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We know from experience that searching for airline award seats can be the most daunting aspect of this entire travel rewards strategy when you’re just starting out.

How to search for Airline Award Seats

Here are some tutorials that walk you through searching for awards seats at United.com, AA.com, Delta.com, Southwest.com and BA.com.

We use these 5 websites for 95%+ of our own award booking searches, so as an introduction you will be well served by understanding the mechanics of searching these sites.

Action Step:

  1. Go to each of these websites and run some examples for future award bookings you plan to make from your home airport. It helps to get a feel for the functionality and to see what availability you can generally find at the Saver Level.

 

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