How Points Goose works
A short guide to finding and valuing award flights with Capital One miles.
1. Find award space
Search a route, date range and cabin. We list award seats offered by Capital One's airline transfer partners, with the partner miles and taxes for each.
2. Convert to Capital One miles
Most partners transfer 1:1, but some use other ratios (for example JetBlue at 5:3, or Japan Airlines at 4:3). Any transfer bonus you enter in Settings is applied, so you see the Capital One miles you would actually spend.
3. Compare with the cash fare
For the same flights we fetch the cash price so you can see what the award saves you. Cash lookups are limited, so we price the cheapest award days first and you can fetch more days from the calendar. Above the calendar, a summary shows the cheapest and average cash fare across all airlines for the days priced, with a link to the cheapest on Google Flights.
4. Read cents per mile
Cents per mile is the cash price minus award taxes and fees, divided by the miles spent. Compare it with the value you assign to a mile in Settings; a result above that value is a good redemption.
5. Pick the best way to pay
Your card's earn rate and your mile valuation decide whether transferring to a partner, booking cash through the Capital One portal, or erasing the purchase with miles is cheapest.
Before you transfer
Transfers to airline partners are irreversible. Award space is cached and can disappear, so confirm availability on the airline's site first. See the list of transfer partners for ratios and timing, or read the FAQ.