If you’re looking for Thanksgiving flights, we’ve got you covered today!
Three things to lay the groundwork for upcoming travel…
1️⃣ Flexibility
We hate to sound like a broken record, but flexibility is the name of the game. Changing your dates by a few days could save a lot.
Possibly fly out the weekend before Thanksgiving, or fly home the Saturday after instead of Sunday.
The basic version of Seats.Aero gives you free searches within sixty days of departure date, which works perfect for the months of November and December right now.
On Seats.Aero, just plug in your home airport and a departure date of November 22 plus or minus three days for a Thanksgiving search:
2️⃣ Use Current Transfer Bonuses
Many booking options appeared for this flight from Dallas to Los Angeles:
❌ MR Points → Delta for 17,200 Points (no transfer bonus)
✅ MR Points → Flying Blue for 14,000 Points (after 25% transfer bonus)
✅ Capital One Miles → Virgin Atlantic for 12,700 Miles (after 30% transfer bonus)
Same flight. Different points prices. Transfer bonuses coming in clutch!
The Flying Blue 25% transfer bonus with MR Points expires on October 31 by the way.
3️⃣ Split the Difference
Honestly, cash prices with major airlines on sample routes like Dallas, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Boston were mostly less than $200 one way. Not bad!
So maybe on a round-trip journey, book your more expensive flight with points and the other flight with cash.