AwardHacker Reviews and Details

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• General Expectations for Average Points Needed

  It all depends on a number of factors, like folks have said here. I would start with something like http://awardhacker.com do get a general idea of how many points a flight might cost. Source: over 3 years ago

• Help planning a getaway

  I would take a look at all of the links on the right! There's a ton of great information there! If you are looking for a personalized service, perhaps something like points.me would be a great option for you! http://awardhacker.com is also a great place to start as well. Take a look at the ins and outs of the transfer partners that each of your programs offer. Lots of transfer partners allow you to tranfer... Source: over 3 years ago

• Booking ticket from [PEK] Beijing to ATL with MR points

  I have 300k MR points and 200k sky miles and I would like to book 2 tickets FROM PEK to ATL in the next 30-60 days; what would be the best way to do this? I looked on awardhacker.com and I see flights however each result says I need to call in to book and calling an airline would take hours. Tickets from china seem to be expensive so if I could cover 2 tickets with 300k MR points that would be amazing. Source: over 3 years ago

• 210k Chase reserve points

  Try awardhacker.com it's helpful and free. Source: over 3 years ago

• AMEX points and Africa

  You should search using websites like awardhacker.com to see what itineraries are possible, and what the lowest prices can be. Awardhacker does NOT show actual inventory. Source: over 3 years ago

• Award Travel Tools (Updated November 2022)

  Awardhacker.com shows theoretical saver level award pricing between two cities, this is based on flight schedules; good. Source: over 3 years ago

• How to best utilize Capital One miles?

  Also awardhacker.com is a good place to start to see what programs to potentially check for a specific itinerary. Source: almost 4 years ago

• Booking CHS-ATH Next June - How to best use points?

  When I check awardhacker.com, it shows lots of options for roundtrip tickets around/less than 60k points, but when I go to try to book my dates, the tickets are usually around double that. Other than that, it looks like the best value might be to use Flying Club, but even though I know they have flights through both partners and Virgin Atlantic, when I search, it gives me an error and just says to contact them. Source: almost 4 years ago

• Chicago to Chennai using Capitol One points?

  Awardhacker.com is a good place to start to get a sense of what's possible. Points.me can be of additional help in narrowing down the options. Source: almost 4 years ago

• Given 4 years, what's your strategy to get enough points to fly international first class?

  No need to enroll in other airline programs yet, your main goal should be to acquire as many transferrable credit card points as possible - Amex, Chase, Citi, Cap1. You can use awardhacker.com to get a sense of what is technically possible in terms of routes, # of points, and transfer partners. A one-way ticket in true F is usually in the 100-150k point range, right now. The cost tends to inflate. Just plan to... Source: almost 4 years ago

• Best Way to Redeem Membership Rewards Points

  Search your itinerary on awardhacker.com and it will list out the different options that you can compare against. Source: almost 4 years ago

• Options for JFK/LGA - MXP

  Awardhacker.com is a good place to assess the possibilities, then search the applicable programs for actual availability. Source: almost 4 years ago

• KHI to DFW biz class ticket needed :(

  Can look on awardhacker.com to get an *idea* of where to look and how much awards *may* cost. Source: about 4 years ago

• OSL to SFO options

  Yeah Flying Blue will be one of your best bets. You could try British Airways Avios to try to get a Finnair flight (British Airways will probably have huge fuel surcharges), or United Airlines using SAS or one of their other European partners - but personally I've always had the best luck with Flying Blue for US <-> Europe business class, as long as you get lucky with their dynamic pricing. Definitely check the... Source: about 4 years ago

• Finally going to take a first class/business flight, please help!

  Go on awardhacker.com to get a reference of what airline options you got for LAX and NICE. Don't expect the points to that low because they only display best case scenario "saver" rates. Then you will have sign up for account and search each airline to see if they got availability and how any points are needed. Aeroplan, Flying Blue (Air France/KLM), and ANA pop up to me head at first. Source: about 4 years ago

• I don't understand how people get such value out of MR

  That's baller. How did you find this deal? Someone suggested awardhacker.com? Source: about 4 years ago

• looking to finally redeem amex MR points for tickets, need advice

  Otherwise go to awardhacker.com and input where your trying to go. It will give a "best/saver rate option" of airlines available and minimum points. Then you have to go to each airline and find out if they have availability and then do your transfer. Those "saver rate" may not be available and you will have to pay a higher rate. Plus you gotta be extreme flexible, if you have set dates then there isn't much you... Source: over 4 years ago

• Getting the most value out of Chase points for domestic flights

  Have you ever visited awardhacker.com? You usually get better value transferring UR to partners like Star Alliance partners (using UA to book Air Canada or UA itself). I almost never book flights via Chase portal. You might also check into looking to transfer UR to Southwest. Source: over 4 years ago

• Future one way travel trip from Turkey to USA, some questions to start

  To find the lowest amount of points to somewhere (NOT to find availability) use awardhacker.com. It will also let you say what point currency you have. Source: over 4 years ago

• Best Way to Fly Business US to Sydney?

  Point.me (paid) or awardhacker.com (free) would be a good start. Source: over 4 years ago

• Trying to decide if a airline or travel credit card would be beneficial for lifestyle

  In terms of (C), this is where you gotta put in the work. Websites like awardhacker.com can be a good reference point, but really it will be all about you reading what transfer partners give the best redemptions. Source: over 4 years ago