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looking for business class award fares in january 2019

trying to fly west coast to Tel Aviv in business, preferably...
Vivacious crackhouse
  07/18/18
business class award fares no longer exist
Emerald Theater Stage
  07/18/18
??
Vivacious crackhouse
  07/18/18
award fares are basically mythical at this point. you'll ne...
Emerald Theater Stage
  07/18/18
i don't think this is true.
Vivacious crackhouse
  07/18/18
it is true. i've been trying to get an award fare for years...
Emerald Theater Stage
  07/18/18
(boomer asking a phone rep)
crystalline cerebral stage old irish cottage
  07/18/18
LH thru FRA should have good availability
odious forum
  07/18/18
zero availability on any star alliance partners
Vivacious crackhouse
  07/18/18
even in late january?
odious forum
  07/18/18
i think they are holding off on award seats till they actual...
Vivacious crackhouse
  07/18/18
you mean hoarding inventory with stingy models and seats wil...
odious forum
  07/18/18
yes
Vivacious crackhouse
  07/18/18
u could always take a gamble and wait until 2-3 weeks before...
odious forum
  07/18/18
btw, tlv why? l'chaim
odious forum
  07/18/18
bc i'm a jew
Vivacious crackhouse
  07/18/18
l'chaim. how often do u go
odious forum
  07/18/18
this will be my first trip to ha'aretz in more than 5 years....
Vivacious crackhouse
  07/18/18
u have fam there? no availability on UA either?
odious forum
  07/18/18
i don't want to fly shit polaris. yes, entire paternal side...
Vivacious crackhouse
  07/18/18
m'efo?
odious forum
  07/18/18
haifa / tel aviv
Vivacious crackhouse
  07/18/18
It’s too late in July to book for Jan. You need to do 330 d...
exciting brunch twinkling uncleanness
  07/18/18
LOL (literally boomer asking a phone rep)
crystalline cerebral stage old irish cottage
  07/18/18
i dont think this is right b/c there's still no award availa...
Vivacious crackhouse
  07/18/18
They only release like 4 J seats to star alliance partners u...
exciting brunch twinkling uncleanness
  07/18/18
maybe i will just request the time off and book last minute?
Vivacious crackhouse
  07/18/18
award fares are for people who can randomly fly out on a Thu...
boyish school
  07/18/18
or who have asian discipline like nutella to plan their vaca...
odious forum
  07/18/18
I'm currently planning a vacation even more than 330 days ou...
boyish school
  07/18/18
dont transfer ur points until ur ready to ticket, breh wh...
odious forum
  07/18/18
Yep, Chase points are useful for hotels or free domestic coa...
Big piazza
  07/18/18
I'm using them for my hotels and short domestic flights and ...
boyish school
  07/18/18
im using amex points :(
Vivacious crackhouse
  07/18/18
Titcr
Big piazza
  07/18/18
I was going to use points to book a business class seat for ...
Kink-friendly macaca field
  07/18/18
i rarely have trouble booking award fares. just booked round...
dun hominid stage
  07/18/18
Try using the United tool?
dun hominid stage
  07/18/18


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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:14 PM
Author: Vivacious crackhouse

trying to fly west coast to Tel Aviv in business, preferably on Austrian or Swiss. ANA (All Nippon) is telling me no award availability with their star alliance partners. When should I look for availability?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36454861)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:16 PM
Author: Emerald Theater Stage

business class award fares no longer exist

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36454867)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:16 PM
Author: Vivacious crackhouse

??

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36454868)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:19 PM
Author: Emerald Theater Stage

award fares are basically mythical at this point. you'll never find anything

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36454884)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:23 PM
Author: Vivacious crackhouse

i don't think this is true.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36454912)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:26 PM
Author: Emerald Theater Stage

it is true. i've been trying to get an award fare for years and never succeeded

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36454925)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:29 PM
Author: crystalline cerebral stage old irish cottage

(boomer asking a phone rep)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36454933)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:17 PM
Author: odious forum

LH thru FRA should have good availability

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36454875)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:21 PM
Author: Vivacious crackhouse

zero availability on any star alliance partners

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36454896)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:24 PM
Author: odious forum

even in late january?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36454917)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:29 PM
Author: Vivacious crackhouse

i think they are holding off on award seats till they actually know what they can sell. i don't think this is uncommon?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36454939)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:36 PM
Author: odious forum

you mean hoarding inventory with stingy models and seats will open up 3 wks before departure

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36454972)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:46 PM
Author: Vivacious crackhouse

yes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36455024)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:48 PM
Author: odious forum

u could always take a gamble and wait until 2-3 weeks before departure if ur dates are flexible, but that fucking blow

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36455039)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:21 PM
Author: odious forum

btw, tlv why? l'chaim

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36454893)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:22 PM
Author: Vivacious crackhouse

bc i'm a jew

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36454898)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:23 PM
Author: odious forum

l'chaim. how often do u go

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36454911)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:25 PM
Author: Vivacious crackhouse

this will be my first trip to ha'aretz in more than 5 years.

i don't want to fly LH, would prefer swiss so i can do flatbed-flatbed (77W from LAX/SFO to ZRH and then 330 onward to TLV), or austrian because i have heard their soft product is good. somewhat interested in TK but i don't really want to fly through turkey and their hard product looks kinda janky.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36454918)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:26 PM
Author: odious forum

u have fam there?

no availability on UA either?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36454923)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:29 PM
Author: Vivacious crackhouse

i don't want to fly shit polaris. yes, entire paternal side is there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36454934)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:47 PM
Author: odious forum

m'efo?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36455034)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:48 PM
Author: Vivacious crackhouse

haifa / tel aviv

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36455035)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:33 PM
Author: exciting brunch twinkling uncleanness

It’s too late in July to book for Jan. You need to do 330 days out for Swiss (not sure on Austrian) for Jan-March to Zurich due to ski season. That’s when I booked.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36454957)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:34 PM
Author: crystalline cerebral stage old irish cottage

LOL

(literally boomer asking a phone rep)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36454961)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:36 PM
Author: Vivacious crackhouse

i dont think this is right b/c there's still no award availability for any *A partners in november but seats are available

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36454966)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 7:06 PM
Author: exciting brunch twinkling uncleanness

They only release like 4 J seats to star alliance partners until last minute. You need miles and more points to get better availability or be ok booking 2 weeks out.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36455143)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 7:07 PM
Author: Vivacious crackhouse

maybe i will just request the time off and book last minute?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36455145)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:48 PM
Author: boyish school

award fares are for people who can randomly fly out on a Thursday with short notice

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36455036)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:48 PM
Author: odious forum

or who have asian discipline like nutella to plan their vacas 330 days out

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36455040)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:50 PM
Author: boyish school

I'm currently planning a vacation even more than 330 days out. I occasionally explore transferring my Chase points to an airline awards program, but even if I'm searching for the same award fare I get different results, availability, and prices on different days. This seems like a recipe for madness.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36455056)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:51 PM
Author: odious forum

dont transfer ur points until ur ready to ticket, breh

wher eu going

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36455064)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:53 PM
Author: Big piazza

Yep, Chase points are useful for hotels or free domestic coach flights but ljl at anyone wih a normal person schedule getting a biz class international anymore. OPs best bet is to use the Chase booking site, pay for the flight with a mix of ultimate rewards and cash.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36455080)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:54 PM
Author: boyish school

I'm using them for my hotels and short domestic flights and will pay cash for international airfare.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36455083)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:56 PM
Author: Vivacious crackhouse

im using amex points :(

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36455095)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:51 PM
Author: Big piazza

Titcr



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36455062)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 6:55 PM
Author: Kink-friendly macaca field

I was going to use points to book a business class seat for honeymoon. No way I can wait and chance it. I'm fucked

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36455090)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 10:11 PM
Author: dun hominid stage

i rarely have trouble booking award fares. just booked round trip back home for christmas no problem on award biz class

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36456278)



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Date: July 18th, 2018 10:10 PM
Author: dun hominid stage

Try using the United tool?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4029618&forum_id=2#36456269)