Originally Posted by
Pseudo Nim
are you saying if you book YYZ-LAX-NRT-SIN, SIN-SYD, SYD-AKL-RAR-LAX-YYZ on dec 31 for sep 2014, then change dates to, say, nov 2014 and maybe change SYD-AKL-RAR to SYD-RAR, this will not incur new points?
Correct. No award zone or cabin change means the award doesn't need to be exchanged for the new higher award mileage level. These were the rules that AE applied after the last mileage increase.