Unique and Aspirational Flights

Award Travel 101

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• Business Class to Europe and North Africa for 30K
• Round-trip to Europe in Economy for 27K
• Business Class to New Zealand for 49K
• Business Class to Tokyo for 60K

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Post of the week

Kevin Wilson - another reminder of what Award Travel is about

News

• Year-end Strategies for Top Hotel Elite Status
• Best Miles and Points for flights to Hawaii
• Air Canada Aeroplan Sues seats.aero
• Hyatt Sweet Spots

Trip updates

• Mike
  • Labor Day Niagara Falls
  • Rebooked Flights to Sydney for 3rd Time AA Flagship Business saver awards for 60K each
  • AA Flagship Business from JFK for 32k each
  • Austin/San Antonio - Beer BBQ, Buc-EEs + Driverless Car
• Joe
  • How I saved 47K miles United miles
  • Still working on father/son trip with dad
  • Booked vacation rental - stacked with UA through VRBO to earn miles

What bonuses did we get?

• Mike
  • Ink Preferred + received 3 referral bonuses (120k)
  • Citi AA Business Card
  • Finished $15k spend on Hilton Business Card for the Uncapped Free Night Award
• Joe
  • earned 175K Loyalty Points (earning a Milestone Choice Benefit) and I’m deciding if I should push to 250K. What would you do?

Highlight feature: Unique Flights

Alaska Pancake Run - CLE-PIT-SEA-CLE one member referred to it as a domestic “5th Freedom.”

• $500 for two (with companion fare)
• Alaska lounge access via our Citi AA Executive cards
• Check off Hyatt brand explorer. Hyatt at Olive 8.
• The Museum of Flight holds one of the largest air and space

Where to Find Us
For questions, you can join us in the free 100,000+ member Award Travel 101 Community.

1. For more intermediate and advanced strategies, join Award Travel 201 community
2. To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1.
3. You can also email us at [e-mail].
4. Our next meetup is located in SEATTLE on AUGUST 16–18, 2024. For more details and to purchase tickets, visit "Out to SEA" on the award.travel website.

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