Author: The Traveling Professor/Wednesday, March 29, 2017/Categories: Save on Airfare
When searching for available award flights on American Airlines, most people try to find award flights by searching the same way as if they were paying for a flight. In other words they enter the origination city, destination city, dates as if it were a paid flight but click the "Redeem Miles" check box to show what's available for miles. This can be inefficient, inflexible, and difficult to decipher.
There is a better way.
American Airlines provides an "Awards Map": https://www.aa.com/awardMap/home.do
The map allows the user to provide these specifications:
Advanced Filter Options Include:
After setting specifications, click SEARCH, and voila! It's easy to change specs on the fly once the available flights are shown.
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