Rick Seaney, co-founder of FareCompare.com - is a world-class air travel expert.
FareCompare.com presides over a kingdom of sophisticated software that searches out fares and destinations at a billion combinations per query - while keeping track of 500 airlines serving more than 270,000 markets around the globe.
And all of Rick's data is updated continuously - in real-time.
No wonder he's the media's go-to guy for all things air travel. He's got the answers. And he loves to share his knowledge.
That's why Rick and the team created FareCompare.com - to help everyone become an air travel expert, and get the best deals first -- every time they fly.
I discovered this by accident on Sunday 5/10. Boy was I excited!! Now I will have the flexibility to schedule my trip as I desire: I have enough miles for two round trip award tickets. I wanted to travel for five days, but due to AA scheduling, we had to travel for a full week with my family of 4 to take advantage of the award (two awards, and two purchased). Now all 4 of us can fly round trip together on the days we want. We’ll head out on our one way award tickets and return on a different airline that has seats availabile on the day we want.
Kudos to American for giving it’s customers added flexibility – something that’s been rare lately.
Give them extra kudos for not charging extra miles (25,000 mi./2 = 15,000 mi.?) or a fee for that added benefit.