booking

Rebooking

Award Rebooking Strategy

Definition

Cancelling and re-booking an award ticket to capture a lower point price after the award chart drops or a partner-program transfer bonus appears.

Why it matters

Most programs allow free cancellation 24+ hours before departure (United, Delta, AAdvantage). Aeroplan charges $125 to cancel. Always book the highest-confidence saver award first; rebook to a better deal later.

Related terms in booking

Saver Award

The cheapest published points price for a flight or hotel night. Award charts publish two tiers: saver (lower, capacity-controlled) and standard (higher, more available).

Saver-Level Inventory

Award seats released at the cheapest published price. Typically 0-4 saver seats per flight, often released 11 months out and then closed within hours.

Stopover

An overnight (or longer) layover on an award ticket, usually allowed once per direction on certain programs. Effectively two destinations on a single award.

Open Jaw

An award ticket where the outbound destination and return origin (or outbound origin and return destination) are different cities.