Help Request: Booking award flight during high season
Jul 8, 2014, 1:22 pm
#1
Original Poster
Join Date: Jun 2013
Posts: 349
Help Request: Booking award flight during high season
I'm currently sitting on:
~60k UR points
~14k United miles
~55k AA miles
~45k Alaska miles
I'm looking to book a round-trip ticket from PDX or SEA to CUN from December 27-Jan1. My flight is already booked and has been since March; this is for my girlfriend. The cheapest flight I could find was 50k miles with Alaska... can anyone find any partner/unknown redemptions that are cheaper? I was able to book it for myself for 55k united miles using cancun as a stopover to costa rica. Any tricks of the trade left to use to get me a cheap ticket for the SO?
~60k UR points
~14k United miles
~55k AA miles
~45k Alaska miles
I'm looking to book a round-trip ticket from PDX or SEA to CUN from December 27-Jan1. My flight is already booked and has been since March; this is for my girlfriend. The cheapest flight I could find was 50k miles with Alaska... can anyone find any partner/unknown redemptions that are cheaper? I was able to book it for myself for 55k united miles using cancun as a stopover to costa rica. Any tricks of the trade left to use to get me a cheap ticket for the SO?
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Jul 8, 2014, 3:12 pm
#3
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 586
You can do it for less using Avios to book American Airlines or US Airways flgihts if you can find it in 1-stop. SEA/PDX-PHX/DFW-CUN is 17,500 avios each way. SEA/PDX-ORD-CUN would be 20,000 each way.
You can transfer UR points to Avios.
However, I see nothing available even remotely close to your dates. This late in the year, you probably won't find much better than 50k on Alaska (although I couldn't find this either...shows up as 70k for me)
You can transfer UR points to Avios.
However, I see nothing available even remotely close to your dates. This late in the year, you probably won't find much better than 50k on Alaska (although I couldn't find this either...shows up as 70k for me)
Jul 9, 2014, 9:59 am
#4
Flyertalk Evangelist and Moderator: Coupon Connection and Travel Products
Join Date: Jul 2000
Location: Milton, GA USA
Programs: Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum Elite, Hyatt Discoverist, Radisson Elite
Posts: 19,040
I would get the miles and jump on that Alaska Air award before it goes away. It will not last for long!