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- 1. Introduction to Booking Award Travel Frequent Traveler University Los Angeles onemileatatime.net
- 2. Background Information: ben schlappig Boarding Area’s One Mile At A Time onemileatatime@hotmail.co bschlappig onemileatatime m onemileatatime.net
- 3. The Basics: • Agents don’t know what they’re talking about…but always be nice • There’s no undoing notes in records • Flexibility is key • The possibilities are endless onemileatatime.net
- 4. Alliances: • Star Alliance • OneWorld • SkyTeam onemileatatime.net
- 5. The Tools: • Star Alliance – ANA award search tool – United website – ExpertFlyer • OneWorld – American website – British Airways website – Qantas website • SkyTeam – ExpertFlyer – Air France website* onemileatatime.net
- 6. Star Alliance: • United Mileage Plus • US Airways Dividend Miles • Air Canada Aeroplan • All Nippon Airways • Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer onemileatatime.net
- 7. United MileagePlus: • Most generous routing rules • Open jaws and stopovers allowed • Access to all availability • Reasonable change fees and changes allowed after departure onemileatatime.net
- 8. US Airways: • Hot mess • Starnet blocking • Award chart gems • Off peak awards onemileatatime.net
- 9. US Airways Award Chart: onemileatatime.net
- 10. US Airways Off-Peak Award Chart: onemileatatime.net
- 12. Air Canada Award Chart: onemileatatime.net
- 13. All Nippon Award Chart: onemileatatime.net
- 14. Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer: • Only way to redeem for Singapore Airlines first/business class • Reasonable redemption rates (First Class Saver roundtrip cost San Francisco to Hong Kong: 140,250 miles + $371.30) • Great for domestic Star Alliance awards as well onemileatatime.net
- 15. Singapore Airlines Award Chart: onemileatatime.net
- 16. OneWorld: • American AAdvantage – No traditional stopovers, but free stopovers at transoceanic gateway – OneWorld distance based awards • British Airways Executive Club – Reasonable ticketing fees – No fuel surcharges on Aer Lingus, Alaska Airlines, Air Berlin, LAN, and American (in some markets) – Take advantage of transfer bonuses onemileatatime.net
- 17. American Airlines Award Chart: onemileatatime.net
- 18. AA OneWorld/Explorer Award: onemileatatime.net
- 19. Avios: onemileatatime.net
- 20. SkyTeam: • Delta SkyMiles • Air France Flying Blue • Korean Air SkyPass onemileatatime.net
- 21. Delta SkyMiles: • Broken booking tool • Clueless agents • No one-way awards • No international first class awards • AWFUL availability • Blackout dates onemileatatime.net
- 22. Air France/KLM Flying Blue: • Membership Rewards transfer partner • No fuel surcharges on Delta • Great way to book one-way awards on Delta onemileatatime.net
- 23. Korean Air SkyPass: • Chase Ultimate Rewards transfer partner • Only (reasonable) way to book first class on SkyTeam airlines • LOTS of first class award space! onemileatatime.net
- 24. Korean Air Award Chart: onemileatatime.net
- 25. Airlines To Redeem On: onemileatatime.net
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- 36. Questions? ben schlappig Boarding Area’s One Mile At A Time onemileatatime@hotmail.co bschlappig onemileatatime m onemileatatime.net