Not exact matches
When flying Iberia, note the
award chart has an off -
peak function like Aer Lingus, which provides reduced mileage redemption options if you are flexible with
dates.
Before, the off -
peak awards were from October 15 to May 15 each year, so American Airlines is cutting the
dates from 7 months out of the year down to under 4.
The off -
peak award dates are changing too.
If your travel
dates are flexible, you can achieve great value with Off -
Peak awards.
For example, see the New British Airways Avios Devaluation which really made first class and business class
awards a terrible value, especially for
peak travel
dates on British Airways and on partners, since all partner
awards are at the
peak travel rate.
Make sure you check out AA's
award chart to find the specific off -
peak dates.
Here's how to search for an example MileSAAver
award flight from New York to London in February 2018 (off -
peak dates).
If your travel
dates are flexible, you can achieve great value with Off -
Peak awards.
A one - way
award ticket from London to Chicago will cost between 68,000 - 80,000 British Airways Avios (depending on
peak or off -
peak dates).
So US Airways removing its South America off -
peak dates from the chart is a move toward honesty... as it would be completely dishonest to have a chart and advertise off -
peak award pricing for
award where service does not even exist.
Off -
peak pricing would also only apply on certain
dates for a few weeks in the Spring so the next time these
awards would even be possible would be spring of 2015.
Effective September 1, Virgin Atlantic is improving some of the redemption rates for Delta flights, and all Virgin Atlantic
awards have variable pricing between standard and
peak travel
dates.
When you mix Iberia and a Oneworld partner airline (or mix 2 Oneworld partner airlines), there is an entirely different
award chart that is not subject to
peak and off -
peak dates (see here).
Not only can you maximize the distance piece with Aer Lingus but you can also create more value by focusing your
award search on the off -
peak dates in their calendar.
Search for flights within these
dates to get the MileSAAver Off
Peak awards.
Make sure you check out AA's
award chart to find the specific off -
peak dates.
Airline
award availability on
peak travel
dates to popular family destinations generally gets worse as the months roll by.
If you like to travel during
peak travel times, waiting until a couple of weeks or months before your travel
date is a recipe for not finding the
award flights or hotel nights that you want since availability is limited.
It is true you may have to spend more miles to fly on a
peak date than an off -
peak date, but it can be done, and if you use some strategy you can sometimes fly home for the holidays at the lower, saver
award level.
Currently, if you want to fly from New York City to Miami for Thanksgiving, there are no United saver
awards available if you fly out on the day before Thanksgiving and return home that following Sunday as those are the
peak travel
dates.
Iberia Plus and the British Airways Executive Club both have
peak and off
peak dates for
award redemptions....
Yesterday I discussed how Asiana was the hot ticket to getting first class
award awards for two to Asia with TONS of options on
dates, even in
peak summer travel.
Korean has some of the best first - class
award availability of any airline and charges a very reasonable number of miles during its off -
peak dates.
Spirit's full
award chart, including off -
peak dates, is available here.
Using Avios out of an Iberia Plus account could save you money and could save you a considerable amount of Avios — either thanks to the different
peak and of
peak season
dates or because Iberia Plus requires fewer Avios than British Airways for the
award you're looking to book.
Off -
peak awards can present fantastic value if you can be flexible with your travel
dates.
After April 27, 2015: You will save Avios if you book British Airways Economy
awards during off -
peak dates
As you can see in the chart above, British Airways has
peak and off -
peak awards depending on your travel
dates.
Knowing the Oneworld partnerships and focusing your
award search on the off -
peak dates when flying British Airways will also have a huge impact on your redemption.
UK - based flyers will see an incredible 72 % increase in the cost of a Delta One
award to the west coast if they now wish to travel on
dates in the newly introduced
Peak Season while US - based flyers will be expected to pay 55 % more for a Delta One
award to the UK / Europe.
Passengers originating in the UK will now pay slightly more for Economy Class
awards on routes to destinations outside the East Coast during
peak dates when compared to how much they would have paid at a similar time of year in the past.
Reward flight results is more complex due to the varying rules with the different airlines, by accurately following routing rules that include low /
peak seasons and black - out
date, Pointimize provides real - time cash pricing and
award prices.
Passengers originating in the US will now pay significantly less for Economy Class
awards to the UK / Europe from all US destinations (during
peak dates) as compared to how much they would have paid at a similar time of year in the past.
As a comparison, British Airways and Iberia
awards vary between
peak and off -
peak days, but a calendar of
peak dates is published way ahead of time.
It's nearly impossible to use airline frequent flyer
awards during blacked out
peak holiday season, so this is the time of year to focus on using credit card rewards such as Chase Ultimate Rewards or American Express Membership Rewards which do not have blackout
dates.
Even when you have enough AAdvantage miles to book a flight, you might not find Off
Peak or MileSAAver
award availability for the
date of your choosing.
Seasonal off -
peak awards for American Airlines are not displayed because those are
date - dependent, and this tool doesn't request
dates.
If you have the Spirit Airlines credit card, you can book Spirit
award flights of up to 1,249 miles in length on off -
peak dates from just 2,500 miles plus taxes and fees starting at about $ 5 - $ 20 each direction, depending on how far in advance you book.
British Airways uses a distance - based
award chart and flights of up to 650 miles can cost as few as 4,000 Avios points each direction on off -
peak dates.
• Be flexible about your travel
dates and times • Book flights for late night or mid-morning, as they may be available for fewer points • Try to book your
Award Flight as far in advance as possible • Consider booking a trip during the off -
peak season • Try leaving early for a trip, or returning later, or consider flying on the actual day of the holiday, since most people like to overnight on big holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas
American off -
peak awards to Ecuador stand out for their lower pricing, although availability can be tough to find for your exact
dates.
American features off
peak dates with super cheap economy
awards to:
The
dates aren't the same across the eight regions that offer Off
Peak awards.
Just note that the new off -
peak dates to fly this
award are January 10 - March 14 and November 1 - December 14.
Off -
peak awards only apply to travel on British Airways and Iberia on certain
dates, and they'll be highlighted when you perform a search on the British Airways website.
Redeem your AAdvantage miles for American Airlines off -
peak dates when possible In addition to the two tiers of
awards tickets in the American Airlines AAdvantage program, there is another important element to consider.
Click «Details on
award travel» to get the off
peak dates.
The big exceptions (other than Southern South America which had its off
peak awards completely eliminated) are Central America and Europe, which saw huge drops in the number off
peak dates.
American Airlines
awards still show yesterday's generous off
peak dates and price instead of today's less generous
dates and 22,500 mile price.
Valuation: The new AAdvantage
award chart goes into effect on March 22, spelling a substantial increase in the cost of many
awards, fewer
dates available for off -
peak travel and the switch to a revenue - based earning system.