Award Routes and City-Pair Playbooks
Use route-specific pages to identify likely airports, priority loyalty programs, and active transfer opportunities before searching seat inventory.
Popular award routes
- New York to London
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- San Francisco to Tokyo
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- Los Angeles to Paris
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- Chicago to Rome
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- Boston to Bermuda
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- Singapore to Tokyo
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Programs to check first
- Virgin Atlantic Flying Club (6 transfer paths)
- Iberia Plus (Avios) (5 transfer paths)
- Qatar Airways Privilege Club (Avios) (5 transfer paths)
- Air France-KLM Flying Blue (5 transfer paths)
- JetBlue TrueBlue (5 transfer paths)
- Air Canada Aeroplan (4 transfer paths)
Active transfer bonus snapshot
- Chase Ultimate Rewards → Air Canada Aeroplan: 20% (ends 2026-04-30)
- Chase Ultimate Rewards → IHG: 70% (ends 2026-04-30)
- Capital One Miles → JAL (Japan Airlines) Mileage Bank: 30% (ends 2026-04-30)
- Citi ThankYou Rewards → Leading Hotels of the World: 25% (ends 2026-05-16)