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Category Archives: Award Travel

Award TravelQantas

Act Fast: Qantas Released Glut Of Business And First Class Award Space

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 23, 2023 18 Comments
Qantas Premium Cabin Award Space

Qantas promised and Qantas delivered. The Australian carrier has just released a glut of award space, including multiple seats in premium cabins on key longhaul routes. Qantas Premium Cabin Award Space Released Facing backlash over its record profits, Qantas...

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Award TravelDelta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines Strands Senior Citizens In Middle East After Absurd Schedule Change

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 8, 2023February 11, 2023 114 Comments
Delta SkyMiles Schedule Change

Dear Delta Air Lines, do the right thing. An unexplained schedule change, even on a SkyMiles ticket, should not be dumped on the customer to sort out, especially when it involves two senior citizens trying to return from the...

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Award TravelSWISS

My Derailed SWISS First Class Journey To Kick Off 2023

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 6, 2023January 5, 2023 20 Comments
SWISS First Class 2023

I mentioned yesterday that SWISS First Class space is again bookable using United miles. I took advantage of this rare opening to book our family trip to Germany, but it was not meant to be… SWISS First Class 2023...

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Award TravelQatar Airways

Great Business Class Award Space On Qatar Airways – Book 2023 Travel Today

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 23, 2022July 22, 2022 8 Comments

Qatar Airways is one my favorite business class product in the world, offering great comfort, food, and service. It also happens to be a better deal than ever before when using frequent flyer miles. That is why I recommend...

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Award Travel

Los Angeles To Amman Via Tokyo And Doha

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 7, 2022July 7, 2022 14 Comments

Yesterday I provided first impressions of my JAL First Class flight from Los Angeles to Tokyo. I realized after I probably should have provided some context first. Los Angeles To Amman The Long Way Via Asia I was joining...

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Award Travel

Miles & Points Made Simple With Promising New Award Search Tool

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 24, 2022February 24, 2022 21 Comments
Point.Me Award Search

POINT.ME is a new award search tool that lays the foundation for an award travel metasearch that can truly make our lives easier and our miles and points more valuable. POINT.ME, A Promising New Award Search Tool The new...

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aeroplanAir CanadaAward Travel

Is Now The Time To Buy Aeroplan Miles? (80% Bonus)

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 20, 2021July 19, 2021 Leave a Comment
Aeroplan Sign-Up Bonus

Aeroplan miles are on sale (again), this time with an 80% bonus if you buy at least 60,000 miles. That works out to about 1.3 cents each. Is now the time to buy miles? Aeroplan Miles On Sale –...

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Award TravelFlying Blue

Latest Flying Blue Devaluation Is Just Another Day In A Post-Award Chart World

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 19, 2021July 19, 2021 16 Comments
Flying Blue Program Changes

Without the transparency of award charts, prices rise overnight or destinations magically move to different regions, all without notice. That’s what happened to Israel, a long-term Flying Blue sweet spot, over the weekend. Flying Blue Devaluation: Israel Sweet Spot...

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Award TravelDelta Air Lines

Delta Air Lines Saver Award Space: The Unicorn

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 17, 2021July 17, 2021 31 Comments

I’ve been looking at the calendar trying to plan travel for the next several months and am struck by the total lack of reasonably-priced award space on Delta Air Lines for the next year. Want to book Delta premium...

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Award TravelSouthwest Airlines

Southwest Airlines Devalues, Expect Others To Follow

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 14, 2021 12 Comments
Southwest Airlines Devaluation

Airlines will devalue this year…because they can get away with it. We’ve already seen it with United and Delta. Now we’ve seen it with Southwest Airlines. Expect more. Spend your miles now. Southwest Airlines Devalues Without Notice…Others Will Too...

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Award TravelBritish Airways

British Airways’ No-Notice Devaluation On Short Haul Awards

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 17, 2021March 17, 2021 4 Comments
British Airways 2021 Avios Devaluation

British Airways has raised pricing on its short- and mid-haul awards without notice. As usual, the problem is not with the devaluation, but with the lack of communication surrounding it. British Airways Increases Shorthaul Flight Pricing By 750 Avios...

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Award TravelUnited Airlines

United Airlines Now Charges Flat Rate For Infant Award Tickets

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 11, 2021February 11, 2021 18 Comments
United Airlines International Infant Award Tickets

In a very positive development, particularly in light of my recent struggles with American Airlines, United Airlines will now charge a reasonable flat rate for international infant award tickets depending upon region and cabin of service. Flat Rate Pricing...

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aeroplanAviancaAward TravelFamily Travel

Infant Award Tickets: Avianca LifeMiles Vs. Air Canada Aeroplan

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 27, 2021January 27, 2021 6 Comments
Infant Award Tickets Aeroplan LifeMiles

Time is money and the bottom line is this: adding an infant to award tickets from Avianca LifeMiles is truly a pain. That’s why I am happy to pay more miles for an identical ticket on Air Canada Aeroplan....

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Award TravelBritish Airways

50% Off British Airways Award Tickets: A Compelling Redemption?

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 10, 2020October 10, 2020 8 Comments
British Airways Redemption Sale

With international borders still heavily restricted and coronavirus cases ticking up in Europe, it isn’t clear whether my family will be heading to Germany for Christmas this year. But the prospect of traveling, at least one way, on British...

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American AirlinesAward TravelDelta Air LinesNewsUnited Airlines

Premium Award Seats Better For Balance Sheets

Kyle Stewart Posted onSeptember 15, 2019September 14, 2021 8 Comments
sized American Airlines A321

Airlines are happy to award more miles to customers who spend more money. But they sometimes forget that releasing premium award seats (business and first class) is better for the balance sheet too. If you are considering booking travel or signing up...

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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 Travel

Booked: A Wild Trip Home From Yerevan

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 21, 2019August 21, 2019 6 Comments
Yerevan Award Trip

How would you get back from Yerevan to Los Angeles? I’m making five stops using three tickets. The sane person would take Aeroflot via Moscow or Austrian via Vienna. But I’m a travel blogger…and I’m cheap. Everything came together...

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Air FranceAward Travel

How Delta And Alitalia Saved The Day After Air France Delay

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 21, 2019August 21, 2019 9 Comments

Delta and Alitalia really saved the day after an Air France delay my clients in jeopardy of missing an important family event. My Award Expert clients were flying from Washington to Tel Aviv via Paris on Air France in...

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Award TravelFamily Travel

Sometimes The Best Use Of Miles Is For The Cheap Seats

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 29, 2019July 29, 2019 16 Comments
Economy Class With Miles

121Pilot, a commercial airline pilot and  frequent contributor to Live and Let’s Fly, offers his thoughts on why economy class redemptions can make so much sense. As an airline pilot I have access to free travel on the airline...

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A380ANAAward Travel

ANA A380 Business + First Class Award Space Available

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 5, 2019July 4, 2019 5 Comments
ANA A380 Award Space

ANA is finally releasing some saver award space to Star Alliance partners for its new A380 service between Honolulu and Tokyo Narita. It was always only a matter for time. From the start, the airline said that it would,...

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