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With precious European summer travel in full swing, prices have flown out of the park. Trip hungry travellers face almost unprecedented prices, even in economy, thanks to fewer flights and pent up demand. For the savvy bunch who’ve been squirrelling points away for a rainy, or sunny day though – there’s good news.

Air France and KLM just launched their most recent “Promo Awards”, which take up to 40% off the number of Flying Blue Miles needed to book flights within Europe, and further abroad too. Many types of credit card points can instantly be converted into Flying Blue Miles, so this is an easy opportunity…

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Air France KLM August Promo Awards

KLM’s latest batch of promo awards discount the number of miles you’ll need between select cities, and this August batch brings a whole lotta’ Europe. If you don’t already have Air France/KLM Flying Blue Miles, you can convert points from…

With flights starting at mere 3,600 points one way, or 7,200 round trip, there are fantastic options which bring peak summer travel in Europe, without breaking the bank, or hardly even touching it.

Amsterdam, Berlin, London, Zurich, Madrid, Vienna, Nice, Bordeaux and so many cities are included, with wide open availability using points, and you can check out the entire list of Air France/KLM Promo Awards here.

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When You Can Travel With These Offers

These promo awards typically are only bookable for travel in the next month or two, but these aren’t ordinary times. These flights must be booked using your Flying Blue Miles by August 30th, 2020, but in a rare exception, travel can occur any time up to March 31st, 2021.


In other words, there’s little to lose, booking now, for travel later.


These offers must be booked directly with KLM or Air France using the Promo Award page, after logging into your account. Once logged in, you’ll be able to search by full calendar months, to find dates where the lower prices using points exist. With minimal cash fees on these flights, they can be quite the bargain.

Gilbert Ott is an ever curious traveler and one of the world's leading travel experts. His adventures take him all over the globe, often spanning over 200,000 miles a year and his travel exploits are regularly...

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