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Broad Searches: Full Guide
If you lack inspiration for your next travel destination and wonder what other popular places our users consider burning their points at, don’t worry; we’ve got you covered. AwardFares saves the results from recent searches across different users and lets you easily explore what’s hot.

Best Premium Economy Cabins in 2024 (And How To Book Them With Points)
Premium economy cabins continue to grow in popularity: cabins are getting better every year, and prices are becoming more attractive than Business and First Class. This year, several airlines launched or will launch new offerings, introducing new seats and elevating the premium economy experience. Here’s a look at our favorites, some of them picked from Skytrax. Plus, we share some tips on how to book them using points or miles. Let’s get started!

Push Notifications for Alerts: Full Guide
If you’re using AwardFares to stay updated on award travel deals and seat availability, enabling push notifications on both your desktop and mobile devices can greatly enhance your experience, letting you know as soon as your dream award seat becomes available. In this guide, we’ll show you how to set them up step-by-step.

Seats.aero Alternative: 7 Reasons AwardFares is the Ultimate Tool for Award Travel
Traveling on points and miles is a fantastic way to experience the world, but finding award availability can feel like deciphering ancient scrolls. That’s where award search tools come in. AwardFares is one of the easiest ways to search for your next free flight using points or miles. With a few clicks, you can search and gather helpful information without logging in to your frequent flyer account or dealing with slow award search portals. AwardFares’s modern user interface allows search availability across multiple frequent flyer programs, set up alerts, look at seat maps, and plan journeys in a few minutes.

Hot Easter Destinations with Points and Miles (2024)
Easter is a time of renewal and exploration, and what better way to celebrate than by using those hard-earned miles for a springtime getaway? If you haven’t booked or planned anything yet, there’s still plenty of opportunities out there, as we see in AwardFares.

How To AVOID The 737 MAX When Booking Award Flights
Are you concerned about maybe flying on a Boeing 737 MAX on your next trip? The 737 MAX’s journey has been marred by tragedy, controversy, and ongoing concerns. After serious issues in 2018 and 2019, technical fixes and regulatory approvals have allowed its return to service. However, a recent flying-door episode with Alaska Airlines is again causing struggles for Boeing.

How To Book Award Flights On The Chinese COMAC Planes
The skies are changing! Alongside established giants like Airbus and Boeing, new players are joining the game, and none are bigger than China’s COMAC. Their C919 and ARJ21-700 jets are poised to make waves in the aviation industry, and yes, you can be among the first to experience them. But how do you snag an award seat on these cutting-edge birds? This post is a roadmap to surfing on China’s rising stars, and how to redeem miles for flights on these planes.

Things to Consider When Booking Award Flights with Children
Traveling with kids can be magical, but when it comes to booking flights, the magic can quickly fade into a stressful scramble. Flying with little ones throws a unique curveball. From age-specific policies to luggage logistics, navigating award flights with children requires a different kind of packing list (and time in front of your member dashboard).

Metro Area Searches: Full Guide
AwardFares’ Metro Area Searches are one of the most powerful features we’ve ever released: it lets you search for award flights between entire regions or areas simultaneously, which is a huge time saver. Interestingly, it’s also one of the most underutilized ones.

Winter Getaways With Miles Or Points (2023)
Winter is a magical time of year, transforming landscapes into winter wonderlands and inviting adventurers to explore the season’s beauty. It’s also ideal for a snow-filled getaway: embrace the magic of the mountains and indulge in exhilarating ski and snowboard adventures.

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.

The Roame.Travel Alternative That Finds Cheap Award Flights, Faster
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.
Find & Monitor Award Flight Availability
Use AwardFares to instantly search multiple frequent flyer programs. Find available award seats, set up alerts to monitor availability, check flight schedules, view seat maps, and more—all in one place.
Aeromexico Rewards
Air Canada Aeroplan
Air France / KLM Flying Blue
Alaska MileagePlan
American Airlines AAdvantage
Azul Fidelidade
Delta SkyMiles
Etihad Guest
GOL Smiles
Jetblue TrueBlue
SAS EuroBonus
Turkish Miles&Smiles
United MileagePlus
Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
Virgin Australia Velocity