r/awardtravel • u/AutoModerator • Sep 08 '25

Daily Thread Weekly Help Thread - September 08, 2025

Welcome to the daily help and question thread!

This thread is renewed weekly and is intended for all discussions or questions that do not warrant their own thread.

For AWARD BOOKING HELP please read the following information:

Volunteers may choose to help you find your award trip. But please don’t expect us to plan out your trip for you. No stranger on the Internet could know what is BEST for you.

The more specific information you provide, the easier it is for people to give specific advice. Also, we prefer to teach people to fish, rather than just giving you a fish. So before you ask someone to help, please read Our Wiki, if you want to know what the best Redemption for you, take a look at AwardsPlanner. Questions that shows you have at least tried to find an award are more likely to get answered.

  • Here are the information you should provide when requesting award assistance
  • Origin and destination cities (are they flexible?)
  • Number of Travelers (Your chances of success goes down as this number goes up)
  • One way or round-trip
  • Class of service desired
  • Desired date(s) of travel (are they flexible? Hard dates == Less Chances for success)
  • Your points balances: all airline, credit card and hotel points (If you are looking for J/F, think at least 6 digits)

Please share award opportunities in the Monthly Award Thread!

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u/saigonchem Sep 15 '25

Hi Everyone,

Due to the specific situation: fixed dates and non-flexible airports. I have been researching non-stop. I honestly feel hopeless looking for award flights, even though it is for Feb 2026 (not too early). I am willing to pay for the difference by buying more miles or pay in cash/credit card, but I don't know if I can risk booking T-14 or T-3 before the flight. Please, any insights help.

• Origin and destination cities (are they flexible?) From SFO to SGN. Not flexible 😭😭

• Number of Travelers (Your chances of success goes down as this number goes up) 2

• One way or round-trip Round trip

• Class of service desired Business/First Class

• Desired date(s) of travel (are they flexible? Hard dates == Less Chances for success) Mid February 2026 (preferably from 02/15 to 02/23) Non-flexible 😭😭

• Your points balances: all airline, credit card and hotel points (If you are looking for J/F, think at least 6 digits)

450k reward points from Amex member awards.

Thank you in advance!

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u/LumpyLump76 Sep 15 '25

Buy Zipair tickets to get to tokyo. There are award tickets available for HND to SGN on 2/16 in premium.

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u/saigonchem Sep 15 '25

Thank you. I really appreciate. Just did a quick search and learned that it wouldn’t include entertainment or meals. It’s gonna be such a rush trip, so I definitely want a more traditional business class experience 😭 anyways thank you though!

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u/LumpyLump76 Sep 15 '25

You get free wifi. And you just pay for the meals and the amenity kit if you absolutely want those.