Searching With Southwest Airlines

Searching With Southwest Airlines

Note: Read the primer on Using Miles if you have not already. Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards is a revenue-based points program. This means that the number of points you need to redeem for an award depends on the price of the ticket. Thus, all of the normal rules for finding low-priced tickets apply here, such as … Read more

Using Miles

Using Miles

Direct Link These changes go into effect March 1, 2018. For Saver awards, the fee increases are as follows: Award ticket changes for flights with Singapore Airlines or Silkair will now cost $25. Previously, date and time changes were free, and all other changes were $20. Award ticket changes for flights with partner airlines will … Read more

American Airlines using Miles

American Airlines using Miles

Note: Read the primer on Using Miles if you have not already. “Note: American’s search engine shows flights on American, Alaska, British, Cape Air, Cathay Pacific, Fiji, Finnair, Hawaiian, Iberia, JAL, Malaysia, Qatar, Royal Jordanian, S7, Seaborne, and Sri Lankan. For Oneworld availability on other carriers (e.g. Cathay Pacific), skip to Searching With British Airways. … Read more

British Airways using Miles

British Airways using Miles

Note: Read the primer on Using Miles if you have not already. “British Airways Avios is a distance-based rewards program. Single-partner awards are priced out segment-by-segment, meaning if your trip is actually made up of two flights with one connection, you pay for each flight individually according to the charts below. All single-partner awards price … Read more

United Airlines using Miles

United Airlines using Miles

Note: Read the primer on Using Miles if you have not already. “Note: If you are specifically looking for a partner award that includes Shenzhen Airlines, skip to Searching With Aeroplan below. Keep in mind that, due to United’s recent devaluation and poor IT support, you may have trouble getting any awards that include these … Read more

Searching With Singapore Airlines

Searching With Singapore Airlines

Note: Read the primer on Using Miles if you have not already. Singapore Krisflyer has separate award charts for flights on Singapore Airlines only and for flights with their Star Alliance partners. Generally, the best use of Singapore Krisflyer miles is for their own flights in business, first, or suites class. Another good option is partner award flights … Read more