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Can I Get a Refund on American Vacation Packages?.

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Feel free to also submit your most woeful travel mistakes. Please email your own award travel success stories to be sure to include details about how you earned and redeemed your rewards, and put “Reader Success Story” in the subject line. I love this story and I want to hear more like it! To thank Marco for sharing his experience (and for allowing me to post it online), I’m sending him a $200 airline gift card to enjoy on future travels, and I’d like to do the same for you. Just know exactly what you're getting into before you buy! Despite those warnings I think it's worth checking package rates, especially when you travel abroad.

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Also, make sure to check your fare code so you don't end up in basic economy, and read through the hotel's policies to avoid unpleasant surprises (especially if you're not planning to show up).

You may have fewer flight options, and the change and cancellation policies may be stricter than normal, so think twice about booking if your plans are still uncertain. The downside of vacation packages is that you lose some flexibility. Even if you have no need for a hotel, you can just book a package for the discounted flight and stay somewhere else. As Marco experienced, the savings can be substantial and in some cases unbelievable, as you can often find air and hotel packages that price out lower than the cost of airfare alone.

All the major domestic airlines (and most large international carriers) offer vacation packages for airfare, hotels and rental cars. I tend to focus on award travel strategies, but there are plenty of deals on paid airfare that can help you save even if you don't have a point or mile to your name. Fortunately, my destination was eligible, so in the end I netted a whopping 35,960 miles for my flight. As I was getting ready to book, I saw AA Vacations was also running a promotion offering 20,000 bonus AAdvantage miles (in addition to the standard 1,000-mile bonus) for select trips to Europe. Since elite credits and award miles for special fares are based on distance (rather than cost), this 6,800-mile trip would earn me 10,200 EQMs, 1,360 EQDs and 14,960 award miles. Not only would I be saving my company $600 on airfare, but I'd also save an additional $440 on the hotel compared to booking both separately - all while experiencing the newly refreshed AA premium economy product. That opportunity came in January, when I checked AA Vacations and found a bundle consisting of a non-stop flight in premium economy and four nights in a hotel near work for only $1,800. While looking through the vast TPG archives I stumbled upon an article explaining American Airlines special fares, and figured I would give AA Vacations a try the next time I had to book a business trip. At that price business and even premium economy are out of the question, but I'm still racking up a lot of EQMs and EQDs, and even reached Executive Platinum status last year. I usually fly out on Sunday night and return on Friday, and non-stop service on American Airlines usually costs around $2,400 just in economy. I work for a multinational company headquartered in Europe, and I have to cross the Atlantic on business every five or six weeks. Today I want to share a story from TPG reader Marco, who saved money, flew more comfortably and earned extra miles on a recent business trip. The Points Guy will not share or sell your email. I would like to subscribe to The Points Guy newsletters and special email promotions.