March 10, 2025
Lessons Learned & Top Tips from Running Thousands of Award Searches
Episode Description
Have you ever felt frustrated trying to find the best award flights to book with your hard-earned points and miles? Do you wonder if there are insider secrets to uncovering those elusive business and first class award seats? In this episode, I share my top tips for running successful award flight searches gleaned from years of experience booking award travel.
Let’s dive into the key differences between searching for cash flights versus award flights, and how to overcome the challenges of information overload and limited award seat inventory. I break down the most important mindset shifts and practical strategies you can start using today to increase your chances of finding your dream award flights.
Whether you’re an award travel novice or a seasoned pro, you’re sure to walk away from this episode with new tricks up your sleeve for making your next award flight search easier and more fruitful. Get ready to say goodbye to the frustration of fruitless award searches and hello to booking the award flights you want.
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What You’ll Learn from this Episode
- Why you should always search for award flights as one-ways, even when booking round-trip travel.
- How knowing airline award booking calendar windows can help you get first dibs on award seats.
- Why flexibility is key for successful award searches and where you should be willing to compromise.
- How to use award flight alerts to book hard-to-find award seats.
- What you must know about credit card points transfer times to avoid missing out on great award flights.
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