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Airlines have partner airlines – the main reason is so that their partner airlines can take you where you want to fly, because every airline does not fly to the same place. When an airline belongs to a global alliance, like Star Alliance, oneworld, or SkyTeam, all airlines in the…
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If you are traveling with the family, chances are you won’t find 4+ award seats on a flight, especially in the premium cabin; some routes offer more award availability than others, but generally speaking, finding more than 3 award seats in Business Class on a long-haul flight will be challenging…
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Getting in touch with an airline or frequent flyer program can be frustrating – some airlines have amazing websites where you can get everything done and other airlines have downright awful websites where it is sometimes impossible to book a simple ticket. The same goes for their call centers –…
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Award availability is required in order to book an award ticket; each airline controls capacity on their own flights and they decide when they release award seats on any given flight. Airlines usually go by the rule of “if we think we can’t sell the seat with cash, let’s release…
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It takes time to understand how an airline’s frequent flyer program actually works and what are the best mileage redemption options, what the partners are, what the award chart looks like, etc. – these are all things that we need to learn about a particular program before determining if we…
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When redeeming miles and points, you aren’t always going to find exactly what you want – if you are flexible, your chances significantly increase. That being said, there are sometimes long periods of time when there’s no award availability to where you want to go from your home airport. If…
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