As a frequent traveler who mostly uses flying as his/her primary mode of traveling, award flight tickets can be one of the best things you can make use of — we do, too. Smartly managing your miles and points can even get you the best suites in the sky without having to spend thousands of bucks on the ticket.
But how does one go about managing their points on such an intricate award system that most programs of this kind use? We found ourselves a solution, and we’ll be sharing with you so you can make use of it too. Let us introduce you to AwardHacker.
Meet AwardHacker
If you're a frequent flyer, it's arguably the best way to redeem your points and miles on all the major award flights. AwardHacker is completely free, which makes it the perfect place to start looking for awards. The site lets you choose your origin and destination, cabin class, the number of stops you want to allow, and even narrow your search to unique airline programs or flexible currency programs for each route search.
Features
The features include showing distance-based award charts, route information, transfer ratio of award points and miles, and calculating the value of miles. Though, the information does not include taxes, fees, and fuel surcharges, so you might want to look into those before booking.
To keep in mind
It’s important to keep in mind that the site only helps you calculate the potential awards of a flyer program. Since the search does not include availability and dates, it only shows you the miles you need to book an award flight with a specific airline.
Start your quest
Award Hacker is a handy tool that frequent flyers can use to figure out how many miles are available for each airline program for a specific route. Although the site can be a little buggy at times, it is still a good place to start your award quest. Have fun hacking your way into flying wherever you want!
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