So my next strategy is to start searching
for award ticket availability.
Read this post about searching
for award ticket availability.
American Airlines is another option for searching
for award ticket availability to redeem with Avios.
Not exact matches
The Sundance Film Festival
Awards Party requires a
TICKET for access, based on space
availability.
Redeem $ 1 in TravelBank cash
for $ 1 toward a United
ticket — no fussing with
award seat
availability or blackout dates.
The card has been approved and I'm waiting
for it to come, but I have my eye on a
award ticket with XN
availability only...
Search
for Virgin Atlantic
availability on virginatlantic.com first, and then call Singapore Airlines at 213-404-0301 to book the
award ticket.
One interesting feature of Aeroplan's website is that you can search
for award availability to multiple destinations at once, similar to how you can enter multiple destinations when looking
for paid
tickets with ITA Matrix.
• Korean Air miles can be used on Delta and offer more
availability for Upper Class
award tickets to Asia than most other programs.
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.
This part was easy, since there was low - level
award availability on American Airlines through Chicago, so I booked 2
tickets for 12,000 British Airways Avios and $ 5 each.
Since there was low - level
availability and the flights are during American Airlines» «low» European
award season, I was able to book the
tickets for 20,000 AAdvantage miles and $ 69.60 each.
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.
It's important to confirm
availability for the Flying Club miles
ticket by speaking with a Virgin Atlantic representative before tackling Delta, because flights available
for Virgin Atlantic redemption should almost certainly be available as a Delta
award booking, but the opposite isn't always the case.
If there is no
award availability in economy, then redeeming your miles
for a business class
ticket still makes economic sense.
Next you'll be able to see the
award ticket availability for two weeks before and after your preferred dates.
You will probably have to call British Airways to book the
award ticket by phone as
award availability for Alaska Air and American don't always show up in your British Airways Executive Club account.
Because the miles are being used to purchase a cash
ticket you don't have to wait
for award availability to open up — as long a there's seat
for sale on the aircraft customers can use miles to pay (or part pay)
for that seat.
There's no searching
for award availability with Pay with Points — if a
ticket is available, it's yours.
Most programs offer better rates
for flights between the U.S. and Israel, though it might make sense to purchase an
award ticket if there's no
availability on other airlines.
Award Availability and Fees The primary Cardmember can use miles to book award travel on any United - operated flight at the MileagePlus ® Everyday Award level, including award travel booked by the primary Cardmember for an authorized user under the primary Cardmember's MileagePlus number, as long as tickets are still available for sale for the applicable cabin on such fl
Award Availability and Fees The primary Cardmember can use miles to book
award travel on any United - operated flight at the MileagePlus ® Everyday Award level, including award travel booked by the primary Cardmember for an authorized user under the primary Cardmember's MileagePlus number, as long as tickets are still available for sale for the applicable cabin on such fl
award travel on any United - operated flight at the MileagePlus ® Everyday
Award level, including award travel booked by the primary Cardmember for an authorized user under the primary Cardmember's MileagePlus number, as long as tickets are still available for sale for the applicable cabin on such fl
Award level, including
award travel booked by the primary Cardmember for an authorized user under the primary Cardmember's MileagePlus number, as long as tickets are still available for sale for the applicable cabin on such fl
award travel booked by the primary Cardmember
for an authorized user under the primary Cardmember's MileagePlus number, as long as
tickets are still available
for sale
for the applicable cabin on such flight.
Award seat
availability usually ranges from good to excellent, even
for purchasing two or more
tickets in the same cabin.
For fliers redeeming their miles, Delta will continue to
award tickets by pricing them in miles, not in actual cash fares, offering different levels of
availability as it does today.»
Lack of
availability and blackout dates are not the same — I've booked
award tickets for holiday travel.
Further, this
award is notorious
for being difficult to land because phone agents can rarely find
availability to score this golden
ticket.
Likewise, if you're frequently required to pay
for your own Virgin Atlantic
tickets between the US and the UK, you may save money by redeeming Flying Club miles against the fare portion of your
ticket's cost, thanks to their quite good
award availability.
It does not make sense to make buy miles
for an economy
award (revenue
ticket earns miles and are not subject to
availability)
Those factors, combined with
award availability, may dictate which program you ultimately use
for your
award ticket to Asia.
You are ready to book a flight and have confirmed
award availability for your dates and the cash value of the
ticket is more than the cost to buy miles / points.
But with that said, it has become standard procedure
for me to once again check SkyMiles
availability when looking
for an
award ticket (and to not look so shocked when I find some).
Once you confirm that there is «Guest Seat»
availability for a specific
award, you can call AAdvantage at 800-882-8880 and book the
ticket.
If you have miles with one Oneworld airline member, you can redeem those points
for an
award ticket on almost any Oneworld Alliance carrier, subject to
availability.
«
For fliers redeeming their miles, Delta will continue to
award tickets by pricing them in miles, not in actual cash fares, offering different levels of
availability as it does today -LSB-...] Delta plans to introduce a system with up to five tiers of redemption choices so customers will have a wider variety of options, including one - way reward
tickets and the ability to redeem
tickets using both miles and cash, Mr. Robertson said.
In short, when searching
for award availability, the cost of interisland and North American round - trip
tickets will be 2,500 to 5,000 miles less than HawaiianMiles members who don't have a co-branded card.
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.
Other Chase cards you can apply
for at the same time include the Chase Freedom (15K
for spending $ 500 +2.5 K
for adding an additional user
for a limited time only plus 5 - 10 points per dollar spent in rotating categories), Chase British Airways (Up to 100K signup bonus
for a limited time only), the Chase United Explorer (30K signup plus another 5K points
for adding a free additional user on the consumer card / 50K signup points on the business card, plus get free luggage, free primary car rental insurance including in the US and Israel, expanded saver and standard
award ticket availability, priority boarding, and more), the Chase IHG (with 60K signup points and a free night every subsequent year upon renewal), the Chase Marriott (with 50K signup points and a free night every subsequent year upon renewal), the Chase Slate (with zero balance transfer fees, 0 % APR on purchase and balance transfers
for 18 months, and free FICO scores), the Chase Ink Plus (60K signup points plus up to 5 points per dollar spent), and the Chase Ink Cash (20K signup points plus up to 5 points per dollar spent).
The low - fare airline is a great alternative
for fliers on a budget, as Frontier offers a chance to purchase
tickets through its
awards program (
tickets available include economy, choice and last seat
availability).
This is especially valuable if you tend to book flights without much advance notice, since the cost to purchase a
ticket goes up dramatically, but the cost to redeem
for an
award flight stays the same (assuming there's
availability).
Other Chase cards you can apply
for at the same time include the Chase British Airways (50K signup points, 1.25 Avios per dollar, and an annual companion
award ticket if you spend $ 30K + in a year), and the Chase United Explorer (30K signup points plus another 5K points
for adding a free additional user, and it gives free luggage, free primary car rental insurance including in the US and Israel, expanded saver and standard
award ticket availability, priority boarding, and more), the Chase Sapphire Preferred (40K signup points plus another 5K points
for adding a free additional user, no fee the first year, free primary car rental insurance including in the US and Israel, plus 2 - 2.14 points per dollar on travel and dining with no Foreign Exchange fees), the Chase Marriott (with 50K signup points plus a free night upon signup and a free night every subsequent year upon renewal), the Chase Freedom (which has no annual fee, gives 5 points per dollar in rotating categories, and 10 % bonus points through 2015 if you have a Chase checking account), and the Chase Ink Cash (which also has no annual fee and gives 5 points per dollar on telecom / office supplies and 2 points per dollar on dining and gas)
As I mentioned to Carlos, the poor
award availability during this peak time, especially
for convenient flights with minimal connections, may mean it makes more sense to buy
tickets to be able to depart on a more convenient day or time, especially when traveling with a young child.
To change your
award to another legal routing, simply let me know what your preferred flights on and I'll take a look
for award availability and contact the airline on your behalf to switch your
tickets.
A question on waiting to see Saver
Award availability: I booked 2 award tickets with Alaska to Hawaii for the last week of Dec 15 (11 months in adva
Award availability: I booked 2
award tickets with Alaska to Hawaii for the last week of Dec 15 (11 months in adva
award tickets with Alaska to Hawaii
for the last week of Dec 15 (11 months in advance).
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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
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
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
From the WSJ article: Delta has been rapped in recent years
for having stingy
awards ticket availability at the lowest mileage levels.
Anyway, if there is no saver
award space on AA and if you can not find
availability on partner airlines, you're better off saving your miles than using twice as many
for an AAnytime
ticket.
Then make a separate reservation with miles
for the 3rd
ticket, provided there is
award availability on the flight.