Planning a trip or vacation using points can be an exciting endeavor, but it often comes with the challenge of finding decent award space. Fortunately, with the right tools and strategies, you can unlock incredible savings and make your dream getaways a reality. In this post, we'll delve into the art of finding cheap award flights using resources like the Southwest Airlines Low Fare Calendar, JetBlue Best Fare Finder, and Virgin Atlantic Reward Seat Checker. Let's explore how these tools can help you kickstart your travel plans and pave the way for unforgettable adventures.
Southwest Airlines is renowned for its Companion Pass and customer-friendly policies. Their Low Fare Calendar is a goldmine for travelers seeking budget-friendly award flights. By simply inputting your departure city and destination, along with preferred months, you can uncover a treasure trove of discounted fares. Whether you're planning a weekend getaway or a week-long vacation, the Southwest Low Fare Calendar empowers you to find the best deals and maximize your travel savings. You can search both cash and award fares with this tool.
To find cheap award space, simply choose your departure and arrival airport. Select a departure and arrival month. Select 'dollars' or 'points'. Then hit search.
Once in the search results you can play around with the months simply by clicking them to find dates within your budget.
With a side by side view of both the departure and return flight, the Southwest Low Fare Calendar makes it super easy to plan a trip with as little points as possible so you can take the whole family on vacation together.
JetBlue is known for its exceptional service and competitive pricing, making it a favorite among budget-conscious travelers. With the JetBlue Best Fare Finder, finding cheap award flights has never been easier. This intuitive tool allows you to input your departure city and destination, and instantly discover the most cost-effective flight options either in points or cash.
A quick search shows you can get tickets for as low as 5900 points a way from NYC to FLL in April.
Or you can fly to Mexico for as little as 4100 points!
Although it may be glitchy at times and the points reflected will often jump by a few hundred after selecting a date, the JetBlue Best Fare Finder tends to work and the calendar will show you the lowest date for each month.
Unlike the 2 tools mentioned before, the Virgin Atlantic Reward Seat Checker is not a low award fare finder. Instead it is, as it name suggests, a reward seat finder. After choosing an airline (Delta or Virgin) and inputting your departure and arrival airports and preferred month of travel, the tool will show you a month by month view with availability for award seats available for each date:
Hot tip: the tool will only allow you to choose from 3 airports in the UK:
However, by editing the URL you can search any route that Delta or Virgin Atlantic flies. Follow the steps below.
Choose two random airports...
Then edit the URL by clicking on it and highlighting just the airport codes. Then type in the exact airport codes you want without extra spaces:
After you input the exact airport codes for the departure and destination that you'd like, simply hit search on your keypad and you will get a date by date view of reward seat availability on that route
Once you find the reward space you're looking for, you can hop over to Virgin Atlantic's booking page and book the flight you want using points.
This is a simple one. Once on the Air France website, select book with miles. Fill out your departure and arrival airports. Choose the number of passengers and class of service. Leave the date blank. Hit search and you’ll get calendar results showing you the cheapest months and dates for your route.
Finding cheap award flights should be the first step in planning any trip or vacation. By leveraging tools like the Southwest Low Fare Calendar, JetBlue Best Fare Finder, and Virgin Atlantic Reward Seat Checker, you can identify award flight options and build itineraries around availability. Whether you're embarking on a spontaneous adventure or planning a long-awaited getaway, these resources empower you to make the most of your points and create unforgettable memories around the world.
Happy travels!
Chavy
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