Off -
Peak travel dates for several regions of the world are changing and many of the changes reduce the period of time designated as off - peak.
Current off
peak travel dates for several regions are listed below.
Peak travel dates require 30,000 AAdvantage miles, which is still a good deal.
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.
If you think that you can't use airline miles to fly on
peak travel dates around Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's, that isn't the case at all.
Airline award availability on
peak travel dates to popular family destinations generally gets worse as the months roll by.
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.
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Peak Travel Dates being Australian Spring and Summer School Holidays, Easter Holidays and Christmas and New Year Day holidays ***
Peak travel dates require 30,000 AAdvantage miles — still a great deal.
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.
Peak travel dates require 30,000 AAdvantage miles — still a great deal.
Probably not, unless it's a last minute flight on
a peak travel date.
Not exact matches
There are no blackout
dates for using rewards points toward hotel nights, which means that using them during
peak holiday
travel or other busy periods can exponentially increase their value!
Furthermore, blackout
dates may apply during
peak travel times such as holidays or summer break, so you will want to check early and often for available flights as soon as you know the
dates you want to
travel.
Some loyalty programs have blackout
dates, so you might not be able to redeem your miles during
peak travel times.
There are no blackout
dates for using rewards points toward hotel nights, which means that using them during
peak holiday
travel or other busy periods can exponentially increase their value!
If your
travel dates are flexible, you can achieve great value with Off -
Peak awards.
If you can be flexible with your
travel dates and fly off
peak, you can get roundtrip tickets between the U.S. to Europe for only 45,000 miles.
High Season /
Peak season
dates: Two nights cancellation fee if cancelled 7 days or less prior to
travel or in the case of a no show.
If your
travel dates are flexible, you can achieve great value with Off -
Peak awards.
American Airlines offers off -
peak tickets, which are basically an ongoing sale for
travel during certain
dates.
There are no blackout
dates for use of rewards points toward hotel nights, which means that using them during
peak holiday
travel or other busy periods can exponentially increase their value!
Of course, the same will hold true for Marc, coming from Jacksonville, and because he's planning to
travel in early November, this trip will happily fall inside the off -
peak dates.
Accommodation is on a Luxury Included ® (all - inclusive) basis in a deluxe room with a king sized bed • Flights provided are from London or Manchester, in economy class and are subject to availability • Resort transfers are included, but domestic transfers, including any flights to London or Manchester, are not included • There is no cash alternative to the prize and spending money is not included • Holiday insurance is not included and must be purchased before
travel • The prize is subject to availability, can not be taken during
peak seasons ** and can not be confirmed until 90 days prior to departure • Once
dates are confirmed there will be an administration fee for any changes made to the reservation.
Anytime, Off
Peak, Super Off
Peak and Virgin Business tickets allow more flexibility about the
date or time that you
travel.
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.
During the
peak Christmas
travel dates (Dec. 19 - Jan.
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.
Off -
peak awards can present fantastic value if you can be flexible with your
travel dates.
There are some black - out
dates during
peak season (s) of your Belize
travel.
As you can see in the chart above, British Airways has
peak and off -
peak awards depending on your
travel dates.
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.
If you can plan your
travel around American Airlines off -
peak dates, you will save thousands of AAdvantage miles.
Prices vary widely depending on the popularity of your chosen countries, number of
travel days on the pass, number of countries chosen, and whether your
travel dates fall on
peak season (mid-June through August).
If you'd prefer a business - class seat and are
traveling during off -
peak dates, US Airways is the best value at 50,000 miles for a round - trip ticket.
Off -
peak pricing may be available on select
dates for
travel on British Airways only.
This chart provides
peak pricing for
travel on British Airways, which also applies to all partners on all
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
Off -
peak dates offer cheaper redemption opportunities, so it might be a great use of miles for those who want to avoid busy
travel times.
There are no blackout
dates when you can use your free night certificate, but each hotel only has so many spots so you will need to act quickly if you want to book it at a high - demand property or during
peak travel season.
The deals are pretty solid, especially considering the
travel dates are during the
peak summer
travel season, which is when cash prices are very high.
This conveniently leaves you 40,000 miles, which you can use for a round - trip from the US to Hawaii in economy during the off -
peak dates of December 29 - March 12, August 11 - November 18 and November 24 - December 10 (note that there are different off -
peak dates for
travel from Hawaii).
One example
Travel is Free documented was where a non-stop economy flight from Los Angeles to Sydney Australia (~ 7500 miles) would cost 50,000 Avios during
peak dates, whereas you could fly Los Angeles to Honolulu (2,556 miles), and then Honolulu to Sydney (5,067 miles) for a combined cost of 37,500 Avios.
These are generally those
dates, typically around holidays or
peak travel, when there is no availability of
travel rewards and other promos for deeply discounted tickets.
The one thing to note is that Korean Air SkyPass does have
peak dates (where additional mileage is required), which vary somewhat by year and direction of
travel (Korea to US vs. US to Korea).
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.
Click «Details on award
travel» to get the off
peak dates.
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.