta's, and then
call Air France or use their website to book the partner
flight on Delta.
I'll be using the United Airlines
award chart to determine how many miles a particular route will cost, and then either use the United website, or
call United directly, to check availability and book the
flight.
Once you've found the
flight (s) you're interested in you'll have to
call up your local American Airlines office as Qatar Airways
awards are not bookable on AA.com.
Most
award flights require a tedious
call that can last for hours.
In that case, write down all your
flight numbers and
call the airline to help you book the
award you want.
Earn 500
award miles per Business class segment or 750
award miles per First class segment on Acela Express trains (no connecting
flight required) between New York's Penn Station and the following train stations: Boston's South Station, MA; Boston's Back Bay Station, MA; Boston's Route 128 Station, MA; Washington D.C.. For reservations for the Acela Express markets listed above,
call Amtrak at 1 -800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245) and be sure to provide your MileagePlus number to receive
award mileage credit.
You will need to
call in to book
award flights on partner airlines.
One thing to keep in mind is that ANA won't always show you the partners available for booking, so you sometimes you'll need to search United and Aeroplan for
flights to Bangkok and then
call up ANA to locate the partner
award seats.
If you're interested in ANA
flights, try using United, Aeroplan, or ANA's website to search for open
awards and then you'll have to
call in to book them with Virgin Atlantic.
To find available
award space, search for available
flights on the partner airline's website and then
call Virgin Atlantic to book.
In many cases, especially when you are redeeming JMB miles with oneworld and other partners, you'll have to
call because the
award flights won't show up on the website.
Japan Airlines has what it
calls «Limited Days of the Week»
awards for first class
flights between the U.S. and Japan.
In order to book a partner
flight, you need to
call and Asiana does not allow holds on
award tickets.
From here, I would
call Korean Air who will ticket the
award flight.