Cabin Crawler

Now boarding · the award-travel concierge

Fly business class on points you already have.

Cabin Crawler connects the programs you hold, hunts down business-class award space worldwide, and shows you the funding options from your balances — direct redemption or verified transfer paths.

25 PROGRAMS · 21 SWEET SPOTS · 3274 AIRPORTS · 3 ALLIANCES

Boarding pass · businessClassic reward
From
SYD
Sydney
QF11 · NON-STOP
To
LAX
Los Angeles
Points
108,400
Taxes
A$200
Cash fare
A$8,500
BOOK AT SCHEDULE OPEN · QF METAL7.7¢/PT
Flight briefing

Cabin Crawler is an award-travel concierge for frequent-flyer points. It connects 24 loyalty programs — Qantas, Velocity, KrisFlyer, PayRewards and more — searches business- and first-class award space across all three airline alliances, and calculates funding options using verified transfer routes. Typical result: an A$8,500 business fare for 108,400 points and A$200 in taxes.

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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, PayRewards and more. Cabin Crawler tracks verified transfer partners and shows you which routes are supported.

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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 shows which of your points can fund it — including verified bank transfers — to secure the seat for the fewest points.

What makes Cabin Crawler different?

Every award tool finds seats. Cabin Crawler prices the funding options your balances support.

The best-funding-path engine

When a seat appears, Cabin Crawler prices every verified way you could pay for it: redeem a program balance directly, or use a verified bank transfer. 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.

Funding computationLive
> FUND 62,000 KRISFLYER · SYD→SIN · BUSINESS SAVER
PAYREWARDS POINTS200,000 pts
TRANSFER 2.5 : 1 → KRISFLYER155,000 PayRewards → 62,000 KF
TAXES (OUT OF POCKET)A$180
REMAINING PAYREWARDS BALANCE45,000 pts
STATUSBOOKABLE ✓
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 partner tracking

We track verified transfer partners and ratios, and show only verified routes in funding calculations.

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.

MESH

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 taxes
    $18,000
    cash value
    14.8¢/pt
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    ANA First Class round trip

    Japan ↔ Europe / USA (round trip) in First

    165,000 pts
    + $900 taxes
    $22,000
    cash value
    12.8¢/pt
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    Qatar Qsuite via Avios off-peak

    Europe / Asia → Doha → onward (Qsuite)

    70,000 pts
    + $250 taxes
    $9,000
    cash value
    12.5¢/pt
Top 10 premium-cabin award sweet spots tracked by Cabin Crawler, ranked by net value in cents per point (cash value minus taxes, divided by points required).
ProgramRouteCabinPointsTaxesCash value¢/pt
ANA Mileage ClubRound-the-world (multi-stop) in businessbusiness115,000$1,000$18,00014.8
ANA Mileage ClubJapan ↔ Europe / USA (round trip) in Firstfirst165,000$900$22,00012.8
Qatar Airways Privilege ClubEurope / Asia → Doha → onward (Qsuite)business70,000$250$9,00012.5
Alaska Mileage PlanUSA → Hong Kong / Asia on Cathay (one way)business60,000$120$7,50012.3
American Airlines AAdvantageUSA → Middle East / Asia on partners (one way)business70,000$200$8,50011.9
Singapore Airlines KrisFlyerSingapore ↔ Europe / Australia (Suites & business Saver)first132,000$400$16,00011.8
Avianca LifeMilesUS / Europe ↔ Asia on Star Alliance (one way)business78,000$80$8,50010.8
ANA Mileage ClubJapan ↔ USA (round trip)business85,000$450$9,00010.1
Emirates SkywardsDubai ↔ Europe / Asia in First (one way)first136,000$700$14,0009.8
Virgin Atlantic Flying ClubTokyo ↔ USA on ANA (round trip)business90,000$350$9,0009.6

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.

MonthlyAnnual−20%

Explorer

For the occasional redeemer

$0forever
  • Link up to 3 loyalty programs
  • Award search across all alliances
  • Full points & loyalty encyclopedia
  • 2 active award alerts
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Pro

Best value

For the points-obsessed

$15/ month
BILLED ANNUALLY
  • Link up to 50 loyalty programs
  • Up to 25 active award alerts
  • Daily award space monitoring
  • Best-funding-path engine
  • Priority new-route coverage
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Concierge

Coming Soon

  • 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, PayRewards and more — searches business- and first-class award space across all three airline alliances, and calculates the funding options your balances support (including verified bank-point transfers) 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. Award availability comes from seats.aero 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 tracks verified transfer partners and ratios between the programs it supports, so when it finds a seat it prices each verified way you could fund it. Example: 62,000 KrisFlyer miles for Sydney–Singapore business Saver can come from PayRewards at the verified 2.5:1 rate — 155,000 PayRewards Points — and Cabin Crawler shows you the verified transfer path.

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 (coming soon) will include 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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