Air Canada announced its plan to reintroduce nonstop flights between Vancouver International Airport (YVR) and Singapore’s Changi International Airport (SIN), marking a return to the Singapore market after over 30 years! The service will start on April 3, 2024, and operate four times weekly using the Boeing 787 fleet.

Star Alliance member ANA announced that they will be resuming their route from Tokyo Narita (NRT) to Perth (PER), and gradually opened reservations today. Based on the available data, the airline schedules 3 weekly flights with Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft. The first flight is scheduled for October 29th, 2023.

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.

Alaska Airlines just announced new partners, routes and redemptions starting in June. Let’s have a look at the news and see which award flights are already available with AwardFares.

UPDATE: SAS is no longer a member of Star Alliance and it is no longer possible to book Lufthansa flights with EuroBonus points. This guide is deprecated. Instead, try booking through a different program such as United MileagePlus, Aeroplan, etc.

I recently had a very long journey back to Europe from Taipei. Due to lack of any better award availability, I ended up booking a route taking me from Taipei to Barcelona via Vienna and Frankfurt. While definitely not the quickest route, it at least gave me a chance to try a nice variety of airlines (EVA Air, Austrian, and Lufthansa).

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 2024.

With the recent introduction of the new dynamic AAdvantage award chart last April 2023, the game changed, and identifying good redemptions can be tricky. But no worries, we’ve done the work for you!

AAdvantage is one of the world’s largest, most reputable frequent flyer programs. In April 2023, the AAdvantage Award Chart was simplified, reducing the number of award zones from 10 to just 4.

Lufthansa announced that they will be adding 10 new routes in 2023, expanding the airline route networks from Frankfurt and Munich. These new routes will put Lufthansa right behind its pre-pandemic route numbers. Flight operations from both hubs will reach a whopping 5200 per week! (87% of its pre-COVID-19 levels).

SAS Scandinavian Airlines is gearing up to launch its service to Morocco this November, marking its grand return to Africa after a break of many, many years.