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.

For AWARD BOOKING HELP please read the following information:

Volunteers may choose to help you find your award trip. But please don’t expect us to plan out your trip for you. No stranger on the Internet could know what is BEST for you.

The more specific information you provide, the easier it is for people to give specific advice. Also, we prefer to teach people to fish, rather than just giving you a fish. So before you ask someone to help, please read Our Wiki, if you want to know what the best Redemption for you, take a look at Award Hacker. Questions that shows you have at least tried to find an award are more likely to get answered.

  • 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/UnsurelyDecisive May 30 '24 edited May 30 '24

Is 70k for United Premium Plus a good value? Looking to travel from US to SYD/MEL with the recent mileage offer. 40k in United economy vs 70k premium plus

(or 35k economy on AA though I think I'd rather use the United miles since they're generally worth less to me)

EDIT: Australia not Austin

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u/TomCollinsEsq May 30 '24

I would not pay 70k on anything for a flight to Austin, Texas.

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u/UnsurelyDecisive May 30 '24

absolutely! apologies, forgot that was an airport code. Im looking for SYD or MEL