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Transfer bonuses, devaluations, mistake fares, and fresh award space — the day’s points-and-miles news, pulled live from the sources we read all day.

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    Going on a trip to experience a business class? (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hi all, wondering what you’d do in situations like this -</p> <p>I got a Delta One redemption with sky miles at 115k one-way from Seattle to Taipei in the upcoming months. It was for a family trip initially, but we then decided to postpone the trip to a different time &amp; different place next year. </p> <p>I was about to cancel this booking but saw someone mention Delta implementing basic business fare for cash tickets and might eventually extend to points tic

    Reddit r/awardtravel
    • Delta SkyMiles
  3. Award space

    Multiple rooms for the same night. IHG FNA (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hi, I’m planning book 5 rooms using FNA for my family in Asia. I won’t be there physically. </p> <p>Has anyone done this successfully? I know some hotels/countries in Asia are very strict about the credit card holder being physically present.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Single-Nothing6961"> /u/Single-Nothing6961 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/awardtravel/comments/1ur4qjg/multiple_room

    Reddit r/awardtravel
    • IHG One Rewards
  4. Award space

    Looking to expand my hotel strategies, looking for others’ methods. (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I could really use some perspective from more seasoned folks now that the Chase/Hyatt good times are (somewhat) coming to an end.</p> <p>I’ve always relied on those two brands to make hotel awards easy. Now I’m caught up trying to choose the next program to target Citi, CapitalOne, or Bilt. Bilt allows me to stick with Hyatt but carries a hefty AF. Citi and CapOne have less desirable partners but I’m not experienced booking through their platforms, maybe it isn’

    Reddit r/awardtravel
    • Bilt Rewards
    • World of Hyatt
  5. Award space

    Dubious: Trump Claims He Skipped Flight On New Air Force One To Honor Military (opens One Mile at a Time in a new tab)

    Recently, President Trump took delivery of &#8221;his&#8221; new Air Force One, a &#8221;flying palace&#8221; that’s a $400 million gift from Qatar. It’s a plane he’s very proud of, and despite the fact that a massive number of taxpayer dollars have gone into retrofitting this plane, it’s one that will go into his Presidential Library when he leaves office, rather than staying with the Air Force.

    One Mile at a Time
    • Qatar Privilege Club
  6. Award space

    British Airways Flight Canceled After Crew Gets Too Drunk On Layover At All-Inclusive (opens One Mile at a Time in a new tab)

    A British Airways flight was canceled after the crew got so drunk on a layover that the plane had to be flown back to London empty. Sadly this isn’t the first time that British Airways has had an issue with crew behavior on layovers. It sure seems like putting crews up at all-inclusives might not be a great idea, as much as they (clearly) enjoy it&#8230;

    One Mile at a Time
    • British Airways Avios
  7. Award space

    Worth transferring Chase UR or Amex MR for economy to Sapporo vs booking through Chase portal? (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hi all, I am new here flying internationally from Sacramento (SMF)→ San Fransisco—>Narita—> Sapporo (CTS) in November 2026 economy class. I have 200k Chase Ultimate Rewards and 130k Amex MR points.<br/> Is it worth transferring points to ANA for the award ticket, or should I just book through Chase Travel portal at 1.25cpp? ANA page seems like it has availability for the award ticket but then when I clicked it it doesn’t anymore.<br/> Route: SMF—> SFO → HND → CT

    Reddit r/awardtravel
    • Amex Membership Rewards
    • Chase Ultimate Rewards
    • ANA Mileage Club
  8. Award space

    Best use of Chase points (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’m pretty unfamiliar with the points game, but I have ~451k chase points through my Sapphire Preferred. I know Hyatt is devaluing transfer points from 1:1 -> 4:3 for existing card holders starting Oct 2026. Wondering if it’s worth transferring all my points to Hyatt before the deadline to lock in the 1:1. I don’t really plan on using points for airlines. I’d rather use them for luxury stays </p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www

    Reddit r/awardtravel
    • Chase Ultimate Rewards
    • World of Hyatt
  9. Award space

    Delta Unbundles All Fares, And Basic Business Class Isn’t Called Delta One (opens One Mile at a Time in a new tab)

    Over time, we’ve seen the concept of &#8221;basic economy&#8221; become pretty widespread, whereby the cheapest economy fares include the fewest perks. The purpose of this is twofold &#8212; to expand a carrier’s potential customer base, and to get existing customers to &#8221;buy up&#8221; to a higher fare, in order to avoid punitive restrictions.

    One Mile at a Time
    • Delta SkyMiles
  13. Award space

    Ugh: Boeing 737 Crashes In Arabian Sea, Plunges 35,000 Feet In Two Minutes (opens One Mile at a Time in a new tab)

    Late on Tuesday night, a Boeing 737 crashed into the Arabian Sea. There’s no such thing as a straightforward aviation accident, and the circumstances surrounding this are particularly strange &#8212; the pilots reported navigation issues, and moments later the plane start descending rapidly, only to then climb rapidly, before finally plunging over six miles, and going &#8221;missing.&#8221;

    One Mile at a Time
  14. Award space

    YOTEL Joining Hilton Honors Program, Planning Huge Growth In Coming Years (opens One Mile at a Time in a new tab)

    A few months ago, Hilton and YOTEL announced plans to join forces, which I’m happy to see, as I’m kind of a sucker for the YOTELAIR concept. There’s now an update, as we have a sense of when this integration will happen &#8212; the YOTEL Club program will wind down as of July 15, 2026, and most YOTEL properties are expected to transition to Hilton Honors by early September 2026.

    One Mile at a Time
    • Hilton Honors
  15. Award space

    Qatar Airways New Rule (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’m honestly so frustrated and wondering if anyone else has had this happen.<br/> I found <strong>2 Qsuite Saver seats</strong> from LAX to Doha for <strong>70k Avios each</strong>. When I searched for 2 passengers, it showed both seats available.</p> <p>The problem was Qatar’s new My List restriction. My boyfriend wasn’t eligible to be redeemed for from my account, so after talking to customer service, I created him his own Privilege Club account and transferre

    Reddit r/awardtravel
    • Avios
    • Qatar Privilege Club
  16. Award space

    Am I too late for Vietnam in March? (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’m a bit new to award availability space for business class tickets, so forgive me if this is basic knowledge. I am trying to book 2 business class tickets to Vietnam for March/April 27’, and have been checking for the last few weeks, but no luck. It seems like all the reasonable (sub 150k point sub 30 hour flights) only have 1 seat per flight. Is it just incredibly difficult to find 2 seats on a reasonable flight? Or am I too late in trying to book these?</p>

    Reddit r/awardtravel
  17. Award space

    First redemption, how did I do? (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Jclass on JAL<br/> 70k + 600ish one way on 11/22<br/> Was able to book two seats next to each other.</p> <p>Still figuring out the return flight, might have to just pay cash and go Econ. </p> <p>I’m super excited as this is my first time redeeming for airlines.</p> <p>Edit:<br/> Route: LAX to NRT<br/> business class on a 787-9, the airbus was 155k points :(</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/dannysan8"> /u/dann

    Reddit r/awardtravel
    • Japan Airlines
  18. Award space

    Cannot transfer Bonvoy to ATMOS (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Have been trying for a couple days. On the Bonvoy transfer page, entering all the information and clicking "Continue" does not work at all. For comparison it does work for other airlines. Names on both FF programs are identical. I called Bonvoy support and they said they opened a ticket and to try in a few hours but no luck. </p> <p>Anyone have a similar experience? Are there any other ATMOS transfer partners besides Bonvoy?</p> <p>Thank you.</p> </div><!-- SC_O

    Reddit r/awardtravel
    • Marriott Bonvoy
  19. Award space

    Why do I suck at this? Best option for flights from GSO/RDU/CLT to PDL around 9/10-9/16 (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Any help is appreciated. I have 200K Amex points to spend and would like to find the best deal on a flight using points from/to the above locations for 2 adults. Ideally I'd like to fly business class. Between transfer partners, best way to use points for travel, etc. I just can't get my head wrapped around it. Tips or beginning points please! The best I can find it from CLT and with economy for 2 people it's still 250,986. Another option I found was 207,906 fro

    Reddit r/awardtravel
    • Amex Membership Rewards
  21. Award space

    Use Delta Silver or Flying Blue Gold when Flying Delta CHO-ATL-MEX? (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>If I want to pay to upgrade, it is cheaper when I use my FB Gold = Elite Plus. But if I want a free upgrade from Main to Comfort+ or First, which is better? Any other considerations?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Usual_Method4243"> /u/Usual_Method4243 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/awardtravel/comments/1uq1a98/use_delta_silver_or_flying_blue_gold_when_flying/">[link]</a></span> &#32; <s

    Reddit r/awardtravel
    • Delta SkyMiles
    • Air France-KLM Flying Blue
  22. Award space

    When do aeromexico flights show up on Virgin Atlantic (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I saw there there wasn't any availability for LAX to MEX next year in March 2027 - but is avaliable via Flying Blue or Delta - is there a specific reason for this? I called Virgin and they said that there was nothing showing on their system either.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/alphaeighteen"> /u/alphaeighteen </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/awardtravel/comments/1upz4g0/when_do_aeromexic

    Reddit r/awardtravel
    • Delta SkyMiles
    • Virgin Atlantic Flying Club
    • Air France-KLM Flying Blue
  26. Award space

    Air France Lounge London Heathrow Opens With Spa, First Class Section (opens One Mile at a Time in a new tab)

    In late 2025, Air France announced plans to open a lounge at London Heathrow Airport (LHR), which is positive news for SkyTeam travelers departing from one of the airport’s main terminals. There’s now an exciting update, as the lounge has opened as of today, so we also have more details about what to expect from this lounge.

    One Mile at a Time
    • Air France-KLM Flying Blue
  28. Award space

    QR Qsuite business via BA Avios...is this still happenning? (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Few years ago, I started to accumulate points on BA and booked nice Qsuites/First class on QR via BA Avios for 75K each way. I don't recent posts about BA Avios anymore. Does this method still work? I was made aware recently that booking directly via QR website is limited to account owner. Another reason why I preferred booking via BA avios, despite being transferrable to QR, was that BA considers the whole leg as one trip of 75K but QR back then was more expens

    Reddit r/awardtravel
    • British Airways Avios
    • Avios
  29. Award space

    Using points for seat selection on Qatar (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Would anyone be able to help check how many Avios points it costs to purchase seat selection on a business class flight on Qatar Airways? We have a Q suite booking but want to see if it's worth using points to pre-select seats. It currently shows that seat selection is $103 per person per leg, but we do not have enough Avios points to see how much it would cost in points. Thanks in advance!</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.r

    Reddit r/awardtravel
    • Avios
    • Qatar Privilege Club
  30. Award space

    AA: "Our system is having trouble" (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Trying to book a Qatar economy ticket via AA miles and getting this error:</p> <blockquote> <p><em>Our system is having trouble Please try again or come back later.</em></p> </blockquote> <p>Tried web and the app.</p> <p>Anyone else having this issue and a solution?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/satellite779"> /u/satellite779 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/awardtravel/comments/1upfrup/a

    Reddit r/awardtravel
    • Qatar Privilege Club

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