# oneworld
How to Avoid Close-in Booking Fees on Award Tickets
I recently planned two spur-of-the-moment trips and also spent some time researching airline Close-in Booking Fees. Today I’ll share how to avoid the Close-in Booking Fees on Ameri...
Introduction to Cathay Pacific’s Asia Miles (1): U.S.–China Round Trips and U.S.–Europe Round Trips
[Updated 1/17] From now through January 31, selected Cathay Pacific flights departing from or arriving in Hong Kong can be booked with Asia Miles at a 20% discount. This is especia...
AA devaluation is almost here — what should we do?
Readers who follow this blog probably already know that AA will start using its new award chart on March 22, with a big increase in the miles required for premium-cabin awards betw...
The Best Backup After the BA Devaluation: Iberia Plus Avios
About three weeks have passed since the February 2 British Airways (BA) Avios devaluation. After the devaluation, the old sweet spot—4,500 Avios for short AA flights of 650 miles o...
"2/1 Aircraft Update" AA’s Last-Minute Pre-Devaluation Frenzy: Premium Cabin Award Space Opens Wide on U.S.-China Routes, Plus JAL First Class Availability
As AA miles will start devaluing on March 22, one-way business class between the U.S. and China will increase from 55,000 to 70,000 miles, and first class will jump from 67,500 to...
Review: oneworld Business Lounge Los Angeles (LAX)
Located in the Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), this oneworld business-class lounge is branded by Qantas (QF), Cathay Pacific (...
AA Releases Plenty of Peak Summer Award Space to/from Shanghai — First Come, First Served!
AA miles are a great sweet spot for redeeming business class awards between the U.S. and China: just 55,000 AA miles one way, compared with 70,000/80,000 one way using UA miles or...
Booking a U.S.–China Business Class Award: AA One-Way in Practice
A real-world business class award booking experience, starting from a second-tier city in China and ending in a second-tier city in the U.S. Just when it seemed impossible, a new o...
Big Time for Savers: ANA/JAL Waive Fuel Surcharges (YQ) Starting December 1
For years, fuel surcharges have been the biggest enemy of using points to book award tickets. Recently, ANA and JAL announced that they will remove fuel surcharges starting Decembe...
Following the Competition: Changes to the AA Frequent Flyer Program in 2016
In a previous post, chanye mentioned one key advantage of the AA frequent flyer program over UA/DL: redeemable miles were earned based on flight distance rather than ticket price....
Award Ticket Tip: Use Wikipedia to Research Flight Routes
Many readers who know a bit about award tickets have probably noticed that for some itineraries—for example, a ticket from A to B—searching directly from origin A to destination B...