Hot Tip: Be cautious
searching for awards directly on other airline partner websites.
On the Alaska Airlines homepage, you can
search for awards directly from the main flight search form.
Not exact matches
Because you can't transfer your points
directly to the partners, you'll have to
search for award flights and then call AAdvantage (1-800-433-7300) to book the flights.
Unfortunately, the point bonus is only
awarded to reservations booked
directly with the airline, car rental service or hotel, though, so if you like
searching for deals on third - party websites, you're out of luck.
You can
search for and book
award flights on United
directly from ANA's website.
Hotel rates
for Hilton
awards fluctuate and so the prices you see below in the chart might not
directly correspond to your own
searches.
Search around
for a transfer partner that offers a valuable
award flight
for your trip, and you'll likely be able to get more value out of your points than you would by booking travel
directly through Citi.
As I show more fully below, hotel rates
for Hilton
awards fluctuate and so the prices you see below in the chart might not
directly correspond to your own
searches.
Recent example, I was
searching LAN availability on BA and got no availability
for months because no flights were bookable with avios, but
award space was wide open on LAN
searching directly on their website.
Pros: Some great
award values; you can now
search for Star Alliance
awards directly on Aegean's site; good mileage earning rates and easy elite status requirements.