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Fly business class on points you already have.
Cabin Crawler connects every frequent-flyer and credit-card program you hold, hunts down business-class award space worldwide, and tells you exactly how to pay — down to which points to transfer where.
24 PROGRAMS · 21 SWEET SPOTS · 3274 AIRPORTS · 3 ALLIANCES
- Points
- 108,400
- Taxes
- A$200
- Cash fare
- A$8,500
Cabin Crawler is an award-travel concierge for frequent-flyer points. It connects 24 loyalty programs — Qantas, Velocity, KrisFlyer, Amex and more — searches business- and first-class award space across all three airline alliances, and calculates the exact transfer route that books the seat for the fewest points plus taxes. Typical result: an A$8,500 business fare for 108,400 points and A$200 in taxes.
How does Cabin Crawler work?
Three legs from scattered points to a confirmed seat. No spreadsheets, no forum-trawling, no devaluation surprises.
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Link your programs
Add Qantas, Velocity, KrisFlyer, Amex Membership Rewards and more. Cabin Crawler understands every transfer partner and ratio between them.
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Search the world
Pick a route and cabin. We model award availability across all alliances and surface the redemptions with the best cents-per-point.
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Book the smart way
Cabin Crawler tells you exactly which points to use — including which bank currency to transfer where — to secure the seat for the fewest points.
What makes Cabin Crawler different?
Every award tool finds seats. Cabin Crawler prices the funding — the exact transfer route from the balances you actually hold.
The best-funding-path engine
When a seat appears, Cabin Crawler prices every way you could pay for it: redeem a program balance directly, or transfer a bank currency at the right ratio — and it flags when a transfer bonus makes one path cheaper. You see the single smartest move, not a wall of options.
It also surfaces the real out-of-pocket taxes and fuel surcharges up front, so a “cheap” award never blindsides you at checkout.
- ALERTS
Sweet-spot alerts
Set a route and a points ceiling. We watch around the clock and ping you the moment premium space opens at the right price.
- RADAR
Transfer-bonus radar
Amex to KrisFlyer at +30%? We flag bonuses and devaluations before they cost — or save — you a fortune.
- CODEX
Loyalty encyclopedia
Every program's chart type, surcharge behaviour, partner list and best-use sweet spots — synthesised and always current.
- FEES
No surcharge traps
Real taxes and fuel surcharges shown up front, ranked into the value math — never discovered at checkout.
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Every alliance, one view
oneworld, Star Alliance, SkyTeam and the non-aligned mavericks — compared side by side, ranked by value.
Which award sweet spots deliver the most value?
Net value = (cash fare − taxes) ÷ points. Most redemptions return under 1¢ per point; these return seven to fifteen times that.
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ANA Round-the-World business class
Round-the-world (multi-stop) in business
115,000 pts+ $1,000 taxes14.8¢/pt$18,000cash value - 02
ANA First Class round trip
Japan ↔ Europe / USA (round trip) in First
165,000 pts+ $900 taxes12.8¢/pt$22,000cash value - 03
Qatar Qsuite via Avios off-peak
Europe / Asia → Doha → onward (Qsuite)
70,000 pts+ $250 taxes12.5¢/pt$9,000cash value
| Program | Route | Cabin | Points | Taxes | Cash value | ¢/pt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANA Mileage Club | Round-the-world (multi-stop) in business | business | 115,000 | $1,000 | $18,000 | 14.8 |
| ANA Mileage Club | Japan ↔ Europe / USA (round trip) in First | first | 165,000 | $900 | $22,000 | 12.8 |
| Qatar Airways Privilege Club | Europe / Asia → Doha → onward (Qsuite) | business | 70,000 | $250 | $9,000 | 12.5 |
| Alaska Mileage Plan | USA → Hong Kong / Asia on Cathay (one way) | business | 60,000 | $120 | $7,500 | 12.3 |
| American Airlines AAdvantage | USA → Middle East / Asia on partners (one way) | business | 70,000 | $200 | $8,500 | 11.9 |
| Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer | Singapore ↔ Europe / Australia (Suites & business Saver) | first | 132,000 | $400 | $16,000 | 11.8 |
| Avianca LifeMiles | US / Europe ↔ Asia on Star Alliance (one way) | business | 78,000 | $80 | $8,500 | 10.8 |
| ANA Mileage Club | Japan ↔ USA (round trip) | business | 85,000 | $450 | $9,000 | 10.1 |
| Emirates Skywards | Dubai ↔ Europe / Asia in First (one way) | first | 136,000 | $700 | $14,000 | 9.8 |
| Virgin Atlantic Flying Club | Tokyo ↔ USA on ANA (round trip) | business | 90,000 | $350 | $9,000 | 9.6 |
All 21 premium sweet spots — with difficulty ratings and booking tips — live in the points encyclopedia.
How much does Cabin Crawler cost?
One great redemption pays for years of it. A single business-class sweet spot is worth thousands; Cabin Crawler costs less than a checked bag.
Explorer
For the occasional redeemer
- Link up to 3 loyalty programs
- Award search across all alliances
- Full points & loyalty encyclopedia
- 2 active award alerts
Pro
Best valueFor the points-obsessed
- Unlimited linked programs
- Unlimited sweet-spot alerts
- Real-time award space monitoring
- Transfer-bonus & devaluation warnings
- Best-funding-path engine
- Priority new-route coverage
Concierge
We book it for you
- Everything in Pro
- Human + AI award booking desk
- Complex multi-city & RTW itineraries
- Seat-watch & waitlist clearing
- Dedicated travel strategist
Frequently asked questions
What is Cabin Crawler?
Cabin Crawler is an award-travel concierge. It connects the 24 frequent-flyer and credit-card loyalty programs it tracks — Qantas Frequent Flyer, Velocity, KrisFlyer, Amex Membership Rewards and more — searches business- and first-class award space across all three airline alliances, and calculates the exact funding path (including bank-point transfers) that books the seat for the fewest points.
How many points do I need to fly business class from Australia to the USA?
Qantas Classic Flight Rewards price Sydney or Melbourne to Los Angeles/Dallas at 108,400 points one-way in business plus roughly A$200 in taxes — against a typical A$8,500 cash fare, that is about 7.7 cents per point. Velocity books the same corridor on partners like Singapore Airlines or United from around 95,000 points. Cabin Crawler tracks both and tells you which your balances can actually fund.
Which frequent-flyer programs does Cabin Crawler support?
24 programs across all three alliances plus non-aligned carriers and transferable bank currencies: Qantas Frequent Flyer, Velocity, KrisFlyer, Asia Miles, ANA Mileage Club, British Airways and Qatar Avios, Aeroplan, Alaska Mileage Plan, AAdvantage, Flying Blue, LifeMiles, Turkish Miles&Smiles, Emirates Skywards, Etihad Guest, Virgin Atlantic Flying Club, and Amex Membership Rewards among them.
Does Cabin Crawler show every award seat that exists?
No tool does, and we'd rather tell you that up front. Our live availability comes from cached searches across 18 major programs, refreshed throughout the day. A few things never appear in that data: some domestic Qantas routes, availability reserved for elite members, and phone-only partner awards such as Velocity redemptions on Virgin Atlantic. So "no space showing" means none is visible in the programs we track — occasionally a call to the program can still turn up a seat.
What is a good cents-per-point value for an award redemption?
Most cash-back or shopping redemptions return 0.5–1 cent per point. Premium-cabin award seats routinely return 7–15 cents: ANA's round-the-world business award works out around 14.8¢/pt, ANA First Class round trips about 12.8¢/pt, and Qatar Qsuite via Avios about 12.5¢/pt. Cabin Crawler ranks every result by this net value (cash value minus taxes, divided by points).
Can Cabin Crawler tell me which credit-card points to transfer where?
Yes — that is its core engine. It knows every transfer partner and ratio between the programs it tracks, so when it finds a seat it prices each way you could fund it. Example: 62,000 KrisFlyer miles for Sydney–Singapore business Saver can come from Australian Amex Membership Rewards at its 2:1 rate — 124,000 MR points — and Cabin Crawler will say so, including when a transfer bonus makes it cheaper.
How much does Cabin Crawler cost?
The Explorer plan is free forever: link up to 3 programs, search all alliances, and use the full encyclopedia. Pro is A$19/month (A$15 on annual billing) and adds unlimited programs, unlimited alerts and the best-funding-path engine. Concierge is A$99/month (A$79 annual) and includes a human-plus-AI booking desk that secures the seat for you.
Final approach
Your points are worth more than you think.
Stop leaving lie-flat seats on the table. Let Cabin Crawler turn the points sitting in your accounts into your next great trip.
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