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physixfan
 
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AwardHacker: a tool we build to tell you how to travel with the least miles

v1.2:
  • 2016.07.14 updated.
    • We added support to the following frequent flyer programs:
    • Southwest Airlines (WN) Rapid Rewards (U.S. domestic only)
    • Virgin America (VX) Elevate (Partners only)
  • Note that Southwest Airlines (WN) uses price-based award chart. The number of miles we show here is a lower limit (sale offers are not included). If you want to redeem for a award ticket close to the date of departure, or you want an award ticket on peak seasons, then more miles are required because of the increase of the ticket price.

v1.1:
  • 2016.6.16 updated.
  • We changed the way to select Frequent Flyer Programs. Now UR/MR/TYP/SPG points options are combined with Frequent Flyer Programs options, so their relationship has become OR. Now you can easily make this kind of selection: "show UR/MR/TYP partners and AA mile, but don’t show other SPG partners".
  • We added support to the following miles:
    • Air France (AF) Flying Blue (First class not included since it is only available to elite Flying Blue members)
    • Asiana Airlines (OZ) Asiana Club
    • Avianca (AV) LifeMiles (Partners only)

v1.0
  • 2016.05.24 officially launched!
  • We support the following frequent flyer programs:
    • Air Canada (AC) Aeroplan
    • Alaska Airlines (AS) Mileage Plan
    • All Nippon Airways (NH) ANA Mileage Club
    • American Airlines (AA) AAdvantange
    • British Airways (BA) Executive Club
    • Cathay Pacific (CX) Asia Miles
    • Delta Air Lines (DL) SkyMiles (Saver only, may contain inaccurate data)
    • EVA Air (BR) Infinity MileageLands
    • Japan Airlines (JL) Mileage Bank
    • Korean Air (KE) SkyPass
    • Lufthansa (LH) Miles & More
    • Malaysia Airlines (MH) Enrich
    • Qantas (QF) Frequent Flyer
    • Singapore Airlines (SQ) KrisFlyer
    • United Airlines (UA) MileagePlus

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As the saying goes, it is easy to earn points but very difficult to burn points. I believe many friends here have already accumulated millions of points and miles. However, it is really not straight forward to burn all these points with decent value. Although there are a lot of airline miles guides in travel blogs, unless you learned all these knowledge of miles in heart, the following key problems still remain to be solved: I want to fly from A to B, which airline mile costs me the least amount of miles? What’s the best redemption if I only have one specific kind of bank points?

Now here comes the solution, http://www.AwardHacker.com!

AwardHacker, a free product from our team "US Credit Card Guide", is made to help everyone find the best award flights without being an expert in every airline program. It is built with the goal that searching and redeeming for award flights should be as easy as booking airline tickets.

Features
  • Cover most valuable frequent flyer programs
  • Support distance based award charts
  • Route information
  • Show miles need for each route
  • Filter routes based on allowed operate airlines and cabins
  • Availability search information and recommendation
  • Transfer ratio of rewards programs
  • Redeem information
  • Calculate the value of airline miles

Coming Soon…
  • Fuel charge and tax information
  • Routing rules
  • More frequent flyer programs support, including fixed value programs

If you find something unsatisfying, don’t hesitate to click the feedback button — we are always trying to make it better!

Last edited by physixfan; Jul 14, 2016 at 2:17 pm
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