Guides

Short, honest walkthroughs of what AwardWise can do with your points. The figures here are either illustrative examples rendered by the same components the product uses, or screenshots of the real thing. No marketing mockups either way.

• Get connected Bring your own Seats.aero account: what works without one, how to get a Pro API key, and how to connect it in your Wallet.
• Award vs cash: points or cash? The same flight priced both ways: what your miles are actually worth per point, the all-in effective cost, and a straight use-points-or-pay-cash verdict.
• What is "Effective Cost"? Why "95,000 miles" isn't free: pricing an award in dollars so you can compare it to cash. And why it's an estimate, not a live cash fare.
• Can you afford this award? Your wallet vs the award table: instant verdicts on every result row, including what's reachable via bank-point transfers.
• The funding plan Short on miles? See the exact transfer steps (cheapest sources first, by your own valuations) and what buying the remainder really costs.
• Buy miles or pay cash? Live purchase pricing across 18 programs, with the promo dates and sources shown, so you can check our math.
• Weigh my picks Shortlist any mix of award and cash options and compare them side by side: effective cost, value per mile, and what your wallet covers.
• Trips Plan around the thing that can't move: an anchor derives your travel windows, each leg keeps a pool of options, and the trip prices the whole shape under your own wallet.
• Budapest trip, end to end The worked example: the whole Trips feature on one real award trip to Budapest, from the conference dates to a return that refuses to be simple.