If you book your Emirates award ticket through Air Canada's Aeroplan program, for example, it's unlikely you'll be able to upgrade your flight. Business awards booked with Skywards code as “Flex Plus” fares, which means you'll pay the lowest published cost to upgrade shown on Emirates'...
The truth is: All domestic carriers allow you to book mileage tickets for anyone—a family member, friend, or even a friend of a friend. So do most major international carriers’ frequent flier programs, including favorites like Air Canada Aeroplan, Air France/KLM Flying Blue, British Airways,...
If I want to fly to Frankfurt with two friends, we could each use a different type of miles and book seats right next to each other on the same flight. For example, United MileagePlus, Avianca LifeMiles, and Air Canada Aeroplan all can book award tickets on United Airlines flights. But...
The easiest way to see prices is to search on the Air Canada website. Aeroplan members can search using pricing in points rather than cash and have the option to pay part of the fare with points and part with cash. As is quite commonplace on flight booking websites today, it will also...
Fun facts: The return flight from Bengaluru to San Francisco (AI 175) has an average flight time of 15 hours and 28 minutes, or nearly two and a half hours less than AI 176. Best award redemption options: You can book one-way awards through the Air Canada Aeroplan program for 70,000...
And then you end up with points scattered across countless programs but with balances so low that you don’t have enough points to book an award flight anyway? Never fear, this is a common occurrence and you are not alone. However, the advice ‘don’t put all your eggs in one ...
There might be many Super Elite members out there – perhaps that one friend of yours who constantly travels for work, but is ever-so-clueless as to what to do with the Aeroplan points they rack up – might be easily convinced to part ways with a Priority Reward voucher in exchange for...
Points earned with Chase travel credit cards can be used to book almost any domestic flight. Chase Ultimate Rewards® points transfer to over a dozen airline loyalty programs, including United Airlines, Southwest and JetBlue. Even if an airline — like Delta or American Airlines — doesn't pa...
Singapore Airlines' first-class product has a well-deserved reputation as one of the best luxury experiences in the sky. Many in the points and miles world save up to book this bucket list experience, complete with Dom Perignon (and Krug) Champagne, caviar and some of the best inflight ser...
That said, at the moment,we would not advise you totransfer your valuable Citi ThankYou Points to a hotel program where the vast majority of properties are either not bookable with points or offer absurd pricing. First Look at the Delta One Lounge at LAX ...