Award Travel 101

Angie is back with Joe to discuss card offers, news, trip updates, and the answer to whether having so many cards will ruin your credit. Links to topics discussedNew Transfer BonusHow far out do airlines open their schedules?If this guy is switching loyalty, should you?Joe redeemed 153K points worth of Free Night Award certificatesUse tools to identify Premium planes not serving Premium routesTip of the WeekAlec Legg -"A weird tip for those who book partner awards and have trouble booking seats. Try putting the PNR on other airline's "manage booking" tool. I just booked China Airlines through KLM and the China Airlines site wouldn't let me choose seats or even let me pull up my record. I read to try Saudia but that didn't work but I tried Garuda Indonesia and it let me pick my seats!"Where to Find Us The Free 110k+ member Award Travel 101 Community. To book time with our team, check out Award Travel 1-on-1. You can also email us at 101@award.travel Our next meetup will be