In 2017, Philip and Richard, the creators of AwardFares, found themselves frustrated with the limited tools available for finding the best flights using airline miles and points. After several months of coding, the first beta version of AwardFares went live in February 2018, marking the beginning of their mission to make it easier to find and book award flights.
A brief history
2017: Philip and Richard start building AwardFares.
Throughout 2018: AwardFares continues to grow, with the flagship feature being the Award Calendar, which shows live award availability for 350+ routes.
July 2018: The first paid-tier, AwardFares Gold, is launched. Up until this point, the development of AwardFares was mostly funded by user donations.
December 2018: One of the core features, Alerts, is launched. Users can set up alerts for any route and date.
July 2019: One year after launching Gold, a brand new version of AwardFares was launched, as well as new higher tier called Diamond.
October 2020: Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, which heavily impacted the travel industry, the team continued to build new features and launched search with multiple stops, a highly requested feature.
November 2021: AwardFares expands to include multiple frequent flyer program searches, such as SAS Eurobonus, Air Canada Aeroplan, Avianca Lifemiles, and United MileagePlus.
April 2022: Many improvements behind the scenes in order to cope with the growth of the AwardFares user base, and well as launching the innovative integrated seat maps feature.
Throughout 2023: A busy year for AwardFares, with numerous new features and improvements. Notably, several new frequent flyer programs are added, including AF/KLM Flying Blue, American Airlines, Alaska MileagePlan, and Delta SkyMiles.
