TravelStrategies:*Booking award tickets - Revision history

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Editor at 07:06, 20 February 2021

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Editor: /* 2: Check major alliances / frequent flyer programs for availability */

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‎2: Check major alliances / frequent flyer programs for availability

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‎2: Check major alliances / frequent flyer programs for availability

Editor: Editor moved page Booking Award Tickets to Booking award tickets without leaving a redirect

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Editor moved page Booking Award Tickets to Booking award tickets without leaving a redirect

Editor at 19:21, 12 February 2021

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Editor: /* 3: When you are having trouble finding award availability */

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‎3: When you are having trouble finding award availability

Editor: /* 4: Choose the best program to book the available award space */

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‎4: Choose the best program to book the available award space

Editor at 06:51, 4 February 2021

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Editor at 06:50, 4 February 2021

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 {{Box|More Advanced Award Pricing}}
-.5 cents per point is just a recommended starting value. The true value for your cutoff should be based on a reasonable expectation of how valuable your points will be (in the foreseeable future). You don’t want to hold onto your points forever, in constant search for more valuable redemptions. But you also don’t want to use them today, when you can easily get more value for them at a later time. If you find you are never taking advantage of your points, lower the cutoff value. If you find you never have the points you need, raise the value. For more details see {{Link|point values}}
+.5 cents per point is just a recommended starting value. The true value for your cutoff should be based on a reasonable expectation of how valuable your points will be (in the foreseeable future). You don’t want to hold onto your points forever, in constant search for more valuable redemptions. But you also don’t want to use them today, when you can easily get more value for them at a later time. If you find you are never taking advantage of your points, lower the cutoff value. If you find you never have the points you need, raise the value. For more details see {{Link|point values}}.
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 |[//www.aa.com/booking/find-flights?tripType=roundTrip&awardBooking=true American Airlines]
 |[//www.delta.com/air-shopping/searchFlights.action Delta Air Lines]
-|[//www4.aeroplan.com/home.do Air Canada’s Aeroplan]
+|[//www.united.com/ual/en/us/ United Airlines]
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 ||[//www.qantas.com/us/en.html Qantas]
 |[//www.airfrance.us/US/en/local/process/standardbooking/SearchAction.do?MABT=true Air France]
-|[//www.united.com/ual/en/us/ United Airlines]
+|[//www4.aeroplan.com/home.do Air Canada’s Aeroplan]
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 You'll need to register for accounts on Air France, and Qantas, before you can search for award space.

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 For United partner availability, check '''[//www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/home.html#/home:flight Air Canada’s Aeroplan]'''. For Delta partner availability, check '''[//www.virginatlantic.com/us/en Virgin Atlantic]''' because they often require far fewer points (or '''[//www.airfrance.us/US/en/local/process/standardbooking/SearchAction.do?MABT=true Air France / KLM's Flying Blue]''').
-<li>'''If you know you want to fly on Air France, American Airlines, British Airways, KLM, or Virgin Atlantic, give [//www.seatspy.com Seat Spy] a try'''. This awesome tool will quickly show you availability for an entire year at a time, but only for a single direct route on one of a few airlines.</li>
+<li>'''If you know you want to fly on Air France, American Airlines, British Airways, KLM, United Airlines, or Virgin Atlantic, give [//www.seatspy.com Seat Spy] a try'''. This awesome tool will quickly show you availability for an entire year at a time in every class of service, but only for a single direct route on one of a few airlines.</li>
 <li>'''For international flights, you should search on the best websites for finding award space on each alliance'''. Since all partners generally have access to the same award space, you can choose a partner that has the best website. Some program’s websites search all or most partner airlines and other websites will only search a small number of frequent flyer airlines. You want to concentrate on the most comprehensive and convenient websites. After you find availability, you can book your award using any of the airline’s partners, not just the website you used to find it.</li>

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 {{seo|description=Step by step checklist for finding award space, taking advantage of your credit card points, and booking frequent flyer tickets.}}
-{{Page|article|Home|award ticket strategies}}
+{{Page|article|Use Points|award ticket strategies}}
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-'''Bold text'''=== 4: Choose the best program to book the available award space ===
+=== 4: Choose the best program to book the available award space ===
 Once you’ve found award space, the next question becomes which program is the best one to book your award.

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 Once you’ve found award space, the next question becomes which program is the best one to book your award.
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-But, if you really want to be sure you are using the best program, you'll need to check the various options directly. The comparison sites don't list results for every program, aren't always completely accurate, and don't include fees. {{Link|award options}} provides more details.
+<li>'''But if you really want to be sure you are using the best program, you'll need to check the various options directly'''. The comparison sites don't list results for every program, aren't always completely accurate, and don't include fees. For full details on choosing the best program see:</li>
+<center>{{Tile|award options}}</center>.
 <li>'''Try to use less flexible points first'''. Miles from individual frequent flyer programs are less valuable than flexible award points, so you may want to use them first, even if you need to spend a bit more miles on your trip. Similarly, there is an advantage to using up any ThankYou points, before using your Membership Rewards or Ultimate Rewards points. We would often be willing to use extra points, if it allowed us to use some points we've built-up in a random frequent flyer program, just so that we don't need to worry about the points expiring later.</li>
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