Premium
Economy redemption bookings will see a smaller, 9 %, drop on flights to / from the US.
Not exact matches
They have solid
redemption rates, but the surcharges on tickets are particularly steep (especially with
economy class
bookings).
Korean offers one of the best
redemptions to Hawaii from the continental U.S.. You'll only pay 25,000 miles round - trip per
economy ticket
booked.
All the
redemptions above can actually be
booked with Korean Air SKYPASS miles for a bit cheaper: 10,000 miles for flights within Korea, 30,000 miles within Asia (China and Japan, for example), and 70,000 miles from Seoul to Honolulu — all in
economy class.
Start by assessing your travel patterns and
booking habits (deep - discounted
economy vs. full - fare
economy or business / first), and reviewing both the
redemption side as well as earning ability of potential programs.
Compared to 110,000 MileagePlus miles on similar
economy - class routes when
booked through United, these
redemptions are not bad.
That high price is simply not worth it for premium
economy redemptions (although Delta knows that many unassuming travelers will
book it and diminish the value of their miles in the process).
Regardless of destination with FlyingBlue, your best
redemption rates will be
booking an
economy class ticket.
Though I'm primarily discussing
economy redemptions here, I also wanted to mention that
booking through Virgin Atlantic, you can get first - class award tickets for domestic travel in the U.S. for an absolute steal: just 45,000 miles.
They have solid
redemption rates, but the surcharges on tickets are particularly steep (especially with
economy class
bookings).
The combination of aggressive
economy award requirements with low taxes and faxes make this program a great way to
book Air France KLM metal and their partner
redemptions.
While Flying Blue is great for
economy redemptions, I would keep in mind these items when
booking award travel through their program:
From tomorrow, fuel - related charges that currently apply to Frequent Flyers making Qantas and Jetstar Classic Award
redemption bookings will fall by up to $ 110 in
Economy and up to $ 130 in Premium
Economy for a return flight.
Rates for
redemptions on
economy fares are still the same, but if you were planning on using Avios to
book Cathay Pacific First Class, well... I guess I suggest you
book it before April 27th!
These are actually available to anyone
booking economy award tickets to certain regions during specific timeframes, though many will be changing with the upcoming devaluation (all amounts are for one - way
redemptions):
Complimentary baggage allowances apply for Silver, Gold and Platinum Velocity members and all members traveling on Any Seat
redemptions booked in Saver, Flexi, Premium
Economy and Business Class fares.
Redemptions on Japanese domestic flights may only be
booked two months from the date of return flight and only in the
economy cabin.
Air Tahiti Nui has much better availability for both business - and
economy - class
redemptions, though I recommend trying to
book as far in advance as possible.
Booking awards: Miles & More basics are laid out in this post, but the key things to keep in mind are that you can only have two stopovers and two open jaws on round - trip awards, that you can score deals like 30,000 - mile
economy awards between select cities in the US and Europe, and that its award chart is not the best deal overall, but there are some interesting
redemptions like North America to Hawaii for 40,000 miles round - trip in
economy, domestic business - and first - class awards for 35,000 / 50,000 miles respectively, and business class to Central and Southeast Asia as well as Australia / New Zealand for 135,000 miles.