# Award Helper

> Curated award flight deals with live availability from seats.aero, Chase Sapphire Reserve hotel maps, and step-by-step booking guides.

Award Helper helps travelers find the cheapest way to fly business class and economy using credit card points. We cover 15 award flight deals across airlines like Virgin Atlantic, Emirates, Condor, LATAM, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Starlux, and more.

## Guides

- [Virgin Atlantic to London from 6k Economy, 29k Business](https://www.awardhelper.com/guides/us-london-vs): Fly to London from 6,000 points via Virgin Atlantic. Transfer from Chase, Amex, Bilt, Citi, Capital One (all 1:1).
- [SAS to Scandinavia from 20.5k Economy, 60k Business](https://www.awardhelper.com/guides/us-scandinavia-sas): SAS flights to Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm via Virgin Atlantic or Flying Blue.
- [Emirates Fifth Freedom to Milan/Athens from 17.5k](https://www.awardhelper.com/guides/nyc-milan-newark-athens-emirates): Emirates fifth freedom routes from JFK to Milan and EWR to Athens.
- [Condor to Frankfurt from 19k Economy, 54k Business](https://www.awardhelper.com/guides/condor-us-europe): Condor flights via JetBlue or Alaska from JFK, BOS, SEA, LAX, SFO, and Canadian cities.
- [Short AA Flights from 4.5k Economy, 9k Business](https://www.awardhelper.com/guides/short-aa-flights-alaska): American Airlines flights under 700 miles via Alaska Mileage Plan.
- [Seattle to Tokyo/Seoul from 30k Economy, 60k Business](https://www.awardhelper.com/guides/seattle-tokyo-alaska): Hawaiian/Alaska nonstops from Seattle via AA, Alaska, Qatar, Qantas.
- [Aer Lingus to Dublin from 22.5k Economy, 45k Business](https://www.awardhelper.com/guides/us-dublin-alaska): Aer Lingus via Alaska, BA Avios, or AerClub.
- [Air France/KLM to Amsterdam and Paris from 25k Economy, 60k Business](https://www.awardhelper.com/guides/us-amsterdam-paris-flyingblue): Air France/KLM via Flying Blue. Dynamic pricing, same from all US cities.
- [Singapore Airlines Business to Frankfurt from 60k](https://www.awardhelper.com/guides/aeroplan-singapore-business): Singapore Airlines via Aeroplan from JFK.
- [AA Transcon from 16k Economy, 27k Business, 40k First](https://www.awardhelper.com/guides/aa-transcon-premium): JFK/BOS to LAX/SFO lie-flat via Finnair Avios method with BA buy bonus.
- [LATAM Business to South America from 50k](https://www.awardhelper.com/guides/latam-business-south-america): LATAM lie-flat to Lima, Santiago, Buenos Aires via Virgin Atlantic or Finnair.
- [AA Lie-Flat to Hawaii from 15k Economy, 38k Business](https://www.awardhelper.com/guides/aa-hawaii-business): AA lie-flat from ORD, DFW, PHX to HNL/OGG via Finnair, Alaska, Qantas.
- [Cathay Pacific Business to Hong Kong from 85k](https://www.awardhelper.com/guides/cathay-pacific-business): Cathay Pacific via Finnair Avios with BA buy bonus.
- [Finnair Business to Helsinki from 57.5k](https://www.awardhelper.com/guides/finnair-us-helsinki): Nonstop Finnair via Alaska, AA, Qantas, Qatar. Flat pricing from all US cities.
- [Starlux Business to Taipei from 75k](https://www.awardhelper.com/guides/starlux-us-taipei): Nonstop Starlux from the West Coast via Alaska. Bilt (1:1) is the only transfer partner.

## Tools

- [Chase Sapphire Reserve Edit Hotels Map](https://www.awardhelper.com/csr-hotels): Interactive map of 200+ Chase Edit hotels with direct booking links. Stack $500 Edit + $250 Select Hotels credits.
- [Chase Dining Map](https://www.awardhelper.com/csr-dining): Find Chase dining credit restaurants near you.
- [Lounges](https://www.awardhelper.com/lounges): Airport lounge finder.
- [Precious Metals](https://www.awardhelper.com/pm-buying): Compare precious metals dealers.

## Key Concepts

- **Transfer Partners**: Credit card points (Chase, Amex, Bilt, Citi, Capital One, Wells Fargo, Rove) transfer to airline loyalty programs at specific ratios, usually 1:1.
- **Avios Boost**: A method to reduce points spend by transferring 25% of Avios to BA directly from a credit card, buying 75% at 1.2p each, then transferring to Finnair Plus to book.
- **Live Availability**: Authenticated users with seats.aero Pro accounts can see real-time award seat availability on each guide page.