Tag: Aadvantage
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Every award search wants to show you a price for one traveler. That number is close to useless for a family. Award seats for a family of four or five behave nothing like an award seat for one person traveling alone, because airlines release saver seats in small batches, and the batch is often smaller…
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Quick answer: For a family booking four award seats on one flight, American AAdvantage ranks first, followed by Air Canada Aeroplan, Alaska Atmos Rewards, JetBlue TrueBlue, and Air France-KLM Flying Blue. American domestic economy starts at 7,500 miles one-way with $5.60 in taxes per person, so four one-way seats cost $22.40 in taxes. Booking one…
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Quick answer: The Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select and Business cards rise from $99 to $150 a year, with new benefits from January 24, 2027 and the higher fee at the next renewal after that date. One family round trip with two checked bags saves $180 in bag fees, covering the $150 fee, while the free…
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Quick answer: The Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select costs $99 a year, waived the first year, and gives a free first checked bag to the cardholder and up to four companions on the same domestic American reservation. A family of four checking one bag each on a round trip saves $280 in bag fees, so one…
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Quick answer: Search with all 4 passengers first and confirm the same nonstop flight, then transfer exactly 52,000 Citi ThankYou points for 4 seats at 13,000 miles plus $5.60 each. The total is $22.40 out of pocket versus $1,081.60 in cash. The number-one mistake families make with points: transferring them to an airline before confirming…