Hi
my partner booked a holiday before flights were released to Phuket in October next year.
I was hoping to see reward flights drop for the period , (during school holidays ) but it is starting to look like we there are none .
Is there a chance that some will drop or were we expecting too much for the school holiday period
Hope that makes sense
Justin
May be expecting too much. Although there are no blackout dates officially, typically you rarely see award seats during such periods of high demand. The point of reward seats is to get some revenue (however small) out of seats that would otherwise go unsold. As you can imagine, this is not much of a problem during peak travel season. You may be able to score one or two, as airlines often release them periodically (and up until a day before departure!) if they know they definitely won’t sell SOME seats, but don’t bet on it. If you are definitely sure you want to go to Phuket, and fares aren’t prohibitively expensive, it could be worth the certainty. But no need to rush, you’ve still got a decent amount of time. You can wait to see if any seats drop from now till maybe 3-4 months before departure, and if not, the cash fare shouldn’t be too much different from now - unless you are wanting to travel low-cost on Jetstar, in which case you should jump on their sales ASAP.