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Old Apr 13, 2015, 12:34 pm
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Links to FlyerTalk's major forum categories are in the blue website header. Look at either the JUMP TO FORUMS area, or click the FORUM menu. Each major category hosts specialized forums dedicated to discussions of particular topics. Some of the most requested or hardest to find topics are listed below:

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Abbreviations, acronyms on FT > HELP menu or dedicated Glossary link in page footer
AirBnB, VRBO, etc. > Miles and Points > Hotels and Places to Stay > Non-hotel Lodging Services including Airbnb and VRBO forum
Airline codes (many, but not all) > HELP menu or dedicated Glossary link in page footer
Airlines > Miles & Points > Airlines and Mileage Programs category
Airport codes > HELP menu or dedicated Airport Code Lookup link in page footer
Airports (connecting, layovers, terminals, ground transport, etc.) > Destinations > Region category > Country or Major City forum (where airport is located)

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Baggage rules (maximum sizes/weights/pieces) > Miles & Points > Airlines and Mileage Programs category (select ticketed airline)
Baggage - also see Luggage listing

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Car rental > Miles & Points > Car Rental Programs and Ride Services category
Card churning > Miles & Points > Credit, Debit and Prepaid Card Programs category
Checkpoints > Travel & Dining > Travel Safety/Security category
Connections, airport transits, MCTs, layovers > Destinations > Region category > Country or Major City forum (where airport is located)
Coupon Connection > The Coupon Connection and related issues in Technical Support and Feedback (read wiki post)
Credit cards > Miles & Points > Credit, Debit and Prepaid Card Programs category
Cruises > Travel & Dining > Cruises
Customs/immigration > Travel & Dining > Travel Safety/Security category

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Debit cards > Miles & Points > Credit, Debit and Prepaid Card Programs category

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Expedia, Travelocity, etc. (online travel agents) > Travel & Dining > Online Travel Booking and Bidding Agencies forum

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Feedback to Admin > Technical Support and Feedback Forum
FlyerTalk Rules > HELP menu or FORUM menu

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General travel questions/discussion > Travel & Dining > TravelBuzz forum
Gift cards, prepaid cards > Miles & Points > Credit, Debit and Prepaid Card Programs category
Glossary > HELP menu or dedicated Glossary link in page footer
Ground transport (taxis, uber, limo service, buses, not rental cars) > Destinations > Region category > Country or Major City forum

–H–
Hotels > Miles & Points > Hotels and Loyalty Programs category

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Immigration/customs > Travel & Dining > Travel Safety/Security category
Insurance > Travel & Dining > Travel Products forum
ITA Software tips, advice > Travel & Dining > Travel Tools forum

–J–
Jargon, acronyms, abbreviations, slang > Help menu or dedicated Glossary Link in page footer

–K–
Kayak, Orbitz, etc. (online travel agents) > Travel & Dining > Online Travel Booking and Bidding Agencies forum

–L–
Luggage advice (brands, types) > Travel & Dining > Travel Products forum

–M–
Manufactured spending > Miles & Points > Credit, Debit and Prepaid Card Programs category
Matrix ITA Software - tips, advice > Travel & Dining > Travel Tools forum


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Name Problems on travel documents, passports, other IDs > Travel & Dining > Travel Safety/Security category

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Off-topic, non-travel questions/discussion > OMNI > a restricted-access forum for longtime, contributing members; non-travel threads started by members who are not yet eligible for OMNI will be locked or deleted
Online travel agencies (Expedia, orbitz, etc.) > Travel & Dining > Online Travel Booking and Bidding Agencies forum

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Passport questions/problems > Travel & Dining > Travel Safety/Security category
Pets (traveling with) > Travel & Dining > Special Interest Travel category
Prepaid cards > Miles & Points > Credit, Debit and Prepaid Card Programs category

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–R–
Rental car questions/discussion > Miles & Points > Car Rental Programs/Partners category
Ride Services (e.g. Uber, Lyft, etc.) > Car Rental Programs and Ride Services > Ride Services, Including Uber and Lyft forum
Rules (FlyerTalk) > Help or Forum

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Safety while traveling > Travel & Dining > Travel Safety/Security category
Suggestions to Community Director or Admin > Community > The Suggestion Box

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Taxis, limos, buses, etc. (ground transport, not rental cars) > Destinations > Region category > Country or Major City forum (see Ride Services listing)
Technical support (FlyerTalk site functionality)> Technical Support and Feedback Forum
Terminology, acronyms, abbreviations > Help menu or dedicated Glossary Link in page footer
Transits, transfers, connection times > Destinations > Region category > Country or Major City forum (where airport is located)
Travel miscellany - travel topics that don't fit any other forum > Travel & Dining > TravelBuzz forum
Travel products > Travel & Dining > Travel Products forum
Travel Tools for searches, comparisons, availability checkers, tracking, organizing > Travel & Dining > Travel Tools forum
Trip/travel Insurance > Travel & Dining > Travel Products forum

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–V–
Visas (for foreign entries, immigration) > Destinations > Region category > Country forum
Visas - tool IATA TIMATIC (what the airlines use for guidance on whether you will fly or not)
VRBO, Airbnb, etc. > Miles and Points > Hotels and Places to Stay > Non-hotel Lodging Services including Airbnb and VRBO forum

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Updated 10 Jul 2017 - JDiver
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Old Sep 29, 2022, 6:26 pm
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Originally Posted by TWA884
This question actually belongs in the Technical Support and Feedback forum.

To answer your question, go to MyFlyerTalk and on the left side scroll down to Edit Signature under the Settings & Options heading.
Thank you, very helpful!
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Old Oct 11, 2022, 1:21 pm
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im new to forums, so be gentle

how can i find united airlines award seats on the air canada web site?
Im trying to use amex points combined with united miles

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Old Oct 11, 2022, 4:36 pm
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Originally Posted by glwest22
how can i find united airlines award seats on the air canada web site?
Im trying to use amex points combined with united miles
Welcome to Flyertalk. It appears you have posted the same question twice.
If you are looking to use United miles, you need to look on the United website, not the Air Canada Aeroplan website.
Unfortunately, you cannot combine Amex Points and United Miles. You can transfer Amex points to Air Canada, but those points cannot be combined with United miles.
Any Unted seats that are available using Air Canada Aeroplan points will show when you search for an award ticket on the Aeroplan website.
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Old Oct 11, 2022, 4:43 pm
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Originally Posted by glwest22
how can i find united airlines award seats on the air canada web site?
Im trying to use amex points combined with united miles
The only UA award flights that you can book with Air Canada miles are those that UA is offering to its partners for redemption. You will have a much wider choice of UA award flights redeeming UA MileagePlus miles at united.com.

Note that both Air Canada miles and MileagePlus miles can be redeemed for one-way awards, so you might find it useful -- or necessary -- to redeem Air Canada miles in one direction, and MileagePlus miles in the other.
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Old Nov 10, 2022, 6:54 pm
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Hi got a general question, I haven't traveled in a long time. Where can I find info about this: Will be taking a international flight out of Las Vegas (Korean Air) How many hours before my flight should I get to the airport? It will be next Wed and LAS shouldn't be that busy right? thanks
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Old Dec 15, 2022, 4:41 pm
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Trip Advice

Hi all,

Which forum would I post a question about travel routes to? For example, I am looking to travel to TPE, AKL, and SIN, from JFK (or any NYC area airports and returning to any NYC area airports), in no particular order, I am looking for advice on which airlines to look for J availability without the need for (m)any layover stops. Have points stashed away at various airlines so am just looking for the most straight forward way to plan this.

Thanks in advance!
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Old Dec 15, 2022, 7:36 pm
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Originally Posted by ey25238
Hi all,

Which forum would I post a question about travel routes to? For example, I am looking to travel to TPE, AKL, and SIN, from JFK (or any NYC area airports and returning to any NYC area airports), in no particular order, I am looking for advice on which airlines to look for J availability without the need for (m)any layover stops. Have points stashed away at various airlines so am just looking for the most straight forward way to plan this.

Thanks in advance!
For a situation like that, I would suggest retaining a booking service. Alternatively, the forums for airlines that you have points in may be useful. But there are thousands of possible routes and combinations, and the best routes will be tied to availability on specific dates you want to travel and the specific points you have.
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Old Dec 16, 2022, 6:30 am
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Thank you! I wasn't sure if there was a forum that specialized in travel requests like the one I described, but it appears that it's more complicated than I realized.
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Old Dec 16, 2022, 9:35 am
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Originally Posted by ey25238
Thank you! I wasn't sure if there was a forum that specialized in travel requests like the one I described, but it appears that it's more complicated than I realized.
Take a look at this thread in the Travel Tools forum:
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Old Dec 16, 2022, 9:42 am
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Thank you for the link! Will read through the thread.
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Old Jan 5, 2023, 11:10 pm
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What is the best place to post a query about interpretation of fare rules and routing rules?
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Old Jan 6, 2023, 7:52 am
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Originally Posted by sabbasolo
What is the best place to post a query about interpretation of fare rules and routing rules?
The best place would likely be the forum for the particular airline.
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Old Jan 11, 2023, 11:57 am
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Where can I find the best tools to find SQ availability? I want to use cowtool but they are currently not accepting registrations and have no idea what other tools are available for SQ or Aeroplan specifically
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Old Jan 11, 2023, 12:10 pm
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Originally Posted by Redpartyhat
Where can I find the best tools to find SQ availability? I want to use cowtool but they are currently not accepting registrations and have no idea what other tools are available for SQ or Aeroplan specifically
Did you check the Travel Tools forum?
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Old Jan 11, 2023, 12:18 pm
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Yea but not sure which is best for SQ that's also available
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