jcfr22 Welcome to FT

- What research have you done yourself on airline ffp's that could get the trip you want?
- What research have you done yourself on airlines & routes?
- What ffp's are you a member of now? How many ff miles/points? Only UA?
- What airlines are transfer partners of your credit card? (It does vary by the country of credit card issue)
- You seem to be a frequent spender and not a frequent flyer
- FF miles are not equal to earn or burn. They are not 1 to 1.
- Some ffp's allow one way awards. So you could uses 2 or more ffp's

Credit card transfer links
Credit, Debit and Prepaid Card Programs forum
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/ameri...l-program.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/chase...mes-rules.html
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/citi-...-partners.html

Awards assistance tools
Use at your own risk. These may not be up to date. (These are not recommendations)
If a multi segment award check the rules/cost carefully. With some ffp’s it can be 2 or more awards or cost more ff miles than a direct flight.
Some awards/airlines/routes can have cash surcharges, in addition to real taxes.
-AwardAce: Compare Award Redemptions Across Airlines In Seconds --> http://www.awardace.com/
-Economical Excursionist's Tools to compare Frequent Flyer Mile Redemptions --> http://www.flyermiler.com/
-http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/trave...ast-miles.html --> http://www.awardhacker.com/