Originally Posted by
tompBuffalo
Hello,
I just logged into my Business Extra account and discovered I've got about 16,000 points. That's enough to take my wife and 2 kids to Hawaii next year if I can roll with the "Plan Ahead" option (3000 Points Per)
As I'm pretty new to this... How do I search for flights that would fall under the "plan ahead" program vs the anytime? The point difference is enormous. Thanks!
aa.com, click on book flights, enter cities and dates, check the box for USE MILES
on the calendar on the next page you'll see tabs for 2 shades of green, economy milesAAver or economy AAnytime
you have to pick dates that the economy milesAAver is available.
that's what used to be called "Plan Ahead" awards
since there probably won't be any available on the first date you chose, click the blue button to "show full calendar" and play with the dates
anything that works for you, put it on hold (no charge) and call business extraa to finish