Reward Flight Finding Tool Shows Redemption Seat Availability-
(TRAVPR.COM) UK - April 27th, 2020 - SeatSpy, a new reward flight search and alert tool, today launches at seatspy.com to help travellers make future plans for holiday bookings.
In just a few clicks the online tool finds reward seats available on all of: British Airways, Air France, KLM, and Virgin Atlantic flights. Reward seats are those which can be redeemed using the airlines’ loyalty programme points.
Launched by British tech entrepreneurs; Paul McDonnell, Stephen Graham and Aaron Brown, SeatSpy addresses the industry-wide problem of finding available redemption seats. The easy-to-use tool can find seats for up to a year in advance, for up to six people per booking. Results are displayed on one page, revealing reward seats by cabin (economy, premium, business and first), along with the number of points required. Bookings can then be made directly on the specific airline’s website.
For those simply looking for inspiration, there’s a ‘Where Can I Go’ section, showing seats available on particular dates, anywhere in the world.
Paul McDonnell, co-founder of SeatSpy, said: “With the current pandemic, travellers are looking for smart ways to plan and book holidays for when travel restrictions are lifted. We’re conscious that in these uncertain times, it’s hard to plan ahead. However, there’s some comfort knowing that reward flights are cancellable and changeable, allowing additional flexibility to travellers.
“SeatSpy makes it quick and easy to find reward seats, and with more availability now than ever, it’s a great time to book ahead. You can even set up an alert, via email or text, to be the first to know when new reward seats are released.
“We all love to collect airline miles – there are seven million Avios members in Europe alone, but very few of us redeem them against the full cost of a flight. The nuisances involved in searching for reward seats, let alone the time it takes, is off-putting to many. However, SeatSpy does all the hard work, allowing you to view availability up to a year in advance.
“Better still, our tool is free to use, or for those who want to unlock extra features, there are options to upgrade to higher membership levels.”
SeatSpy offers three levels of membership. This includes a free ‘Economy’ level for basic users, a ‘Premium’ tier for more frequent users, and a fully featured ‘First-Class’ package. Exclusively for launch, the monthly fee is £1.99 for Premium membership (usually £2.99) and includes a three month free trial, and £2.99 for First-Class membership (usually £7.99). Members signing up during this period will enjoy the same monthly rate for the lifetime of their membership. The promotion runs until 20 May 2020, after which standard monthly fees will apply.
Each level of membership offers additional benefits for users, as follows:
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Economy
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Premium
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First-Class
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BA searches and alerts
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Unlimited
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Unlimited
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Unlimited
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Active alerts - all other airlines
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4
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Unlimited
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“Where can I go” search
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✓
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✓
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Alert frequency
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Daily
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Hourly
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Instant
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WhatsApp alerts
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Coming Soon
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Coming Soon
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SMS alerts
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✓
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Alerts for all future added airlines
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✓
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✓
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Experiences alerts (such as hotel VIP events)
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Coming Soon
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Using SeatSpy, travellers can make sizeable savings with reward seats.
For example:
● A one-way business class flight from London to Cape Town with British Airways costs over £5,000, compared to just 60,000 Avios points and £300 in taxes.
● A one-way premium class flight from London to Miami with Virgin Atlantic, starts from £2000, or only 32,500 Flying Club points and £351in taxes.
To take advantage of the introductory SeatSpy offer, or to search reward seat availability, visit www.seatspy.com and follow @SeatSpy1 on Twitter and Facebook.
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