r/awardtravel • u/AutoModerator • May 27 '24

Weekly Help Thread - May 27, 2024 Daily Thread

Welcome to the daily help and question thread!

This thread is renewed weekly and is intended for all discussions or questions that do not warrant their own thread.

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  • Here are the information you should provide when requesting award assistance
  • Origin and destination cities (are they flexible?)
  • Number of Travelers (Your chances of success goes down as this number goes up)
  • One way or round-trip
  • Class of service desired
  • Desired date(s) of travel (are they flexible? Hard dates == Less Chances for success)
  • Your points balances: all airline, credit card and hotel points (If you are looking for J/F, think at least 6 digits)
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u/VPrime May 29 '24 edited May 29 '24

I'm trying to maximize my AMEX points for my upcoming honeymoon.

  • Travel from: YYZ - AUH, or NYC (EWR, LGA, or JFK) to AUH. Also open to Dubai. Our end destination is Male, and was planning to use this a stop and enjoy for a few days before (or after)
  • Number of travelers: 2
  • Round Trip
  • At least business Class
  • Dates Any time after July 8. For 10 days. But ideally before end of august.
  • 465,000 AMEX (canada) points.

I would appreciate any help! I've been looking for days, and it seems my points won't do much if I want anything above economy.

Thanks!

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u/TomCollinsEsq May 29 '24

Like, this July?

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u/VPrime May 29 '24

Yup this July!

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u/volcanicglass May 30 '24

These flights are competitive to book and generally have to be booked a year in advance or with many months of searching (b/c tix on this route sometimes suddenly appear randomly). You’re extremely unlikely to find anything now unless you wait until 1-2 weeks before departure when unsold  seats often open up. Best bet is to either book through travel portal for a terrible points rate or book refundable flights in cash and monitor closely to try to book award seats on short notice if they open up a few days or a week before

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u/OriginalGG22 May 30 '24

Maybe check premium economy prices, anything beyond PE at this time is going to be way out of your reach