Craig Joseph
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So one of my favorite features is that it integrates current credit card transfer bonuses into the search results as well. And that's one of my favorite ways to save on my points and miles redemptions. So SayBuilt is offering a transfer bonus to Alaska Airlines. You can actually filter the results to include only Alaska Airlines or its partner airlines that will be part of that transfer bonus.
One of the other things I love about Points.ya is that the live search tool covers an eight-day range. So you get real-time results for award availability over that period on a combination of up to two departure and two arrival airports.
One of the other things I love about Points.ya is that the live search tool covers an eight-day range. So you get real-time results for award availability over that period on a combination of up to two departure and two arrival airports.
One of the other things I love about Points.ya is that the live search tool covers an eight-day range. So you get real-time results for award availability over that period on a combination of up to two departure and two arrival airports.
You got it. Yeah. So you can search for like Monday through the following Tuesday. So if you know what your departure dates are, you can search for award travel over an eight-day period from up to two departure airports and two arrival airports. So it's super powerful. It would be great if you could search for broader periods. Say you just know you want to travel sometime in June.
You got it. Yeah. So you can search for like Monday through the following Tuesday. So if you know what your departure dates are, you can search for award travel over an eight-day period from up to two departure airports and two arrival airports. So it's super powerful. It would be great if you could search for broader periods. Say you just know you want to travel sometime in June.
You got it. Yeah. So you can search for like Monday through the following Tuesday. So if you know what your departure dates are, you can search for award travel over an eight-day period from up to two departure airports and two arrival airports. So it's super powerful. It would be great if you could search for broader periods. Say you just know you want to travel sometime in June.
It would be nice if you could search for the entire month, but we'll take what we can get, right?
It would be nice if you could search for the entire month, but we'll take what we can get, right?
It would be nice if you could search for the entire month, but we'll take what we can get, right?
Points, yeah, offers a monthly and an annual premium subscription, but you'll need to determine how frequently you use the tool, determine if it's worth that $100 annual fee. I think the last I looked, the monthly fee was like $12 a month.
Points, yeah, offers a monthly and an annual premium subscription, but you'll need to determine how frequently you use the tool, determine if it's worth that $100 annual fee. I think the last I looked, the monthly fee was like $12 a month.
Points, yeah, offers a monthly and an annual premium subscription, but you'll need to determine how frequently you use the tool, determine if it's worth that $100 annual fee. I think the last I looked, the monthly fee was like $12 a month.
So if you're only going to use it once, then maybe it's better to use the monthly fee, find what you need, and then go back to the tool later and sign up for a premium membership later whenever you want to use it again. One other downside is the inability to search for airline-specific stopover or multi-city benefits.
So if you're only going to use it once, then maybe it's better to use the monthly fee, find what you need, and then go back to the tool later and sign up for a premium membership later whenever you want to use it again. One other downside is the inability to search for airline-specific stopover or multi-city benefits.
So if you're only going to use it once, then maybe it's better to use the monthly fee, find what you need, and then go back to the tool later and sign up for a premium membership later whenever you want to use it again. One other downside is the inability to search for airline-specific stopover or multi-city benefits.
So this is a big deal to me, and it's one of my favorite things about award travel. Just for example, I just used Alaska Air Miles on Finnair to get a free stopover on my way to Europe. So I was flying from the US to Amsterdam. And because Finnair's hub is in Helsinki, you could actually get a free stopover there.
So this is a big deal to me, and it's one of my favorite things about award travel. Just for example, I just used Alaska Air Miles on Finnair to get a free stopover on my way to Europe. So I was flying from the US to Amsterdam. And because Finnair's hub is in Helsinki, you could actually get a free stopover there.
So this is a big deal to me, and it's one of my favorite things about award travel. Just for example, I just used Alaska Air Miles on Finnair to get a free stopover on my way to Europe. So I was flying from the US to Amsterdam. And because Finnair's hub is in Helsinki, you could actually get a free stopover there.
So I went and visited Finland for a handful of days before I continued on to Amsterdam. So Pointsea kind of struggles with that a little bit. Another example is the United Excursionist perk, which offers a free one-way flight on a multi-city award ticket.