Originally Posted by
craigthemif
Two comments...
1. ANA members get to book flights roughly a month before partners.
2. If you're aiming for cherry blossoms 2020 that's obviously a popular time to visit Japan so it's entirely possible that seats won't be released until much later (if at all)
Yea even looking for several months from now I had a hard time using ANA miles. Can't imagine how difficult it is to redeem with VS miles.