Have you ever been frustrated while trying to find an award seat? Point.me might be the answer for those who love earning miles but don't like booking them. You can compare award inventory and prices using a variety of currencies, including your favorite bank points. We break down the pros and cons of the service in this review.
There is a new trial offer for MtM readers that is better than the old one. You'll get the first month for $1 with this offer. You can cancel at the end of the first month if you think it isn't for you. Point.me's regular plan will roll you into it if it works out for you.
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Point.me claims to be able to stop wasting your points by being a one-stop shop for checking all available flight award options. There are features included.
One-way or round-trip travel in all cabins is supported by the search function. You have to choose between economy and premium economy when searching. You can't see all cabins.
Point.me will pull award flight inventory when you hit the search button. It can take a long time to find something. There is a note on the page. Inventory from most programs arrives within a minute. Live inventory from different loyalty programs is searched.
You can find the best options by using a variety of filters. Under the origin box, you can choose from three options: airlines, stops, and times.
There are three ways to organize results: Quickest Flights, Points Low to High and Point.me picks.
I like to search by points low to high. I usually look for the cheapest option. Based on a mix of factors, Point.me picks the best options for booking. I'm hesitant to use it because I don't know what it does. I like points low to high.
I expected the selector to work better than it did. If you don't have a loyalty account in Award Wallet, it will show you results for which you don't. It works that way. It doesn't take into account the amount of miles you have.
The Aer Lingus business class was shown in one search. I don't have a lot of Alaska miles. It would make more sense if this result was not included in the final tally. They might add this in the future. I think a filter tailored to your loyalty accounts will be more valuable.
You can see the booking currency for each option. You will be taken into a step-by-step booking process after selecting an option.
Point.me used to have a simple list of previous searches based on when you did them. The date of travel isn't mentioned. I didn't use it. Point.me pulled it all together.
There is some utility in showing the travel dates and a link to re- search. We don't know if it will return.
You can use the reward flights link under your account if you have booked flights.
The ability to connect to AwardWallet is one of the great features of Point.me. I have an AwardWallet account for a long time and I keep all my loyalty balances. You can authorize Point.me to connect to AwardWallet.
People who don't know their balances are likely to benefit from this connection. Point.me will eventually be able to suggest award options for you.
There are occasional issues that may be noticed by the user. There may be bugs in point.me. After refreshing the page I was able to connect to AwardWallet and see the balances. The sync date is pulled by point.me.
There are a number of new features in the works. The searches are limited to a single day. A multi-day search is on the way. Specific inventory account alert will be launched. The search results will be improved over time. Point.me is worth it's worth to more users.
The Point.me interface is easy to use. The search page is on the landing page. Search your origin and destination to find an option. The process can be seen through the search features section.
You will be presented with a new list of booking options once you have made a selection from the list of flights. If there are multiple bank currencies that you can transfer to the required miles, there will be more than one way to book a flight. I didn't notice that the book with my existing program points was greyed out.
Point.me will let you know what to do. Point.me can't access airline websites directly to complete your booking, because they are an award search service. They can show you how to book.
A list of steps isn't the only thing in the guide. You can see these on the first page, but once you click on the book your flight link, you will be taken to the rest of the site. There is a detailed list of steps and animations for how to search, transfer, and book your trip at point.me. It is quite smooth.
Point.me's cost is not known. There are different prices for the self- search plan on the services page. The plan starts at $129 a year or $12 a month. A premium plan for $260 per year gives you a discount on their concierge services and a few starter passes to give to friends and family. One-time access to Point.me for 24 hours is what the starter pass is for. The pass cost $5.
You can test out the starter pass for free with the point.me coupon code. Click on "Get Started" under "I have a code!" to enter our code.
For me, as an award travel nut who knows the ins and outs of numerous airline award search sites, I don't think Point.me is worth it. The time it saves you as a one-stop shop is priceless. As I knew it would pull inventory from multiple programs, I used their search tool as my first choice to find business class seats for my trip toPeru.
If I know which miles I want to use for a specific trip, I will use one or two programs to find it. I use one site for a particular alliance and then move over to the booking currency after I find the award I want.
Point.me might be worth it for the non-miles-and-points nerd who is intimidated by the award search process. It costs $12 per month to save you both time and help you find a better deal for your points. If you save 10,000 miles on a single trip by using Point.me, you can recover the entire value of the service.
It’s up to you to decide whether Point.me is worth it or not. The service has an easy-to-use UI, great features (including an awesome link with Award Wallet), all for a very reasonable price.
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