About Award Optimizer

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Adam Heder

Founder & Editor, Award Optimizer

Comparing points-and-miles value across loyalty programs usually means bouncing between airline sites, blog posts, and spreadsheets just to figure out which currency books a given route cheapest. I built Award Optimizer to do that work in one click — the tool I wanted to exist.

📊What's Inside Award Optimizer

18

Loyalty programs tracked

500+

Airports in our database

6

Route categories

Free

Always, no login needed

The main tool calculates cents per point (CPP) for your exact route — so instead of wondering if your Amex points are worth more than your Chase points for a flight to Tokyo, you get the answer in one click.

🔍Our Methodology

Award data changes constantly. Here's how we keep it current:

✓ Award charts are sourced from each airline's published charts and cross-checked against community trackers like Doctor of Credit and Frequent Miler.
✓ Transfer-partner ratios are checked against each bank's current transfer page (Chase, Amex, Capital One, Citi, Bilt).
✓ Dynamic-pricing programs (Delta SkyMiles, Air France/KLM Flying Blue) show estimated saver-level rates — flagged as estimates, not fixed award costs.
✓ Live cash prices come from Amadeus on route searches; the Explore map's seasonal pricing refreshes automatically from Google Flights data.

📬Get In Touch

Found an error in our award data? Have a program or feature request? Send it over — corrections get fixed fast.

Email: hello@awardoptimizer.com