Why It’s Harder to Use Miles to Book Flights

Frequent flyers are using their miles to hedge against global travel chaos by making overlapping bookings across different routes per trip, according to travel experts. #travel #business #money #worldnews #usa The practice, known as ghost bookings, is resulting in plane seats running out fast, exacerbating an already challenging environment for travelers, with no end in sight to high airfares. Travelers are flocking toward programs with flexible rules and broad networks, and airlines are moving to curb speculative bookings, with some introducing fees and penalties for frequent flyers who change their minds on travel. Read more: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-22/why-it-s-getting-hard-to-use-miles-to-book-your-flight ---------- Like this video? Subscribe https://www.youtube.com/@Bloomberg-News Bloomberg News is the first word in business news. Visit bloomberg.com for the latest on global business, markets and more. Get unlimited access to Bloomberg.com for $1.99/month for the first 3 months: https://www.bloomberg.com/subscriptions?in_source=YoutubeOriginals Bloomberg on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@business https://www.youtube.com/@markets https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergTechnology https://www.youtube.com/@BloombergPodcasts Connect with us on social: https://www.instagram.com/bloombergbusiness https://www.linkedin.com/company/bloomberg-news https://www.tiktok.com/@bloombergbusiness https://www.facebook.com/bloombergbusiness