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Category Archives: Award Bookings

Award BookingsUnited Airlines

The Elusive Future Of Dynamic Partner Award Pricing On United

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 3, 2019October 3, 2019 9 Comments
United Airlines Dynamic Pricing

Keep calm. United Airlines is not engaging in dynamic pricing of partner awards. However, it seems all but inevitable that day will come. It’s all about the award chart… One Mile at a Time noted language on united.com yesterday...

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Award BookingsBritish Airways

Last Call: British Airways 40% Transfer Bonus From American Express

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 30, 2019September 30, 2019 3 Comments
British Airways AMEX Bonus

We’re just a few hours away from the end of the most lucrative American Express Membership Rewards transfer bonus we’ve seen this year. This is your last call to take advantage of the 40% British Airways transfer bonus from...

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American AirlinesAward Bookingscathay pacific

Cathay Pacific Awards On AA.com = Very Bad News

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 20, 2019September 20, 2019 15 Comments
Cathay Pacific Award Space AA

Cathay Pacific flight awards are now easily bookable on aa.com using miles. What could be the downside? A big one, as it turns out. Cathay Pacific awards have always been bookable using your American Airlines miles. In the past,...

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Award BookingsAward TravelNews

Unpopular: Variably-Priced Awards Are Better For Most

Kyle Stewart Posted onSeptember 8, 2019September 14, 2021 13 Comments
Delta A330

By November of 2019, the three largest airlines in the world (American, Delta and United) will all have variably-priced award flights in one form or another. Frequent flyers lament them, but for most travellers, it’s good news. If you...

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Award BookingsSingapore AirlinesUnited Airlines

Singapore Airlines Award Space Is Back!

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 29, 2019June 29, 2019 2 Comments
Singapore Airlines Award Space

After months of nagging inquiry, United Airlines and Singapore Airlines have finally found a way to restore Singapore award space to united.com. This is very good news that goes beyond the Singapore space itself. Singapore Airlines is an elusive...

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Award BookingsSingapore AirlinesUnited Airlines

Still No Fix For Singapore Airlines Award Space With United Miles, But Hope…

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 22, 2019June 22, 2019 5 Comments
Singapore Award Space United

I’ve been keeping the pressure on, but there is still no fix or workaround for booking Singapore Airlines awards using United MileagePlus miles. That said, a solution is hopefully just around the corner. Since January, United has been unable...

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Aer LingusAlaska AirlinesAward Bookings

How To Waste Your Alaska Miles: Aer Lingus Edition

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 21, 2019June 21, 2019 5 Comments
Aer Lingus Alaska Redemptions

You can now use your Alaska Airlines miles to book award travel on Aer Lingus. But on most days you shouldn’t. You really shouldn’t. We’ve waited a year, but Alaska finally Notice the variable pricing. Prices ranges from 60K-280K...

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Award BookingsLufthansa

Lufthansa Is NOT The First European Airline To Adopt Dynamic Pricing For Award Seats

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 5, 2019June 5, 2019 3 Comments
Lufthansa Dynamic Pricing

Lufthansa will adopt dynamic pricing for its awards seats, but is hardly a trendsetter in moving from fixed-price to variable-priced awards. I titled my article the way I did because Skift, a reliable news platform with excellent writers, made...

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Award BookingsHot DealsLufthansa

Lufthansa “Mileage Bargains” Award Tickets

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 5, 2019 5 Comments
Lufthansa Mileage Bargains Awards

Each month, Lufthansa offers a series of discounted awards called “Mileage Bargains”. Although they are restrictive and require advance planning, the savings can be tremendous. Like Air France Flying Blue Promo awards, Lufthansa Miles & More offers discounted awards...

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American AirlinesAward Bookings

Why Does AA Loathe New York City Residents?

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 4, 2019June 4, 2019 27 Comments
AA Loathes New York

American Airlines has taken the use of married segments to a whole new level, prompting a reasonable question: Why does AA loathe New York City residents? But don’t worry NYC…I’ve got your back. Last month, I wrote about the lack...

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Air ItalyAward Bookings

An Observation On Air Italy Award Space

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 22, 2019May 21, 2019 1 Comment
Air Italy Award Space

Air Italy award space is generally quite good, even in premium cabins…but be sure to book in advance. I tend to be a last-minute type of flyer. I rarely book tickets more than 1-2 days before travel and consequently...

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American AirlinesAward BookingsEtihad

Whew! American Airlines Still Blocking Etihad Award Space…

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 3, 2019May 3, 2019 10 Comments
Etihad Award Space AA Blocking

When I saw that American Airlines added the ability to book Etihad awards online yesterday, my heart sank. Would the floodgates now be open, quickly decimating what remains a treasure trove of award space? The answer appears to be...

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Award Bookingscathay pacificHot Deals

Book Cathay Pacific First Class For 14K Chase Points

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 3, 2019May 3, 2019 4 Comments
Cheapest Cathay Pacific First Class

You can sample the luxurious Cathay Pacific first class lounges in Hong Kong and get a taste for Cathay Pacific’s acclaimed first class product for only 14K Chase points. That’s a value worth considering if you’re in the area....

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American AirlinesAward Bookings

Why The Value Of Your AA Miles Just Increased

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 6, 2019April 6, 2019 1 Comment
Etihad Airways Business Class

American Airlines miles are now more valuable than they were last week…all thanks to a small modification to arcane routing rules on one partner airline. Put simply, AA has a general rule that you cannot transit “third regions” when making...

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Alaska AirlinesAward Bookings

An Unattractive Alaska Mileage Plan Redemption Becomes Even More Unattractive

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 3, 2019April 3, 2019 2 Comments
Icelandair Devaluation Alaska Airlines

Prices are going up for economy class award redemptions on Icelandair using Alaska Airlines’ miles. Put another way, a poor value will become an even poorer value. Alaska has many superb partners in its Mileage Plan program. It also...

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Award BookingsDelta Air LinesVirgin Atlantic

Book Delta Awards With Virgin Atlantic, Not Delta

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 9, 2019March 9, 2019 14 Comments

It merits mentioning just what an incredible deal your Virgin Atlantic Flying Club miles are when redeeming on nonstop Delta flights, particularly in business class. We are in an odd era in which an airline charges significantly more miles...

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Award BookingsUnited Airlines

United Restores TAP And Thai Award Space But Leaves Out Singapore Airlines

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 28, 2019February 28, 2019 7 Comments

United Airlines has restored online award availability for TAP Air Portugal and Thai Airways. Singapore Airlines, however, is still missing. It was a welcome relief to see Thai Airways and TAP Air Portugal award flights on united.com last night....

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Award BookingsUnited Airlines

ANA Award Space Blocked For United MileagePlus Members

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 20, 2019 18 Comments
United Airlines ANA Award Block

Add ANA to the list of United MileagePlus Star Alliance partners that are currently not bookable using your United miles. This fix, however, will hopefully be quicker than the other partner award problems still present. Last night, All Nippon...

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Award BookingsUnited Airlines

Still No Fix For Key Partner Award Redemptions With United MileagePlus

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 5, 2019February 6, 2019 6 Comments

Last month I noted that United is blocking partner award space on Singapore Airlines, Thai Airways, and TAP Air Portugal. The problem has not been resolved. United still blames technical issues on the partner side for this problem and...

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Award BookingsLufthansa

Lufthansa Spares Most Valuable US Award In Latest Miles & More Devaluation

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 26, 2019January 26, 2019 4 Comments
Lufthansa Miles And More Devaluation

Yesterday, Lufthansa announced an upcoming devaluation of its Miles & More award chart. Thankfully, the most valuable award for U.S. travelers was spared. Old award chart New award chart International longhaul awards are not a particularly good deal on...

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