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UnknownIf you have read my post about how to get started to earn rewards for free travel, you would have learned that you need to work a bit to EARN rewards.  You may also need to work a bit to USE the rewards.  This may involve constantly checking to see if and when a reward, that you find attractive, becomes available.

For example, sometimes when you try to redeem miles or points for a flight or stay, you may find the redemption amounts too high for your liking.  If you have a lot of time to play with before your coveted trip, keep checking and check often!  Required redemption rates frequently change.  I personally check almost every day when I am hoping to book a reward.  If everyday is too much for you, check a few times a week.  Many times you will get lucky on the day you check.  This has happened for me a number of times.  Off the top of my head, I just recently booked flights to Vail, after watching redemption rates, and I watched Hawaii flights every day for a month before I booked.

2 more things……

1.  You know how you should never stay and watch a slot machine after you get up?  Same rule applies here.  If you ultimately book your travel using rewards, stop looking!  You do not want to know if the miles/points needed went down even further 🙂

2.  Give yourself a deadline as to when you will give up your search.  If the redemption amount never comes down to what you would have hoped, you can a ) decide whether it is worth it to pay for the trip, b) redeem for the high redemption rate, or my favorite…..c ) change your plans and restart the process again for a different destination!

 

 

 

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