Black Friday Sale Is Here: Get 2 Months Free - See Offer
November 24, 2023

Black Friday Sale Is Here: Get 2 Months For FREE (2023)

Are you ready to snag the deal of the year? This Black Friday, and for a limited time, get 2 MONTHS FREE (15% OFF) when pre-purchasing 1 year of AwardFares Gold or Diamond1. This deal is for EVERYONE — whether you’re new to the AwardFares fam, or you’ve been with us since day one.

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November 24, 2023

Black Friday Sale Is Here: Get 2 Months For FREE (2023)

Are you ready to snag the deal of the year? This Black Friday, and for a limited time, get 2 MONTHS FREE (15% OFF) when pre-purchasing 1 year of AwardFares Gold or Diamond1. This deal is for EVERYONE — whether you’re new to the AwardFares fam, or you’ve been with us since day one.

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November 23, 2023

Delta SkyMiles Award Search Now Available (New Features)

Delta SkyMiles has been one of the most acclaimed frequent flyer programs in the United States, carving out a reputation for its flexibility, lack of blackout dates, and a wide array of redemption options. Despite recently upsetting a large portion of their members with major changes for 2024, it remains among the best options to redeem award flights on SkyTeam airlines and stands firm for great earning options and seat availability.

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November 15, 2023

SAS EuroBonus Award Flights With 25% Discount (November 2023)

Heja EuroBonus members! If you have just a few points on your account and are unsure what to do with them, this is a great time to book a winter escape at great rates. The program is offering a 25% discount on SAS Go and SAS Plus award trips to selected destinations in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.

Tools

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February 15, 2023

Ultimate Guide to Award Release Dates

One of the best ways of booking your perfect award trip is to plan far in advance. Even though most airlines generally release new award space continuously throughout the year, it is always best to book as far in advance as possible. This guide will help you answer the question of how long in advance airlines such as Lufthansa release award seats?

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March 2, 2021

SAS EuroBonus Analysis and Forecast (Free Tool)

A simple tool that helps you analyze and forecast your SAS EuroBonus activity. Simply import your point activity from your EuroBonus profile. All calculations are performed directly in your browser. Your data is kept private and is not uploaded/processed by our servers.

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May 14, 2020

Seat Map Checker (Free Tool)

With our free seat map checker tool, you can quickly check airline seat maps for your flight. Note that seats marked as blocked (yellow) are usually reserved for status passengers.

Tutorial

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September 6, 2023

Seat Maps: Getting The Perfect Seat Even Before Booking

For frequent travelers and point maximizers, AwardFares has consolidated as one of the most reliable and feature-rich tools to search for award availability. However, our Seat Maps feature is an often-overlooked gem.

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August 20, 2023

Journey Planner: Building Perfect Award Trips To Difficult Destinations

Booking flights with points or miles is fun, but finding the perfect trip to your desired destination can be tricky, especially when the journey involves multiple segments, or across different airlines.

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August 2, 2023

Flight Schedules Tool: Timetables and Availability by Booking Class Code

AwardFares Flight Schedules is part of our advanced toolkit. It allows you quickly to search flight timetables and see availability by booking class code.

Alaska Mileage Plan

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September 13, 2023

STARLUX Announces New Route To San Francisco (Award Seats Available)

STARLUX Airlines, the rising Taiwanese career, is moving full-speed-ahed with their ambitious plans to strengthen its foothold in the U.S. market. After launching extremly successfus flights from Taipei to Los Angeles earlier this year, today the airline announced they are expanding to San Francisco.

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August 1, 2023

Find And Book STARLUX Airlines Flights Using Alaska Mileage Plan Miles (Step-by-step)

Back in June, Alaska Mileage Plan announced a partnership with STARLUX Airlines, which means you can now start earning and redeeming miles on their flights.

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July 1, 2023

Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan Partner Redemptions Made Easy (2023)

Alaska Airlines has been rolling out a new search UI for Mileage Plan which currently does not support searching Business and First Class redemptions with partner airlines: it only works for Alaska Airlines. There are no known date or official statement from the airline for when this features will be back.

Air Canada Aeroplan

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June 9, 2023

5 Essential Tools Every Aeroplan Member Needs

Being an Aeroplan member can open up a world of travel opportunities. However, to truly make the most of this program, there are several tools you might consider using. These tools can help you both earn and redeem Aeroplan miles more efficiently, find award availability, and plan your dream trips.

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May 24, 2023

How To Find First-class Award Flights Using Aeroplan Miles (With Realtime Updates)

Aeroplan has more airline partners than any other program, and that’s good news for flyers trying to score a flight in First Class. Getting a first-class award ticket is a great way to live the full experience without spending tens of thousands of dollars on the full-fare ticket. Aeroplan, then, with so many partners onboard, comes across as one of the best ways to get a first-class award ticket in 2023.

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May 5, 2023

How To Find The Best Aeroplan Award Flights (9 Sweet Spots)

As an Aeroplan member, you have access to a world of travel possibilities through Air Canada and its partners. However, navigating the program to find the most valuable redemptions and sweet spots can be a daunting task. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered!

SAS EuroBonus

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November 18, 2023

SAS Amex 2-for-1 Vouchers Expire Soon. Here's What You Need To Know.

American Express cardholders in Sweden and Norway have access to a valuable benefit: 2-for-1 vouchers (or companion ticket) for flights on SAS and Star Alliance partners. The SAS Amex 2-for-1 Voucher is a testament to the many years of synergy between Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and American Express; offering a unique advantage to EuroBonus members, quite rare in the market these days.

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October 4, 2023

Try These EuroBonus Award Flights Before SAS Leaves Star Alliance (Megapost)

In light of the recent announcent of SAS leaving Star Alliance, we noticed an increase in traffic and EuroBonus searches at AwardFares. We are happy that our tool is helping you find your next dream award flight!

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October 3, 2023

SAS Will Leave Star Alliance! Here’s What To Do Next (2023)

SAS announced major news today during a press conference. The airline has been under restructuring since it filed for bankruptcy under the U.S. Chapter 11 process. After several months, they reached a significant milestone: it will be acquired by a new consortium that includes Air France-KLM, leaving behind Star Alliance and joining SkyTeam.

Guide

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November 11, 2023

Holiday Award Travel 2023: Using Dynamic Pricing to Your Advantage

As we approach the busy Christmas and New Year holiday season, with visions of flights to snowy destinations or tropical getaways dancing in our heads, it’s also time for the annual battle with award seat availability. But there’s a silver lining over the holiday travel horizon: the shift to dynamic award pricing models by airlines and frequent flyer programs.

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November 9, 2023

Roame.travel & AwardFares: The Killer Combo For Searching Award Travel

Roame.travel is a relatively new award travel search tool that has quickly gained popularity, as it provides a bird’s-eye view of opportunities across various airline alliances. But when it comes to the nitty-gritty of securing a seat, AwardFares emerges as the perfect co-pilot. While Roame.travel can help you identify round trips and guide you through credit card points transfers, AwardFares goes a step further by showing real-time availability, and showing exact prices including taxes and fees.

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November 2, 2023

US-China Award Flights: What Are The Best Routes?

As of November 2023, direct flights between the United States and China are still limited due to a complex geopolitical situation, travel bans, and trails of COVID-19. This makes it extremely hard for travelers connecting between both countries to find good alternatives: nonstop flights are expensive and very limited, and stopovers aren’t ideal because of travel times and visa-related issues.

Trip Report

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November 17, 2023

United 767-400 Polaris Business Class From Washington To Sao Paulo (2023)

United recently finished their Polaris Business rollout to all planes in their fleet. It’s a new concept for their business class product spanning everything from lounges to cabins to food and drink. I recently tried it out on a flight from Washington to São Paulo.

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October 26, 2023

Thai Airways 777-300 Business Class: Dated But Comfortable (2023)

During the past couple of months it’s been especially difficult finding Business Class redemptions between Europe and Tokyo. However, thanks to one of my AwardFares alerts, I was lucky to discover one day that there were 2 seats available from CPH to HND via BKK, which I snagged immediately!

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July 11, 2023

Lufthansa's A350 Long-Haul Business Class (Avoid)

I recently booked a last minute award trip from Europe to Tokyo. On hand I was very happy that my AwardFares alert notified me that two business class seats became available on the date I wanted. However, on the other hand, it was with Lufthansa, a business class product I haven’t really heard great things about. In any case, I’m always happy to try something new!

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November 24, 2023

Black Friday Sale Is Here: Get 2 Months For FREE (2023)

Are you ready to snag the deal of the year? This Black Friday, and for a limited time, get 2 MONTHS FREE (15% OFF) when pre-purchasing 1 year of AwardFares Gold or Diamond1. This deal is for EVERYONE — whether you’re new to the AwardFares fam, or you’ve been with us since day one.

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November 23, 2023

Delta SkyMiles Award Search Now Available (New Features)

Delta SkyMiles has been one of the most acclaimed frequent flyer programs in the United States, carving out a reputation for its flexibility, lack of blackout dates, and a wide array of redemption options. Despite recently upsetting a large portion of their members with major changes for 2024, it remains among the best options to redeem award flights on SkyTeam airlines and stands firm for great earning options and seat availability.

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November 18, 2023

SAS Amex 2-for-1 Vouchers Expire Soon. Here's What You Need To Know.

American Express cardholders in Sweden and Norway have access to a valuable benefit: 2-for-1 vouchers (or companion ticket) for flights on SAS and Star Alliance partners. The SAS Amex 2-for-1 Voucher is a testament to the many years of synergy between Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) and American Express; offering a unique advantage to EuroBonus members, quite rare in the market these days.

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November 17, 2023

United 767-400 Polaris Business Class From Washington To Sao Paulo (2023)

United recently finished their Polaris Business rollout to all planes in their fleet. It’s a new concept for their business class product spanning everything from lounges to cabins to food and drink. I recently tried it out on a flight from Washington to São Paulo.

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November 15, 2023

SAS EuroBonus Award Flights With 25% Discount (November 2023)

Heja EuroBonus members! If you have just a few points on your account and are unsure what to do with them, this is a great time to book a winter escape at great rates. The program is offering a 25% discount on SAS Go and SAS Plus award trips to selected destinations in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.

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November 11, 2023

Holiday Award Travel 2023: Using Dynamic Pricing to Your Advantage

As we approach the busy Christmas and New Year holiday season, with visions of flights to snowy destinations or tropical getaways dancing in our heads, it’s also time for the annual battle with award seat availability. But there’s a silver lining over the holiday travel horizon: the shift to dynamic award pricing models by airlines and frequent flyer programs.

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November 9, 2023

Roame.travel & AwardFares: The Killer Combo For Searching Award Travel

Roame.travel is a relatively new award travel search tool that has quickly gained popularity, as it provides a bird’s-eye view of opportunities across various airline alliances. But when it comes to the nitty-gritty of securing a seat, AwardFares emerges as the perfect co-pilot. While Roame.travel can help you identify round trips and guide you through credit card points transfers, AwardFares goes a step further by showing real-time availability, and showing exact prices including taxes and fees.

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November 4, 2023

New Routes Starting In November 2023 (Awards Available)

If you are sitting on a pile of miles or points or are about to plan your next dream award trip, you’ll like this news. November 2023 looks like a promising month for the aviation industry, with the introduction of several new routes, particularly in the Asian and American markets.

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November 2, 2023

US-China Award Flights: What Are The Best Routes?

As of November 2023, direct flights between the United States and China are still limited due to a complex geopolitical situation, travel bans, and trails of COVID-19. This makes it extremely hard for travelers connecting between both countries to find good alternatives: nonstop flights are expensive and very limited, and stopovers aren’t ideal because of travel times and visa-related issues.

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October 27, 2023

Halloween Cities You Can Visit With Miles Or Points (2023)

When it comes to Halloween, some cities go above and beyond in their celebrations. If you’re looking for a not-so-mainstream experience, or considering using your miles on a spooky getaway, here are ten of the top cities known for their Halloween festivities.

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October 26, 2023

Thai Airways 777-300 Business Class: Dated But Comfortable (2023)

During the past couple of months it’s been especially difficult finding Business Class redemptions between Europe and Tokyo. However, thanks to one of my AwardFares alerts, I was lucky to discover one day that there were 2 seats available from CPH to HND via BKK, which I snagged immediately!

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October 23, 2023

What Airlines Have Changed Or Left Alliances? A History of Departures and Switches

Airline Alliances, which are essentially partnerships between airlines, have been a cornerstone of the industry since the 1990s. They offer mutual benefits for airlines, from marketing to operational cooperation, which translates into more seamless travel experiences for passengers.