Again using United's one -
way award search tool as a guide, I began searching not for flights from Auckland to Los Angeles, but rather for flights from Auckland to Honolulu, then for flights from Honolulu to Los Angeles, knowing that Honolulu would be a viable stopover target on the return journey.
Not exact matches
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Creative keyword
searches online can be used in the same
way the subscribed databases use them, and may provide listings of smaller or more specialized
awards.
Just remember, for a popular destination like Hawaii, travel date flexibility and planning ahead goes a long
way when
searching for
award space.
One of the easiest
ways to find these
awards is to create a free profile on a scholarship
search engine (i.e., Fastweb!)
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This
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searching for
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You might find it helpful to begin by
searching for one -
way flights and only later attempt to make a round - trip or multi-city reservation once you know all the dates that have
award availability.
To do so, I
searched for each of these flights as a one
way award.
All of these airlines can be
searched on delta.com for
award availability, however, results for China Eastern and China Southern frequently display
award availability that isn't there (it will have an error if you try to purchase) and connecting itineraries often incorrectly price each segment additively rather than as a single one -
way.
That
way, you have the most flexibility and options when it comes time to
search and book your
award.
This is possible by
searching for one -
way awards on United.com.
If you are looking for a flight and the
search engines say there is no low level
award availability, there are
ways to be creative and check some alternative routes.
Sure enough, each leg we found when
searching as independent one -
way awards now appears as an option.
After confirming Saver class availability for each flight segment by
searching them as one -
way flights, I now stitched them all together in United's multi-destination
award search tool, making certain to choose the specific flight numbers I'd confirmed availability on during my one -
way searches.
Booking your flights with miles and points is a great
way to travel, but sometimes it can be tough to figure out where you are supposed to even
search for
award space.
Once they have added this capability, we'll confirm the best
way to
search for
award space and add that information.
This time I'll
search for a one -
way business class
award on British Airways from Chicago to London.
Until recently, Korean Air did not provide a
way to
search online for
award availability on any of its partner airlines.
But if I
search that one
way segment on BA it show's no
award seats.
There are some clever
ways to redeem Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles but you'll want to be aware of how to
search for
award space.
The British Airways Executive Club is probably the most popular
way to
search for
award space within the Oneworld alliance.
Aeroplan is one of the best
ways to
search for Star Alliance
award space whether you want to redeem Aeroplan miles or miles from other Star Alliance partners.
Just remember, for a popular destination like Hawaii, travel date flexibility and planning ahead goes a long
way when
searching for
award space.
Aeroplan is great because you can book one
way awards, avoid fuel surcharges on airlines like United and Singapore Airlines, they have one of the best
search engines (although it can be a bit slow), and a lot of their redemption rates for business class are pretty reasonable.
To use it, you just input your route, choose one -
way or roundtrip, the cabin you want to fly in (economy, premium economy, business, or first), whether you're willing to make a stop or not, the type of
award (peak or off - peak), and which frequent flyer program (the 20 airlines are listed below) or credit card (Amex Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Points, and / or Starwood Preferred Guest) you want to use and
search.
Beyond the lack of one -
way awards, one of the big gripes is the difficulty of booking Delta
award flights, so Ill tell you right now: Use Air France to
search for inventory, not Delta.com.
The only
way to book an
award ticket for the proper number of miles is if you can get the itinerary to show up in a standard round - trip or one -
way search.
Make sure to
search one -
way and tick the box that says
Award Calendar if you are flexible.
I'd eventually like to integrate this table with my
award chart
search tool and custom valuations to help you find the best
way to accumulate the miles you need for your next
award flight.
The ANA
search engine quotes a price of 7,500
award miles during the regular season even when traveling one -
way, which implies it is looking at the 601 - 1,200 band.
The easiest
way to find
award space is to
search on the British Airways website.
Unfortunately, the only
way to know for sure what
awards will cost is to actually perform
award searches.
The best
way to
search for Qatar
award availability (even if redeeming with American miles) is via British Airways» website.
If you
search far enough in the future, however, you might catch some cheap
award flights that start at 40,000 one -
way.
You can only book
award tickets for itineraries that can be found using standard round - trip or one -
way searches
You can
search one
way or round trip, and don't forget to use their useful «View Calendar of BA Availability» button to
search for the
award space you need.
I generally recommend
searching for
award availability one flight at a time, which means lots of one -
way, non-stop flights.
I never know my schedule more than a couple months out in advance, so when they settled on a date for a January 2014 reception in India back in April 2013, I simply
searched for a one -
way award ticket from Los Angeles to Mumbai to get there the day before.
If you
search each part of your multi-city
award one
way, you will see far more options for each part then when you do a multi-city
search on united.com.
Another
award search basic tip is to look in one -
way segments.
This AiRline (to answer The Nomad's point) has just started partnering with Delta, and I don't know of any
way to
search their
award inventory online.
What is the best
way to
search for
award space to Australia or New Zealand from the East Coast?
BUT I'm really just being a whiner at this point because there are better
ways to
search for
award availability anyway.
The best
way to
search for
award availability is by using expert tools such as Expert Flyer http://www.expertflyer.com/.
We also check the radio button for
Award Travel and indicate we are just looking for a one -
way flight (since we'll
search one segment at a time).
What's the best
way to
search for
award space for PHL - MAD - TLV using AA miles, since AA.com doesn't show Iberia?
I looked up the space from Los Angeles to Sao Paulo by
searching for a one -
way award on Delta's site, keeping in mind which days the flight operates.
You also can't
search one -
way awards, only round - trip or multiple cities as well as mixed - class
awards.