AwardAce Compares Flight Prices in Rewards Miles

[Drago]

how is this better than milez.biz ? they cover all airports and mileage programs

I use them as well, but always verify if s/t seems too good to be true.

[awardace]

We’re excited to let you all know that AwardAce now supports both direct and one-stop routing. Take the below query for instance, which summarizes JAL's various oneworld partners that can be used to fly from New York to Bangkok. Combined with the advanced filtering functionality that we just released, this feature should make trip planning a much more enjoyable experience.

http://www.awardace.com/redemptions/105513411/NYC-BKK

[awardace]

Hey DD – we've released a bunch of new features over the past few months that we think y'all will find useful:

• Program Guide – an extensive guide covering redeeming, earning and other key info across 63 loyalty programs
• Discover – our optimization tool that helps you find the best ways to use your points, given a program, origin and cabin (currently indexing rates for 15 programs)
• Pricing Tool – our original feature, now improved and currently supporting non-alliance partners (like AS on Executive Club/AAdvantage) and both one-stop/round-trip routings

Try it out for yourself and let us know what you think!

[benjie1305]

Just searched JFK-VIE and within the AC/UA program OS doesn't even show up as an option. Also, are you planning to just show available classes for certain airlines?

Example: Turkish/Brussels/LOT/Austrian (when it is added) don't fly F but list a value for F. Would it not make more sense to take the value out so as to not indicate that there is F to be head with those?

Also, do you plan to add the SQ program to this? Would be very good to have that in there.

[awardace]

@benjie1305 Thanks for reporting that! We're made a change to our database and OS flights should now be reappearing.

http://www.awardace.com/redemptions/6e5446c96e/JFK-VIE

Re: hiding airlines that don't fly F, that's a great idea and definitely something we'll get to. We do plan to add SQ and AS programs in the near future. Any other programs that we should consider while we're at it?

[benjie1305]

@benjie1305 Thanks for reporting that! We're made a change to our database and OS flights should now be reappearing.

http://www.awardace.com/redemptions/6e5446c96e/JFK-VIE

Re: hiding airlines that don't fly F, that's a great idea and definitely something we'll get to. We do plan to add SQ and AS programs in the near future. Any other programs that we should consider while we're at it?

I can see OS now. Thanks.

Also - AA can't book LY awards so it should be removed.

Also - I am definitely seeing wrong rates for EY. You show JFK-AUH correctly as 90K but when I search JFK-AUH-BKK it shows as 67.5K which is very wrong. It would be 2 awards with F for JFK-AUH and J AUH-BKK for a total of 120K.

Also - if certain routes have F for part of it and J as the highest cabin for a 2nd leg, maybe there is a way to make that visible?

[awardace]

Hey all, the AwardAce team is excited to announce that our award pricing tool is now supporting 20 programs, with the additions of Mileage Plan, KrisFlyer, Flying Blue, Qantas Frequent Flyer and Elevate. (We’ve also updated our AAdvantage award chart as well). For example:

• NYC-HKG pricing on Mileage Plan: http://goo.gl/L05mgW
• All the destinations you can go with Flying Blue departing from JFK—especially useful since there isn't an official award chart for the program: http://goo.gl/Ai2s10
• An updated KrisFlyer program page: http://goo.gl/ozIeSf

Lots of good stuff in there, let us know if you have any questions!

[awardace]

Also - AA can't book LY awards so it should be removed.

Thanks, this is fixed.

Also - I am definitely seeing wrong rates for EY. You show JFK-AUH correctly as 90K but when I search JFK-AUH-BKK it shows as 67.5K which is very wrong. It would be 2 awards with F for JFK-AUH and J AUH-BKK for a total of 120K.

You're right on this one—the 67.5K is correct, but for flights connecting through Asia 1/Asia 2. The problem is that there literally an infinite amount of program/airline/routing combinations, so it's going to take time for us to fine-tune our algorithms to account for strict routing rules. But as you know, Rome wasn't built in a day...etc etc 

[awardace]

DD – it's been a little bit since we've popped in here, but we've released some really interesting stuff since March:

• Our Pricing Calculator now supports 27 programs and includes fuel surcharge indicators. Example JFK–LHR example: http://www.awardace.com/redemptions/4410aefefe/JFK-LHR
• Our new Booking Guides that can tell you exactly how to find and book award tickets for any airline, via 22 programs. Example AAdvantage guide: http://www.awardace.com/booking-guides/programs/1-aadvantage

Let us know if you have any questions! Would love to know what you think.

[Alex1974]

Does AwardAce still work? I'm having a hard time with it.
And if not, can someone please recommend a similar site, or better?

Thank you.

[Yaalili]

AwardHacker is another site.

[Alex1974]

Thank you.