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Category Archives: Award Travel

A380ANAAward Travel

ANA A380 Business + First Class Award Space Available

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 5, 2019November 14, 2023 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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Award TravelIberia

Negative Iberia Avios Account Didn’t Affect My Trip

Kyle Stewart Posted onMay 5, 2019November 14, 2023 10 Comments
Iberia A319

Last year I participated in Iberia’s excellent Avios promotion which awarded me 90,000 Avios for purchasing 10 one-way tickets. Iberia’s technology failed and issued me a negative balance. I wondered at the time how that might affect my redemption...

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AviancaAward Travel

Avianca Award Changes Model Pricing Variability

Kyle Stewart Posted onApril 21, 2019November 14, 2023 Leave a Comment
Avianca

Avianca announced positive changes to their award chart for domestic United States awards with some variability, It is a perfect model for how US airlines, like American, can avoid throwing out award charts but still adding value to both...

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Award TravelFlying Blue

And Now I Love Flying Blue Even More Than Before…

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 12, 2019November 14, 2023 16 Comments
Alitalia Last-Minute Ticket

On Wednesday I argued that Flying Blue, the loyalty program of Air France/KLM, may provide a model for an acceptable dynamic-priced award program. I’ve got a new data point to bolster my argument. I’m in Italy on business this...

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Award TravelFlying Blue

Air France Flying Blue: A Dynamic “Devaluation” That Works

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 10, 2019November 14, 2023 8 Comments
Flying Blue Benfits

For the optimists out there, consider that the Air France Flying Blue program may offer a positive example for U.S. airline loyalty programs moving to a dynamic pricing model. Last year, Flying Blue, the loyalty program of Air France-KLM,...

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Air IndiaAward TravelUnited Airlines

FYI: Air India Award Space Currently Not Bookable With United Miles

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 25, 2019November 14, 2023 8 Comments
United Airlines Air India Award Space

If you’re trying to book an Air India flight using your United miles, you cannot…at least for the time being. United Airlines has had some issues with its Star Alliance partner award inventory lately. For several weeks, bookings with...

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aadvantageAmerican AirlinesAward Travel

American Airlines Award Availability Abides Abysmally

Kyle Stewart Posted onJanuary 27, 2019September 15, 2021 75 Comments
American Airlines A330

American Airlines has been stingy with award availability specifically since the merger with US Airways management. They say things have gotten better, but how do they explain wide open flights, 300 days in advance with no premium saver seats?...

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Award Travel

Securing Saver Awards From Europe During Peak Travel Periods

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 7, 2019November 14, 2023 25 Comments
a seat in an airplane

The best way to secure saver award space during busy travel periods is to be patient and wait. I spent New Year’s in Germany with my family. We planned to return to Los Angeles sometime during the first week...

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American AirlinesAward Travel

Big Brother American Airlines Is Watching

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 13, 2018November 14, 2023 6 Comments
a row of seats in an airplane

American Airlines is keeping a closer eye on its reservation agents, warning them that their screens and calls are being monitored. Why? To discourage creativity in award bookings. I’ve written about married segment fare logic in the past, including...

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Award TravelHot DealsUnited Airlines

Great United Airlines Sale: Save Up To 50% On European Awards

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 26, 2018November 14, 2023 4 Comments
a woman sitting in an airplane

United Airlines has discounted economy class awards by up to 50% for Cyber Monday. Savings range from 20-50% based upon whether you hold a Chase co-branded United credit card and your MileagePlus elite status. Saver Award eligibility Members Premier...

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Award TravelBritish AirwaysUpgrades

British Airways Releases 50,000 Extra Business Class Award Seats

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 15, 2018November 14, 2023 5 Comments
British Airways Club World Award Seats

British Airways has released thousands of additional business class award seats available for a limited time across a limited, but wide, date range. Through December 2nd, British Airways has made 50,000 extra Club World business class seats available for...

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AnalysisAward Travel

Buying Sports Tickets Is Just Like Buying Airline Award Tickets

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 27, 2018November 14, 2023 9 Comments
World Series Airline Tickets

Buying sports ticket is just like buying an airline award ticket. It pays to be patient. I planned on attending Game Three of the World Series last night at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, an emergency in the office...

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Award Travelbali

Affordable: A Year In Bali On Points

Kyle Stewart Posted onOctober 7, 2018September 15, 2021 8 Comments
Beautiful Bali

Hotel and airline loyalty programs offer beautiful destinations for little to nothing out of pocket. They also offer some destinations for very few points, but rarely do the two converge. In the case of Bali, however, they do. Here’s...

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Award TravelSWISSUnited Airlines

An Award Ticket Horror Story On SWISS

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 6, 2018November 14, 2023 35 Comments
a row of monitors on an airplane

Let’s call this Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Disappearing Award Ticket. Perhaps, with our collective deductive reasoning, we can get to the bottom of this. An Award Expert client was traveling from San Francisco to Milan with...

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Award Travel

Help Me Get Home From Dubai!

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 28, 2018November 14, 2023 60 Comments
cheap business class ticket from dubai

I’ve now got a one-way ticket to Dubai, but nothing back. It’s time to get creative. My first thought was to fly Kuwait Airways in first class back to New York. This was a flight option that Ben and...

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A350Award TravelSingapore Airlines

Award Space Availability on World’s Longest Flight

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 31, 2018November 14, 2023 7 Comments
a plane flying in the sky

Singapore Airlines announced it would resume nonstop service between Newark and Singapore this October. The 9,534 miles, 19-hour, polar route will be operated by an A350 with only business class and premium economy onboard. The Airbus A350-900ULR will have 161...

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Award BookingsAward TravelTips

How the East Coast Storm Ruined My Weekend in Sunny LA

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 8, 2018November 14, 2023 12 Comments
a person walking on a snowy street

A horrific storm pummeled the East Coast last week, bringing commercial aviation to a standstill. As airlines continue to dig themselves out of the backlog, let me tell you about my weekend. At Award Expert, we don’t just book...

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aeroplanAward TravelSWISS

Hurry! Aeroplan Allowing SWISS First Class Bookings!

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 30, 2017November 14, 2023 23 Comments
SWISS First Class Aeroplan

Several years ago, SWISS stopped releasing first class awards to partners on a regular basis, generally reserving that award space only for elite members of its own Miles & More loyalty program. But sometimes the door is temporarily opened…and...

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Award TravelSingapore Airlines

One Brilliant Star Alliance Award to Book Before Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer Devaluation

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 18, 2017November 14, 2023 18 Comments
Singapore Airlines Star Alliance Devaluation

Singapore Airlines is devaluing its Star Alliance redemption chart on December 07, 2017. The award chart was never very attractive in the first place, but every program has its sweet spots. The good news is that Star Alliance redemptions...

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Award TravelTravel

I’m Assembling the Trip of a Lifetime

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 3, 2017November 14, 2023 15 Comments
a map of the world with red lines

Although there will be plenty of business travel, with the exception of my upcoming final 747 and Qatar QSuite trips, I am voluntarily suspending new “review” trips until next August. That doesn’t mean I will not be traveling on...

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