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Old Jan 24, 2011 | 7:57 am
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nmarco2
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Born in CLE, Uni in STL, NYC, now Singapore
Programs: AA Plt, CO Gold, Delta Silver(?), Hilton Gold
Posts: 46
Best Time to Book for Reward Flights in August

Hi All,

I'm flying my sisters (2) out using Continental miles to visit me in Singapore. They will be departing from Cleveland and they will take any routing necessary to get to Singapore. I am hoping to use the Saverpass (65,000 miles r/t) I believe - correct me if I'm wrong since CO.com seems to be down.

They will be flying in August 2011 and would like to come out on a Thursday, stay for 3 weeks (we have travel in the region planned on a budget airline) then they would head home hopefully on a Sunday. We can be flexible with dates.

That being said, when is the best time to book this flight and look for deals - as it comes closer to August? Currently I just mainly see ANA and JAL availability, with no Continental metal. Should I try to book now, or wait until about May to see? Will the reward inventory be released as it gets within a certain time period?

Thanks for your help, I've enjoyed flyertalk - especially since from reading these threads, I found out about a status match for CO that really helps now that I moved to SG.
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