Even though non-refundable tickets won’t give your money back if you cancel your flight, in many cases, you can request a refund of the taxes that you’ve already paid.

Both Qantas Frequent Flyer and Velocity Frequent Flyer impose award seat surcharges on flight redemptions. But which program has the more passenger-friendly surcharges?

In this guide, I explain why you should avoid flying out of London, and other nifty ways to save money on the taxes and fees attached to an award ticket.

Here is a way to save almost $300 on a return Economy Class award to LA.