Originally Posted by
WillTravel4Food
331 days out vs. something greater than 331 days out for award booking? Mileage-based accrual rates vs. spend-based accrual rates? Award stop-overs vs. no stop-overs? I can go on and on for quite some time here. IMO, I'll forgo the 1-34 days earlier booking to get the other benefits. For those of us who put in the leg work to strategize and plan our award redemptions, those couple days aren't a major issue.
What kind of legwork or strategy do you use to plan your award redemptions ? The advantage of booking way in advance like 360 days out is that there is a level of certainty about the availability of award seats