Tool For Finding Least Mileage Needed For Paricular Award Travel?
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Tool For Finding Least Mileage Needed For Paricular Award Travel?
It seems to me that there are almost as many different award "fares" as revenue fares for any given route.What I mean is that, since each loyalty program has its own reward chart, territory definitions, etc., the cost -- in miles/points -- for any given route varies widely. Is there are tool out there that tells you which programs charge what amount for a particular itinerary so that one doesn't have to check each program (or memorize it all as gleff seems to have done)? If not, if someone creates such a tool, I will be the first to sign up.
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You might want to try using the award search function at awardnexus:
http://p1.awardnexus.com/user/login?url=%2Fuser
http://p1.awardnexus.com/user/login?url=%2Fuser
#7
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F-F-M Chart is Overoptimistic About CO Award Travel
The 20,000 miles listed at http://www.frequent-flyer-miles.info/award-tickets/ for CO travel within the U.S. applies only to distances <750 miles. Longer trips cost the usual 25,000 miles.
Ref: http://www.continental.com/web/en-US...ardTravel.aspx
Ref: http://www.continental.com/web/en-US...ardTravel.aspx
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one question is do all the airlines in the same Alliances have to accept the miles from another member of the same Alliance or can they save the seats for their customers only ?
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Occasionally, an airline may choose to make more seats available to its own members, but even that only applies to a minority of seats available.
#12
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I wrote a tool many years ago, it's now hosted at:
http://www.slfft.org/0.95022/award.htm
Some of the zones are out of whack now, but you can search by airport: eg.
JFK MRU
I've been working on writing a new app, I have the latest
DL, US, LH, SK, AA, CO, UA mileage zones
http://www.slfft.org/0.95022/award.htm
Some of the zones are out of whack now, but you can search by airport: eg.
JFK MRU
I've been working on writing a new app, I have the latest
DL, US, LH, SK, AA, CO, UA mileage zones
Last edited by hauteboy; Jan 5, 2011 at 12:29 pm
#13
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I wrote a tool many years ago, it's now hosted at:
http://www.slfft.org/0.95022/award.htm
Some of the zones are out of whack now, but you can search by airport: eg.
JFK MRU
I've been working on writing a new app, I have the latest
DL, US, LH, SK, AA, CO, UA mileage zones
http://www.slfft.org/0.95022/award.htm
Some of the zones are out of whack now, but you can search by airport: eg.
JFK MRU
I've been working on writing a new app, I have the latest
DL, US, LH, SK, AA, CO, UA mileage zones
Also, how are you dealing with airlines such as DL that have low,medium, high award prices depending on date?
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Yes. Generally speaking, award seats on one airline can be redeemed by any other mileage program in the same alliance (plus any other airlines that may be partners).
Occasionally, an airline may choose to make more seats available to its own members, but even that only applies to a minority of seats available.
Occasionally, an airline may choose to make more seats available to its own members, but even that only applies to a minority of seats available.
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Join Date: Mar 2001
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The tool doesn't check availability or routing it just shows how many points are needed between two airports (it works best for zone-based awards). The miles required for distance based awards (eg. oneworld) can be calculated but you must put in the intermediate airports. It does show both offpeak/peak AA awards though for example.