Newbie here - apologies if I am in the wrong place. We are taking the kiddos (11, 12, 16) to Europe for spring break. I have 153k AA miles and my wife has 199k miles. We live in AZ. Our plan is to fly into LHR on MAR 7 (PHX to LAX to LHR) for 112,500 miles + $28. Then return from Milan MAR 20 (MXP to JFK to ORD to PHX) for 150,000 miles + $278 (taxes). Do we book online (two one-ways using my miles outbound and my wife's inbound) or do a phone reservation (phone fee?)? Any way to use the $100 flight discount we both have to cover the taxes or do something else useful? We are doing one carry-on each. Thanks so much for any advice.
Do you actually see the award tickets available for your time frame? Finding 5 award tickets I think is pretty rare...especially this late in the game. I always book 330 days out.... one way....then wait for the return to become available and either add it on to the existing reservation or book another OW.
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Book two one-ways online, no reason to call and pay the fee for an all AA award. You can't use the $100 discounts for the taxes.Originally Posted by raincheck
Newbie here - apologies if I am in the wrong place. We are taking the kiddos (11, 12, 16) to Europe for spring break. I have 153k AA miles and my wife has 199k miles. We live in AZ. Our plan is to fly into LHR on MAR 7 (PHX to LAX to LHR) for 112,500 miles + $28. Then return from Milan MAR 20 (MXP to JFK to ORD to PHX) for 150,000 miles + $278 (taxes). Do we book online (two one-ways using my miles outbound and my wife's inbound) or do a phone reservation (phone fee?)? Any way to use the $100 flight discount we both have to cover the taxes or do something else useful? We are doing one carry-on each. Thanks so much for any advice.
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As long as you're looking for economy and have a little flexibility, it's generally not difficult at all to find off season award space to Europe, even for 2+ pax.Originally Posted by david55
Do you actually see the award tickets available for your time frame? Finding 5 award tickets I think is pretty rare...especially this late in the game. I always book 330 days out.... one way....then wait for the return to become available and either add it on to the existing reservation or book another OW.