Just like I said in The Purpose Of This Travel Blog, I can turn 100,000 points into 140,000
+ airline miles, just by leveraging what I already have.
Pricey, but you will receive 7 nights at a category 1 - 5 hotel
+ airline miles (varies based on airline).
From time to time though, I do have to travel for my work or rent a one - way from my home in Michiana to fly out of Chicago O'Hare, and those are great opportunities to earn some car rental points
+ airline miles.
That's high, but you will get 7 nights at a category 1 - 5 hotel
+ airline miles (varies based on airline).
Not exact matches
Also, don't overlook the Marriott Hotels
+ Miles travel packages that include a week of hotel accommodations and
airline miles.
Additionally, you can transfer points to
airlines, but this is a poor use of points (unless you book a Hotel
+ Air Package, which provides a 7 - night stay and earns you up to 132,000
airline miles).
Use your
miles to fly to 1,300
+ destinations in 190
+ countries with Air Canada and its global network of more than 25 partner
airlines
So I took advantage of the 20,000
+ 5,000
mile transfer from SPG to American
Airlines.
60,000 Starwood hotel points transfers to 75,000 American
Airlines miles (60,000
miles + 15,000 transfer bonus), more than enough
miles to get to Kauai!
However, if you transfer 140k points and get 50k
airline miles, you could turn that into $ 1,000
+ in
airline value.
With 40
+ airline programs to choose from, your
miles can take you wherever you want to go.
American
Airlines has an AAdvantage eShopping Mall that gives you bonus
miles at 950
+ stores.
The whole thing will cost 180,000 Alaska
Airlines miles round - trip
+ $ 70.30 in taxes.
Certain SPG transfers of 20,000
+ points yield an extra 5,000 points when converted to
airline miles.
If you have British Airways Avios (
miles), it only costs 4500 Avios
+ taxes each way to fly on the Alaska
Airlines flights between SEA and YVR.
As part of the Priceline group, Rocketmiles allows users to earn
airline miles for hotel stays, with a choice of over 40
+ rewards programs.
Additionally, you can transfer points to
airlines, but this is a poor use of points (unless you book a Hotel
+ Air Package, which provides a 7 - night stay and earns you up to 132,000
airline miles).
Earn three times the benefits: Membership in the Expedia
+ program, there is the possibility of a triple reward where you can earn the
airline frequent flyer
miles, Expedia
+ points as well as the credit card reward points on the relevant bookings.
However, if you transfer 140k points and get 50k
airline miles, you could turn that into $ 1,000
+ in
airline value.
I read in your post titled From Caribbean in Winter
+ to Europe in Summer for 20,000 American
Airlines miles, that you said «A stopover can be created by connecting a segment back from the Caribbean to your home city and then from your home city to Europe.
You can qualify for the Frontier
Airlines Elite program by flying 25
+ segments or 20,000
+ miles.
The Expedia
+ card is the only card in this group that won't allow you to transfer
miles to
airlines, but it will still allow you to book travel.
With Marriott's Hotel
+ Air packages, you can redeem hotel points for seven nights at a hotel, bundled with
airline miles from carriers that include Southwest.
American
Airlines has an AAdvantage eShopping Mall that gives you bonus
miles at 950
+ stores.
Flights
+ Nights let you redeem some extra points, getting both
airline miles and a certain number of nights at a mid-tier hotel.
We inquired with American
Airlines» spokesperson Tim Smith about new opportunities for Bay Area travelers to earn AAdvantage
miles on British Airways flights to London as a result of the new British Airways
+ American
Airlines + Iberia alliance.
Per the American
Airlines oneworld award chard, a roundtrip Business Class fare on any of these three routes will cost 150,000
miles + taxes (which will be low)
Nights
+ Flights redemptions come in two flavors: 60,000 Starpoints for 50,000
airline miles and five nights at a category three hotel (typically Sheraton, Four Points or Westin) or 70,000 Starpoints for the same number of
airline miles and nights, but category four hotels (typically W and Westin, with some Sheratons in top destinations).
You just need 5,000 Air India Flying Return
miles + $ 5.60
+ INR 1,000 on select segments in USA operated by United
Airlines.
Spend
miles on any available seat with us or our 20
+ partner
airlines.
Collect
miles whenever you fly with Etihad Airways and 20
+ airline partners.
Hotel
+ Air Packages However, my wheels started turning, because Marriott offers Flight and Hotel packages that allow you to book 7 nights hotel and get a certain number of
airline miles for one fixed price.
If you're hoping to use the
miles from this promotion to book a Business Class trip between the US and Europe on American
Airlines it will cost you 115,000 AAdvantage
Miles + taxes (for a round - trip award).
We've certainly seen a lot of devaluation lately with nearly 100 % increases to the Hilton HHonors award chart, some adjustments to Cash
+ Points awards from SPG, and the hit to
airline mile transfers from Club Carlson.
For flights taken after 1 August 2016 and credited to American
Airlines AAdvantage, travelers will earn AAdvantage
miles based on the base price
+ carrier imposed fees multiplied by the status multiplier 5 / 7/8 / 11 for no status / Gold / Platinum / Executive Platinum.
Here are examples of American
Airlines routes that require 15,000 American
miles + $ 11.20.
Here are examples of United, Avianca and Copa
Airlines non-stop flights that require 35,000 MileagePlus
miles + variable taxes and fees.
American
Airlines requires 25,000 American
miles + $ 11.20.
Here are examples of Singapore
Airlines and Star Alliance non-stop flights that require 45,000 and 55,000 KrisFlyer
miles + variable taxes and fees.
Here are American
Airlines routes that require 25,000 American
miles + $ 11.20 but instead you can book the exact same American flight for 23,000 Iberia Avios
+ $ 20.20:
Alaska
Airlines has published its first «buy points promotion» since September and it's offering Mileage Plan members up to 40 % bonus
miles on a purchases of 30,000
+ miles and an automatic entry into a sweepstakes with a grand prize of 1,000,000
miles....
Business Class flights on all the OneWorld and partner
airlines earn redeemable
miles at 100 % of
miles flown
+ a 25 % cabin bonus
My favorite part of the program is the Hotel
+ Air packages that give you a one week hotel stay and a decent amount of
airline miles in a variety of programs.
If you're planning on using the
miles you buy to book a pre-devaluation Business Class trip between the US and Europe on American
Airlines it will cost you 100,000 AAdvantage
Miles + taxes (for a round - trip award).
When it comes to
miles & points - earning credit cards, each of their earnings will usually fall into 1 of 3 different areas of travel rewards: 1)
Airline credit cards earning miles within specific airline frequent flyer programs, such as Chase United VISA, Delta AMEX... etc.; 2) Hotel credit cards earning points within specific hotel rewards programs such as the Chase Hyatt VISA, Hilton AMEX... etc., 3) Strictly cash - back cards that earn a fixed percentage return (usually from 1 - 2 %) on each purchase which you can then use later to credit travel - related charges such as the Barclay Arrival + or Citi Tha
Airline credit cards earning
miles within specific
airline frequent flyer programs, such as Chase United VISA, Delta AMEX... etc.; 2) Hotel credit cards earning points within specific hotel rewards programs such as the Chase Hyatt VISA, Hilton AMEX... etc., 3) Strictly cash - back cards that earn a fixed percentage return (usually from 1 - 2 %) on each purchase which you can then use later to credit travel - related charges such as the Barclay Arrival + or Citi Tha
airline frequent flyer programs, such as Chase United VISA, Delta AMEX... etc.; 2) Hotel credit cards earning points within specific hotel rewards programs such as the Chase Hyatt VISA, Hilton AMEX... etc., 3) Strictly cash - back cards that earn a fixed percentage return (usually from 1 - 2 %) on each purchase which you can then use later to credit travel - related charges such as the Barclay Arrival
+ or Citi Thank You.
There are three ways to reach MVP Gold 75K status: through
miles on Alaska, through
miles on Alaska
+ partner
airlines, and segments.
The program offers you opportunities to earn
miles and points with different
airline and hotel loyalty programs when you visit any one of the 11,000
+ restaurants, bars, and clubs that are part of the network.
The Hotel
+ Air packages, in exchange for 270,000 Marriott Rewards points, provide you with a 7 - night stay at any Category 1 - 5 Marriott hotel and 120,000
airline miles of your choice.
With American
Airlines, you would redeem 270,000 Marriott Rewards points or 90,000 SPG Starpoints to receive 7 nights in a Category 1 - 5 Marriott hotel and 144,000 American AAdvantage
miles (120,000
miles + 24,000 bonus
miles).
This post goes along with my previous ones about using Marriott Hotel
+ Air packages as a means to acquire
miles with Southwest and / or United
Airlines.