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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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  1. Award space

    Redeeming AA miles on Flagship transcon wasteful or reasonable? (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I'm not sure if it's a skill issue or not, but I'm finding it increasingly harder and harder to redeem AA miles on partners, especially to Asia. JAL awards are transient and often phantom, BA awards are terrible given the surcharges, Qantas awards are increasingly rare now, CX J/F availability is blocked out, there's still sweet spots to be had, but a lot of the time, it's accessible with other partners too.</p> <p>Ironically, my best AA flights have all come fr

    Reddit r/awardtravel
    • Japan Airlines
    • Qantas Frequent Flyer
  2. Award space

    JAL family club failed? (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Registered for JAL family club over 2 weeks ago. Got the confirmation email for application but nothing has happened since. Miles did not show up in p2 and 1k points was not deducted. What should i do next? Had this happened to anyone else?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/IsopodNo9522"> /u/IsopodNo9522 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/awardtravel/comments/1upazqo/jal_family_club_failed/">[l

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    • Japan Airlines
  3. Award space

    Using Amex Points (Platinum) for an Upgrade on EVA Airlines (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Full disclosure, I am new to award travel and do not fully understand a lot of processes others take for granted. I've tried researching independently but still feel confusion, so I figured I would ask. </p> <p>I am looking at a trip to Hong Kong with EVA Airlines because they are <em>way</em> cheaper from my home airport than other airlines of comparable quality. What I wanted to do is buy a ticket for premium economy with my own money and then use points to up

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    • Amex Membership Rewards
  4. Award space

    The best cabins of Emirates First in one booking: 163.000 miles with Skywards (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>So as most of you know there are 2 exceptional cabins available in Emirates First:</p> <p>1) A380 for its Shower Spa</p> <p>2) 777 for its Gamechanger Suite (fully enclosed suite)</p> <p>I notice that BRU-DXB costs about 120.000 miles on Skywards one-way which is quite steep. However, if you combine it for a route such as BRU-DXB-MRU or SIN, the mileage cost raises to 163.000 miles, which is a great value for experiencing A380 and 777 F cabins.</p> <p>For fully

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    • Emirates Skywards
  5. Award space

    Is a travel membership worth it if you only fly about once a month? (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I fly roughly monthly and trying to figure out if any of these paid travel memberships actually pay for themselves at that frequency, or if they only make sense for the weekly road warrior crowd.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/CookOviziest77"> /u/CookOviziest77 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/awardtravel/comments/1up4r4a/is_a_travel_membership_worth_it_if_you_only_fly/">[link]</a></span>

    Reddit r/awardtravel
  7. Award space

    What am I missing? (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’m trying to book business seat award travel via Virgin (on the phone) for an ANA flight from ORD, LAX, or SFO to HAN. I see availability on the United website for flights to HAN using only ANA but when I call they note they are all sold out. Is it because they’re a different partner? Based on the threads I’ve read they should be relatively the same. The gentleman was noting premium economy on Vietnam Air for 107k but that’s not a great redemption. Thoughts?! T

    Reddit r/awardtravel
    • ANA Mileage Club
  8. Award space

    Booking BOS-DOH-MLE for Aug 2027? (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’m very confused since I don’t usually book on Qatar - I am trying to find two J saver awards for 85k each for BOS-DOH-MLE next Aug 2027. When I look at the current T-361 availability (ie July 2) there’s space for BOS-DOH… but nothing for the DOH-MLE leg? In fact when I put my route in as BOS to MLE, it says there are no awards at all for months. Am I inputting something incorrectly?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.

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    • Qatar Privilege Club
  10. Award space

    Bilt Obsidian Card Review: Is This $95 Fee Card The Sweet Spot For Housing Rewards? (opens One Mile at a Time in a new tab)

    Bilt is the platform that is most known foroffering rewards for housing payments. Earlier this yearwe saw major changesto the companys rewards concept, and Bilt now has three Mastercard credit cards serviced by Cardless, which are potentially worth considering. This includes the no annual feeBilt Blue Card, $95 annual feeBilt Obsidian Card, and $495Bilt Palladium Card ( Rates & Fees ).

    One Mile at a Time
    • Bilt Rewards
  11. Award space

    ANA waitlist Datapoint (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I meant to post this weeks ago but forgot. I was lucky enough to find two ANA J class seats last summer for this July. I have a family of four so I put them on the waitlist for two additional J class seats. I know these are notorious for not opening up but to my surprise my waitlisted seats were confirmed for both, 20 days before my flight. Unfortunately, I already booked a nonrefundable PY seat so I only redeemed one of the two. </p> <p>Just figured I would giv

    Reddit r/awardtravel
    • ANA Mileage Club
  12. Award space

    Confirmed: AA is indeed replacing JAL's ORD to NRT flight as suspected (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>As I outlined <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/awardtravel/comments/1ul5uqk/probably_bad_news_appears_aa_is_probably_taking/">last week</a>, AA launching ORD to NRT likely meant they were simply going to swap slots w/ JAL due to their joint venture, rather than being an actual net addition on top.</p> <p>So now we get into a common award travel problem, having booked a flight a year or many months in advance and now the flight is cancelled, so you have a rebook

    Reddit r/awardtravel
    • Japan Airlines
  13. Award space

    Should I cancel and pay 140 euros (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I had made an award booking for 30k for the 2 of us via AF. We won’t be flying that route.if I cancel and have the 30k points redeposited I would have to pay 70 euros per person. What would you do? </p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/BumblebeeNo3754"> /u/BumblebeeNo3754 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/awardtravel/comments/1uoz02y/should_i_cancel_and_pay_140_euros/">[link]</a></span> &#32; <sp

    Reddit r/awardtravel
  14. Award space

    Bilt Blue Card Review: No Annual Fee Sounds Nice, But What About The Perks? (opens One Mile at a Time in a new tab)

    Bilt is the platform that is most known for&#160;offering rewards for housing payments. Earlier this year&#160;we saw major changes&#160;to the companys rewards concept, and Bilt now has three Mastercard credit cards serviced by Cardless, which are potentially worth considering. This includes the no annual fee&#160;Bilt Blue Card, $95 annual fee&#160;Bilt Obsidian Card, and $495&#160;Bilt Palladium Card ( Rates & Fees ).

    One Mile at a Time
    • Bilt Rewards
  15. Award space

    Flying With Tradewind Aviation, The Comfy Pilatus PC-12 &#8220;Airline&#8221; (opens One Mile at a Time in a new tab)

    I recently wrote about&#160;my experience at St. Barts Airport (SBH), which has to be one of the coolest airports in the world&#160;for aviation geeks. While the most common way to travel to and from St. Barts is to fly with Winair through Sint Maarten (SXM), we decided to mix things up on our most recent trip, and fly Tradewind Aviation in one direction.

    One Mile at a Time
  17. Award space

    Did you ever pay to keep miles from expiring? (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Esp those that doesnt extend if you add miles, like Krisflyer. I think $12-15 for 6 months additional.</p> <p>If so, how much miles before you consider paying to retain them? Or are they just not worth paying over?</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Friburgo1004"> /u/Friburgo1004 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/awardtravel/comments/1uouhnh/did_you_ever_pay_to_keep_miles_from_expiring/">[link]

    Reddit r/awardtravel
    • Singapore KrisFlyer
  18. Award space

    Weekly Help Thread - July 06, 2026 (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Welcome to the daily help and question thread!</p> <p>This thread is renewed weekly and is intended for all discussions or questions that do not warrant their own thread.</p> <p>For AWARD BOOKING HELP please read the following information:</p> <p>Volunteers may choose to help you find your award trip. But please don’t expect us to plan out your trip for you. No stranger on the Internet could know what is BEST for you.</p> <p><strong>The more specific information

    Reddit r/awardtravel
  21. Award space

    Using 300k Atmos for 3 PE flights from US TO ASIA worth it? (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>It's a direct flight to TPE. I needed 3 seats and haven't had much luck finding business. Any pointers or thoughts? This is around Christmas school break. Thanks for your info.</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Old_Variation2073"> /u/Old_Variation2073 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/awardtravel/comments/1uom0vt/using_300k_atmos_for_3_pe_flights_from_us_to_asia/">[link]</a></span> &#32; <span

    Reddit r/awardtravel
  22. Award space

    NH7 (SFO-NRT) vs NH 107 (SFO-HND) coach class legroom (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Would anyone know whether both of the above flights have the same legroom for their coach cabin? Comfort level? Is it 34 inches? I am trying to decide whether to book the flight to Narita or Haneda? Also, it seems that the flight to Haneda is $50 more than to Narita. TIA</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/travelmarin"> /u/travelmarin </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/awardtravel/comments/1uohh1

    Reddit r/awardtravel
  23. Award space

    SFO -> FLR in late November (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hi All,<br/> I've been trying to find a business class flight that is of 'good value' this November for two people. I have about 480k points/miles spread across Chase/Amex/Cap1. </p> <p>I know that SFO does not go direct to FLR, but its the end goal, i've been looking at <em>direct</em> routes from SFO to -> FRA, ZRH, MUC, AMS, FCO, CDG, then would do a cash booking to FLR from those destinations once booked. Late November (last two weeks) i believe is off seaso

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

    I brought awardmapper back to life (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I really like browsing cities by hotel award pricing and awardmapper was great at that. They closed down so I built another free site to do the same thing.</p> <p>Price ranges are crazy but you can at least browse by city and go directly to google maps to see more pictures</p> <p>listings are what I could scrape online for free. there's 8 asian countries with full listings as I went into detailed scraping there for an upcoming trip<br/> <a href="https://fullvalu

    Reddit r/awardtravel
  25. Award space

    Companion Pass logistics (with layovers) (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’m planning to earn the Southwest Companion Pass, but I’d likely only have \~20 days between earning it and my trip (around labor day). Is that cutting it too close in practice?</p> <p>I read somewhere that people sometimes book refundable flights in advance to “lock in” a seat, then replace it with the Companion Pass once it kicks in. Has anyone actually done this?</p> <p>My main concern is that my itinerary has multiple legs with layovers, so I’m also wonderi

    Reddit r/awardtravel
  26. Award space

    Best-Ever Chase Ink Business Cash Bonus: Earn 100K Bonus Points (opens One Mile at a Time in a new tab)

    The Ink Business Cash Credit Cardis part ofthe Chase Ink Business card portfolio, and is one of the best no annual fee cards out there. We’re currently seeing a huge limited time welcome offer available on the card, which is the best that weve ever seen. This is simply a phenomenal offer, especially given that this card has no annual fee. It’s anyone’s guess how much longer this sticks around, so in this post, I’d like to recap all the details.

    One Mile at a Time
  27. Award space

    Citi TYP to Singapore SQ down again ? (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Citi TYP to Singapore SQ down again ? Anyone in the same shoe? Tried 5 times, no luck.... Called TYP and they had no clue whats going on ....</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/Professional-Day6620"> /u/Professional-Day6620 </a> <br/> <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/awardtravel/comments/1unykc2/citi_typ_to_singapore_sq_down_again/">[link]</a></span> &#32; <span><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/awardtra

    Reddit r/awardtravel
  28. Award space

    Middle East - Sao Paolo QR Award Success (opens Reddit r/awardtravel in a new tab)

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Booked this gem with QR Avios from AUH - DOH - GRU , which is a short stop hop to Doha on "Regional First", decided to take a 7h layover in DOH on purpose to enjoy Al Safwa. I have been to Al Safwa many times but always a short time. Now I really want to try the jacuzzi:)..</p> <p>Then the leg DOH - GRU is 15h Qsuite and took the couple seats.</p> <p>Damage for 2 pax: 180k avios and about 600€ in taxes</p> </div><!-- SC_ON --> &#32; submitted by &#32; <a href="h

    Reddit r/awardtravel
    • Avios
  30. Award space

    #PigOnBoard: Man Calls American Flight Attendant A Pig, Posts Her Picture Online (Shame On Him!) (opens One Mile at a Time in a new tab)

    A &#8221;media personality and political commentator&#8221; is facing backlash online for the disgusting comments he made about an American Airlines flight attendant. However, I don’t think this is getting quite enough attention yet, and I hope that (at a minimum) the airline bans him from traveling with the carrier going forward.

    One Mile at a Time
    • American AAdvantage

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