We are just a few weeks away from the dreaded American AAdvantage devaluation which will happen on 22 March. If you have any travel plans that are substantially cheaper using the old chart valid until 21 March, best to book now to avoid the last minute rush. American loads awards 330 days in advance so the last potential date of travel is around 22 February depending on when the partner makes inventory available. I’ve covered the worst parts of this devaluation already and Australians really copped it bad!
Thankfully our travel has long been booked for this year but our 2017 trip is out of range for the old chart so we will be stuck with the devalued awards on the one route we will be using AAdvantage on.