While this leaves booking until later than most of us are accustomed, there is
often open award space.
Not exact matches
They are
often category or genre specific such as the Edgar or Caldecott
awards; sometimes they honor unpublished or first time authors as do the Hemingway
awards; some
award only to those authors whose work has appeared in a specific periodical or journal; and many are
open only to affiliated members of the sponsoring organization.
When making my bookings a few weeks prior, space was unavailable, but I knew that US Air and American
often opened up more
award seats in the day or two preceding a flight.
Option (2) was viable but relied on American Airlines
opening up transatlantic
award space — that's not happening very
often anymore and I didn't fancy our chances of getting all 3 of us upgraded.
American Airlines appears to be more interested in discounting its Business Class cabins (
often to a great extent) than it is in
opening up
award availability on a number of its routes....
Just keep in mind that Singapore Airlines
often restricts
awards for their premium cabins to their own members, so you might struggle to find any
open seats to book with Virgin America miles.
Often, the most reliable time to find available
award seats is when the flight first comes
open for booking, typically around 11 months before the plane takes off.
While we
often recommend looking close to last minute for
award flights, because this is when airlines
open up inventory they think they wont sell, United penalizes you for the privilege to the tune of $ 75.
Wan na Get Away Fare Redemptions: Although I
often talk of the value of transferable points thanks to the flexibility they give you to top up accounts and book premium international tickets on a whim, Rapid Rewards represents the flip side of
award tickets where you know you are getting a great (semi) fixed value on
award tickets of about 1.8 - 2 cents each on Wan na Get Away (leisure) fares and you can redeem them for any
open seat on a flight, just as if you were buying it.
The problem Cathay Pacific is experiencing is high demand for its first class
award seats from those with AAdvantage miles, with these seats
often booked soon after the
award calendar
opens, leaving no
award availability for its own Asia Miles frequent flyer members who may seek to book just a few months before the date of departure.
I
often discuss how helpful credit card sign - up bonuses and spending can be for earning
award travel, but some readers are intimidated by the idea of
opening too many new accounts.
It's still unclear to me which currency internal valuations are denominated in and how
often they're adjusted; sudden currency fluctuations may
open up more opportunities for odd premium
award nights, but I haven't been able to test that yet.
Meanwhile Cathay Pacific is really generous with business class
award space in advance,
often releasing up to five seats per flight when the schedule
opens.
If you are ready to fly on a whim airlines
often open up saver
awards as it gets closer to the flight.
If you are ready to fly on a whim airlines
often open up saver
awards the day of or the day before a flight.
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These prestigious
awards and the contacts they
open up are
often stepping - stones to international careers.