Not exact matches
To keep your
awards seat from disappearing while you're waiting for your points to transfer, put your
reservation on
hold before transferring (if the program allows it), or make sure that there are multiple seats available on your intended flight or that there is more than one flight available on the same airline.
Complimentary
hold — If you find
award availability but aren't ready to book, you can place a complimentary
hold on most
award reservations.
There is also a $ 55 charge or cancellation and redeposit fee and a $ 25 phone service fee and no
award reservation holds, so make sure your travel plans are firmed up before booking.
It is unclear if they are actually
holding back rooms or doing some wacky practices in what rooms are available for
award reservations.
Also keep in mind that American allows five day
award holds (meaning you can
hold an
award ticket, purchase miles, and then ticket the
reservation).
In June, the philanthropic Wallace Global Fund
awarded the Standing Rock Sioux a $ 250,000 prize plus up to a $ 1 million investment to build renewable energy infrastructure on the
reservation, a fitting commemoration to the bravery of water protectors who tried to
hold the Dakota pipeline at bay.