Award Flight Alerts Services
If you love booking award travel, you know that sometimes you just want to GO. Anywhere, anytime, to do anything, you just want a good deal to go SOMEWHERE. For times like these, award flight alerts services are worth their weight in gold. One of these services is Thrifty Traveler Premium and Premium Plus.
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Update 8/23/23: A new promotion has launched for National Cheap Flight Day.
What are Award Flight Alert Services?
As the name suggests, award flight alert services send notifications when great award availability, either in quality, quantity or both, is located. While not for everyone, if you have flexibility in location, dates, and duration of upcoming travel, these alerts really help you. Destinations that you many never have considered, routes, airlines or class of service that you didn't know existed or thought possible are suddenly available and bookable. Overall, for the right person, these services are invaluable.
What is Thrifty Traveler Premium and Premium Plus?
Thrifty Traveler Premium is one of the biggest players in the award flight alert space. The Premium Service, which costs $69.99 per year, sends out regular flight alert emails for domestic and international economy flights. Premium Plus Service, which costs $89.99 per year, sends out flight alert emails and text messages for domestic and international economy, business and first class flights. These alerts include both cash fares, award flights, and mistake/error fares.

“The Sale of the Year”
Starting August 23, 2023, Thrifty Traveler is offering 40% an annual subscription of either Thrifty Traveler Premium or Premium Plus memberships. With the discount code “CHEAP” you can lock-in Premium for only $41.99 or Premium Plus (to include award flights!) for only $53.99 for the first year. But hurry, this discount code is only valid through August 24, 2023. If you decide to sign up, we appreciate the support if you use our affiliate link below, for which we receive a commission.
**Note – this is not quite as good as their birthday deal back in April at 50%, but it is still really good if you missed that opportunity.
LINK TO SIGN UP FOR 40% OFF WITH CODE “CHEAP”
ToP Thoughts
When it comes to award flight alert services, ToP says “the more the merrier!” If a service alerts you to even one flight per year that you otherwise would not have booked, the service paid for itself. With a limited-time 40% discount, it is go-time! I signed up yesterday and we think you should, too! Do you have Thrifty Traveler Premium or Premium Plus? Do you have questions about it? Come over to our Facebook group and let's talk about it!