As airlines start to release award seats for travel to Europe during next year’s peak summer period, many points collectors are eager to redeem their points and lock in a good redemption. After all, the traditional advice has always been to get in early when booking flights on popular routes during peak periods because the best seats sell out quickly.
But if you’re trying now to redeem Qantas points to fly to Europe, it’s a lot harder than it was before COVID. So, what options do you have to get to Europe? And is Qantas Frequent Flyer the best program to be using?
In Episode 90 of the AFF on Air podcast, Matt is joined by James Green from Frequent Flyer Solutions for an in-depth chat about the best strategies for getting to Europe using Qantas points right now. As well as specific routes to look for award availability, Matt and James discuss the benefits and pitfalls of booking your trip to Europe as a Oneworld Classic Flight Reward and/or booking flights in stages as seats are released on each segment.
If you’re new to the world of frequent flyer points and want to start saving up points to redeem for future trips to Europe, the discussion also recommends which loyalty programs and airlines to use for the maximum chance of successfully redeeming for a great award flight.
In addition, this podcast features some discussion on Air Canada Aeroplan redemptions, and as always, the latest travel & frequent flyer program news from the past fortnight.
Listen now to AFF on AIR Episode 90: “So You Want to Use Qantas Points to Europe…”
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