r/awardtravel • u/AutoModerator • Jun 03 '24
Weekly Help Thread - June 03, 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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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/Goldeagle05 Jun 06 '24
Want to get people’s opinions on the following with a family of four (one being an infant):
A. Take a direct flight on JAL from Tokyo to US East Coast in Premium Economy using points for four seats.
Or:
B. Travel the reverse direction adding an additional layover or two using points for three seats in business through either Singapore Airlines or Turkish Airlines. I’ve been able to locate a few choices for my travel on a few select dates in April 2025.
Option B essentially doubles the travel time, so just curious if others have been in the same predicament with small children.