Basic Steps to Book an Award Flight using Credit Card Points
1. First, set a goal for a destination you want to visit. 2. Figure out what Airlines fly to/from the airports you need to use. For a quick check, you can look up the airports on Wikipedia and look for the “Airlines and Destinations” section. This step helps minimize connections. 3. Learn about the Airline Alliances. There are three major alliances, Oneworld, Skyteam, and Star Alliance with the airline members listed here . Most major airlines in the world are a member of one of these. 4. Learn which credit card points can transfer into each Airline mileage program. The transfer partners for each credit card points program are listed here . This is important because even if a particular credit card point doesn't transfer to the Airline you are hoping to fly, it may be a member of the same Airline Alliance of a credit card transfer partner airline. It’s usually possible to use the credit card transfer partner airline miles to book the fligh...
