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17 comments
Gabs
July 08, 2023
If I want to book 2 flights using AMEX points, when I transfer them to Avios, do I put them in my account to purchase both tickets, or do I have to transfer points to my avios account and to my husband account? Never done this before, so I’m not sure how that part works.
Keri Stooksbury
July 08, 2023
Hi Gabs – I’d suggest you move all the Avios in one account so that both of your tickets are booked on the same reservation code. Executive Club also offers family pooling should you need to move Avios around from different accounts. Enjoy your trip and thanks for reading!
Alex
July 11, 2023
I need exactly this next May into early June. However, I go to AA to look up the flights and I can’t find anything that doesn’t have 2 or more stops. Should I be looking from a different airline? I’m so confused!
Jarrod West
July 12, 2023
Hi Alex,
Try using a tool like Seats.aero, it is extremely useful for locating award space.
Chris
July 11, 2023
How do you get back and at what cost?
Jarrod West
July 12, 2023
Hi Chris,
You can fly back however you’d like, and the price of that will vary based on a variety of factors like whether you use points or cash, what airline you fly, the date, etc.
Chris
July 16, 2023
I find one way deals disingenuous. I mean, we eventually need to return to our point of origin so total cost is important.
Jarrod West
July 17, 2023
Hi Chris,
Thanks for your feedback. We post a variety of different deals, and naturally they won’t all be suited to everyones travel preferences.
Rozy K Arno
July 12, 2023
Can I transfer British airways avios to other airlines ?
Jarrod West
July 12, 2023
Hi Rozy,
Yes, you can transfer them to the other Avios partners which include Iberia, Aer Lingus, and Qatar.
Sandy
July 27, 2023
Is it true Delta points can ONLY be used for Delta flights? After speaking with Delta that is what I was told. Don’t see the benefit of Delta miles since award seats are so outrageous.
Jarrod West
July 27, 2023
Hi Sandy,
While you have to book through the Delta website, you can use your Delta miles to book tickets with any of Delta’s partner airlines, like those apart of the SkyTeam alliance for instance.
Kai
July 27, 2023
Flights operated by our partner airlines can not be confirmed. Calling in doesn’t help.
Philippe Berard
July 27, 2023
Is Alaska miles the only way to get award space on condor?
Jarrod West
July 27, 2023
Hi Philippe,
For U.S. travelers, booking through Alaska is the only reasonable option.
Delta Alfa
July 28, 2023
I don’t believe your article. I tried to book 2 round trip 1st class tickets from SFO to PVR. It was 230000 points . It was also very difficult to get to the points option on the “full service site”. It was not possible to even access the points option from the mobile app. At any rate. I’m learning that anything less than 300000 is pretty useless. Your site states differently
Keri Stooksbury
July 28, 2023
Hi there – You’ve commented on an article about flying Condor to Europe. What airline are you trying to book SFO-PVR on?
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