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Round-The-World Award Flights: The Ultimate Guide
Looking to travel the world without spending a fortune? Round-the-World (RTW) award tickets are a solution that is often underutilized. Even though booking a single RTW fare isn’t always easy, we’ve got you covered with this handy guide. We’ll show you how to plan the perfect trip, whether it’s by piecing together individual award segments or grabbing one of those elusive RTW fares. You’ll learn all about RTW awards, get tips for planning, and discover how AwardFares can help you find and book the best flights across multiple programs. Let’s turn your travel dreams into reality!
Announcements
Dark Mode Activated: AwardFares’ Latest Theme Has Landed
Our team at AwardFares is thrilled to launch a highly anticipated feature: Dark Theme! Now, you can go award hunting in the dark, making those late-night searches for the perfect flight redemption even more enjoyable (and a little easier on the eyes). Who knows, maybe you’ll even find a red-eye flight you don’t completely dread!
News
Air France-KLM and SAS Announce New Codeshare and Interline Agreements
The Air France-KLM group is taking advantage of the SAS acquisition as an opportunity to reshape European air travel, going full thrust on strengthening their offerings for travelers. Starting September 1, 2024, new codeshare and interline agreements will extend benefits across their European networks and loyalty programs.
EuroBonus
Top Mistakes When Booking EuroBonus Award Flights
Booking EuroBonus awards can be very gratifying, but getting familiar with all the intricacies, fine print, tips, and tricks takes a while. After many years of experience, our team at AwardFares has learned from a few mistakes, from wasting points to higher costs and missed opportunities. In this post, we’ll summarize a few of them.
EuroBonus
SAS Reveals SkyTeam Award Chart, Point Prices, and Earnings on Air France-KLM
More new coming in from SAS regarding the transition from Star Alliance to SkyTeam! The airline has revealed the new award charts with point prices when redeeming EuroBouns points on SkyTeam partners. Compared to the Star Alliance chart, there are some price increases and new fees, but also the exciting addition of Premium Economy. SAS also released more news on earning points with Air France and KLM after September 1st. Let’s look at all the changes.
News
Lufthansa Acquires 41% of ITA Airways
This year is coming with plenty of solid news for the aviation world Lufthansa Group, the German aviation giant, has just received the green light from the European Commission to acquire a 41% stake in ITA Airways, Italy’s national airline. This means we can expect exciting changes, another alliance shift, and a whole new level of travel possibilities.
Guide
How to Book Round-Trip Award Flights Like a Pro
When redeeming points or miles for flights, it’s common to think about round trips. Most frequent flyer programs prioritize round-trip bookings, and some (like ANA Mileage Club used to) even restrict one-way redemptions.
EuroBonus
Book These Non-stop Long-haul SAS Routes from Copenhagen Using EuroBonus Points (2024)
Today we are kicking off a new series of posts highlighting different sweet spots using SAS EuroBonus points, and how to find them using AwardFares. This week is aimed at EuroBonus members based in Copenhagen!
Guide
Broad Searches: Full Guide
If you lack inspiration for your next travel destination and wonder what other popular places our users consider burning their points at, don’t worry; we’ve got you covered. AwardFares saves the results from recent searches across different users and lets you easily explore what’s hot.
TrueBlue
How To Book JetBlue Mint With Points in 2025
JetBlue Mint, the carrier’s long-haul business class product for both domestic and international flights continues to be a Delta One killer. Yes, TrueBlue (JetBlues owned frequent flyer program) is an obvious way to book Mint, but there are other ways too. Plus, it’s not always clear what product you’ll end up getting, as there are multiple flavors of Mint depending on the aircraft type.
Etihad Guest
Best Etihad Cabins to Book With Miles (2026)
Etihad offers several very different ways to use miles, from a short Economy flight to the First Apartment and The Residence on the Airbus A380. The important part is choosing the right aircraft and award type. A First Class booking on a Boeing 787, for example, does not provide the same seat as a First Apartment on the A380.
Etihad Guest
Etihad Guest Guide 2026: Award Chart, Miles & Status
Etihad Guest changed its flight rewards, elite status rules, transfer partners, and A380 network between late 2025 and mid-2026. Etihad announced that GuestSeat would become Saver Award in November 2025 and made every available seat bookable with miles. Its current English website now calls the fixed-rate option a Promo seat, while some regional pages still use Saver Award and OpenSeats.
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