Looking to travel the world without spending a fortune? Round-the-World (RTW) award tickets are a solution that is often underutilized. Even though booking a single RTW fare isn’t always easy, we’ve got you covered with this handy guide. We’ll show you how to plan the perfect trip, whether it’s by piecing together individual award segments or grabbing one of those elusive RTW fares. You’ll learn all about RTW awards, get tips for planning, and discover how AwardFares can help you find and book the best flights across multiple programs. Let’s turn your travel dreams into reality!

Our team at AwardFares is thrilled to launch a highly anticipated feature: Dark Theme! Now, you can go award hunting in the dark, making those late-night searches for the perfect flight redemption even more enjoyable (and a little easier on the eyes). Who knows, maybe you’ll even find a red-eye flight you don’t completely dread!

The Air France-KLM group is taking advantage of the SAS acquisition as an opportunity to reshape European air travel, going full thrust on strengthening their offerings for travelers. Starting September 1, 2024, new codeshare and interline agreements will extend benefits across their European networks and loyalty programs.

Booking EuroBonus awards can be very gratifying, but getting familiar with all the intricacies, fine print, tips, and tricks takes a while. After many years of experience, our team at AwardFares has learned from a few mistakes, from wasting points to higher costs and missed opportunities. In this post, we’ll summarize a few of them.

More new coming in from SAS regarding the transition from Star Alliance to SkyTeam! The airline has revealed the new award charts with point prices when redeeming EuroBouns points on SkyTeam partners. Compared to the Star Alliance chart, there are some price increases and new fees, but also the exciting addition of Premium Economy. SAS also released more news on earning points with Air France and KLM after September 1st. Let’s look at all the changes.

This year is coming with plenty of solid news for the aviation world Lufthansa Group, the German aviation giant, has just received the green light from the European Commission to acquire a 41% stake in ITA Airways, Italy’s national airline. This means we can expect exciting changes, another alliance shift, and a whole new level of travel possibilities.

When redeeming points or miles for flights, it’s common to think about round trips. Most frequent flyer programs prioritize round-trip bookings, and some (like ANA Mileage Club) even restrict one-way redemptions.

Today we are kicking off a new series of posts highlighting different sweet spots using SAS EuroBonus points, and how to find them using AwardFares. This week is aimed at EuroBonus members based in Copenhagen!

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.

JetBlue Mint, the carrier’s long-haul business class product for both domestic and international flights continues to be a Delta One killer. Yes, TrueBlue (JetBlues owned frequent flyer program) is an obvious way to book Mint, but there are other ways too. Plus, it’s not always clear what product you’ll end up getting, as there are multiple flavors of Mint depending on the aircraft type.

Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, is renowned for its luxurious travel experiences and world-class service. One of the most appealing aspects of flying with Etihad is the ability to use Etihad Guest Miles to book award flights in various cabins.