AwardBookig

Ran into a situation that made me question whether booking round trips is even worth it anymore. I flew the outbound of a trip and needed to move the return flight LAX → BOS (Flagship First on the A321T) by one day. When I called to change it, they told me it would cost an extra...

Had a difficult experience using a Star Alliance award ticket booked through Air Canada for an Air India flight. Online check-in had already been completed and boarding passes were issued. At the airport, baggage tags were printed at the kiosk without any issue. But at the...

Planning an international trip this winter and want to fly business. It’s an expensive destination, but I have a good stash of miles with two different airlines. Thinking of booking one airline outbound and a different airline for the return, both as one ways using points. Has...

Booked an economy award through Avianca LifeMiles for ORD to IST to DAM, all operated by Turkish. My ticket only shows 1 personal item and 1 carry on. No clear info about checked bags. Called Turkish and the rep said most international flights from the US in economy usually get...

Looks like Hyatt is introducing Category 9 at 50k and Category 10 at 60k per night. Most of the big Park Hyatts that are already Cat 8, like Paris and Tokyo, are expected to move up to Cat 9. Sounds like Cat 10 will be very limited, maybe even just Park Hyatt Kyoto at launch....

I have seen posts where people say award stays booked fully with points sometimes get canceled by the hotel. This time I used Points and Cash instead. The cash part was authorized right away and actually charged the next day. Now I am wondering if that makes the booking safer....

Hoping someone here might know a way out of this situation. I booked 4 one way tickets from Barcelona (BCN) to JFK for August using 80k Avios + about $500 in taxes/fees. Shortly after booking, the plans for that part of the trip fell apart so I contacted Iberia on WhatsApp...

Seeing reports that Alaska jacked up Mileage Plan rates for 2027 flights. ANC to Juneau apparently went from 5k minimum to 10k. A lot of West Coast routes out of Anchorage that used to price around 10 to 12.5k are now showing 17.5k. That’s not a small tweak. That’s basically a...