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Category Archives: Award Travel

American AirlinesAward TravelOneWorld

Top 10 American Airlines Award Redemptions

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 7, 2017February 7, 2017 15 Comments

After a substantial devaluation last March, American Airlines AAdvantage miles are not worth what they once were. Nevertheless, there are still sweet spots on the award chart (mostly premium cabin) that are worth taking advantage of. Here are my...

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aeroplanAir CanadaAward TravelIceland

Star Alliance Iceland Stopover Now Much Easier

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 3, 2017February 3, 2017 9 Comments
Star Alliance Iceland

Iceland fascinates me. Not only does it contain immense natural beauty, it offers Northern Lights in the winter and midnight sun in the summer. I’ve been before and had a great time — now I want to take the family....

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Air FranceAward TravelFlying BlueKLM

Flying Blue Now Lets You Book Award Travel One Year in Advance!

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 3, 2017February 3, 2017 9 Comments
Flying Blue Award Booking

Traditionally, Air France/KLM Flying Blue only allowed award bookings 10 months in advance. Now you can book up to 12 months in advance! I was working on an award to Tel Aviv this morning for an Award Expert client...

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Award TravelTipsUnited Airlines

Here’s How to Eliminate Risk When Booking a United Award

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 31, 2017January 31, 2017 4 Comments
United Award Space

Earlier today I wrote about phantom SWISS award inventory appearing on united.com. The result of this inaccurate award space can be dramatic: hundreds of thousands of orphaned miles in United. Here’s how to eliminate risk when booking a partner award with United...

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Award TravelSwissAirTipsUnited Airlines

Caution: Lots of Phantom SWISS Award Space on United

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 31, 2017January 31, 2017 5 Comments
SWISS Award Space

If you have been searching united.com for award space lately, you may noticed something that was once as elusive as a four-leaf-clover: SWISS business class space. Be careful, though, before you transfer points over — some of the space...

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Award TravelGaruda Indonesia

My Garuda First Class Award is Ticketed!

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 28, 2016December 28, 2016 9 Comments
Garuda First Class Dining

Wow, talk about about a close call! It came down to the wire, but a generous act of goodwill by a reader of this blog saved me a trip to Asia and saved my trip in Garuda Indonesia First...

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Award TravelTravel

A Trick for Finding Hidden Award Seats

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 26, 2016December 26, 2016 2 Comments

Earlier today I wrote about married segments, attempting to explain them, their purpose, and how to use them to your advantage. Just like in real life, however, sometimes marriage is not the answer. While married segments and “direct flights”...

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Award TravelTravel

A Primer On Married Segments

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 26, 2016January 2, 2017 24 Comments
Air France Business Class

Airlines are increasingly using “married segment logic” in the allocation of revenue and award seats, which can create more difficulty in booking, but at the same time opportunity. Explaining Married Segments When two segments are married it means you can...

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Award TravelGaruda Indonesia

My Strategy for Ticketing the Garuda Reservation

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 23, 2016December 23, 2016 11 Comments
Garuda First Class

News broke yesterday of a 90%-off sale with Garuda Indonesia. Acting swiftly, I successfully booked (held) a first class ticket from Jakarta to Amsterdam, a hurdle in itself, but now I face the specter of how to ticket it. 1. Mile...

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aeroplanAward Travel

The Best Time to Call Aeroplan?

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 21, 2016December 21, 2016 8 Comments
Aeroplan

Aeroplan hold times have historically been so horrible that even Aeroplan admitted it in a recent ad campaign— The only problem? Wait times are almost as bad as before. Aeroplan states– Truthfully, while this may have happened in the past,...

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American AirlinesAward Travel

Avoid This Error When Holding AA Award Space

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 16, 2016December 17, 2016 6 Comments

American Airlines is by far the most generous carrier when it comes to letting you hold award space prior to ticketing. While neither United or Delta allow award holds, American not only permits holds whether you have miles in...

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American AirlinesAward TravelDelta Airlines

When Will American and Delta Learn?

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 31, 2016December 5, 2016 1 Comment

Two carriers, two unannounced devaluations effective immediately. Using your miles and points may be easier than ever before but it will cost you like never before. The bottom line is this: don’t trust the airlines and always consider your...

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Air New ZealandAward TravelStar Alliance

Unicorns, Four-Leaf Clovers, and Air New Zealand Business Class Award Space

Matthew Klint Posted onFebruary 8, 2016December 5, 2016 1 Comment

After four years of absolutely no business class award space on its transpacific and transatlantic longhaul routes, Air New Zealand has suddenly decided to open business class award space to its Star Alliance partners. It is too early to...

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AviancaAward Travel

LifeMiles Mixed Cabin Redemptions Now Possible

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 20, 2016December 5, 2016 Leave a Comment

In a surprising move that suddenly makes Avianca LifeMiles much more valuable, mixed cabin awards are now bookable! First, business, and economy class can now be mixed on a single itinerary, with the highest cabin establishing the price of...

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American AirlinesAward Travel

Are the Etihad First Class A380 Apartments Worthwhile?

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 30, 2015December 5, 2016 2 Comments

Etihad has released a generous amount of first class award space on its A380 Abu Dhabi to New York Kennedy flight. Etihad’s trend-setting “First Apartments” on this flight certainly set a standard for spaciousness in a first class seat....

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Alaska AirlinesAward Travel

Last Day to Purchase Discounted Alaska Miles

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 23, 2015December 5, 2016 1 Comment

We’ve seen a renaissance of attractive mileage sales this season and one of the leaders in hawking points has been Alaska Airlines, which has a great loyalty program with attractive redemption partners like Emirates and Cathay Pacific. The current...

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American AirlinesAward Travel

American Airlines Won’t Proactively Waive Telephone Booking Fee

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 22, 2015December 5, 2016 Leave a Comment

American Airlines has a number of award partners that are not bookable on aa.com. A call to AA Reservations is necessary to book this space and reservations made over the phone carry a $40 booking fee. This fee was...

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Award TravelsasStar Alliance

SAS Releases Business Class Award Space

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 16, 2015December 5, 2016 Leave a Comment

One of the more elusive airlines to obtain premium cabin award space on is SAS, the flag carrier of Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. The carrier has an impressive new business class product, but releases very little transatlantic award space....

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Award TravelBritish Airways

New British Airways Award Search Interface

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 9, 2015December 5, 2016 Leave a Comment

British Airways Executive Club has again updated the interface of its award search engine, though functionally the tool remains unchanged. The only advantage to the new search tool is a more prominent display of which travel days are “peak”...

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Award Travel

Dublin – Los Angeles Award Space on Aer Lingus

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 23, 2015December 5, 2016 6 Comments

Aer Lingus announced new service to Los Angeles starting in May 2016 earlier this week and award space has now been loaded — but don’t be fooled by united.com, which is showing a lot of business class space that is...

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