It's actually quite easy to rack up enough miles
for a roundtrip award flight from the US to Europe on American, Delta or United, even if you don't fly very often.
The discounted award benefit is particularly useful since it means the sign - up bonus is enough
for a roundtrip award from the mainland U.S. to Hawaii.
That's enough miles
for a roundtrip award instantly.
There is some very good news here for those booking Economy Class fares — 20,000 miles
for a roundtrip award between the UK and the East coast is cheap.
and
for a roundtrip award, fees will likely be over $ 1,000.
2) If you don't have enough points
for the roundtrip award flight you want, book a one - way flight with miles / points and pay for the return («Unlike years ago, when one - way cash tickets cost as much or more than a round trip, many destinations now offer one - way cash tickets for half the price of a round trip,» the company said).
For instance, United has awesome rules
for its roundtrip award tickets, allowing one stop over, and two open - jaws per round - trip award ticket.
Not exact matches
15,000 bonus miles after your first purchase — enough
for up to 3
roundtrip off - peak
award tickets with taxes and fees from $ 11.20 per
award.
> Value: 20,000 miles is enough
for an entry level domestic
roundtrip award.
> Value: 25,000 miles is enough
for a
roundtrip Economy Class
award less than 1,201 miles each way on Cathay or partners like American Airlines.
Normal redemption begin at 25,000, but through the program, you can get
roundtrip award for 17,500 miles!
Return on
Award Flights Redemption: ~ 1.5 - 3 % Roundtrip award example: New York, NY to Miami, FL (LGA - MIA / MIA - DCA - LGA) for Fri 2/21 - Mon 2/24: $ 384 / 25,000 miles = 1.5 % One - way Reduced Miles discount example: Seattle to Miami on 2/7: $ 312 / 10,000 discounted miles and dollars spent = 3.1 % return on charged spending, ex
Award Flights Redemption: ~ 1.5 - 3 %
Roundtrip award example: New York, NY to Miami, FL (LGA - MIA / MIA - DCA - LGA) for Fri 2/21 - Mon 2/24: $ 384 / 25,000 miles = 1.5 % One - way Reduced Miles discount example: Seattle to Miami on 2/7: $ 312 / 10,000 discounted miles and dollars spent = 3.1 % return on charged spending, ex
award example: New York, NY to Miami, FL (LGA - MIA / MIA - DCA - LGA)
for Fri 2/21 - Mon 2/24: $ 384 / 25,000 miles = 1.5 % One - way Reduced Miles discount example: Seattle to Miami on 2/7: $ 312 / 10,000 discounted miles and dollars spent = 3.1 % return on charged spending, ex fees
From one purchase, 15,000 bonus miles are
awarded to the cardholder which is valid
for up to three
roundtrip tickets.
Awards can be booked as one - ways
for half the price of a
roundtrip.
So
for only 20,000 miles each way, you can fly from Istanbul to Abu Dhabi or Dubai on Turkish Airlines or connect in Cairo
for a free stopover in Egypt on a
roundtrip award.
According to the Aeroplan
Award Chart, it costs 60K
for a
roundtrip ticket between North America and Western Europe at the lowest level.
And because British Airways has an
award redemption chart that's organized by distance flown instead of region, you'll only to cash in 25,000 British Airways miles on a
roundtrip ticket from Los Angeles to Honolulu instead of the 45,000 miles American requires
for that same flight.
It's also interesting that if you are someone who uses LifeMiles to travel to Central America or Colombia, you can earn a 50 % discount on a
roundtrip award ticket from the United States if you spend $ 12,000 in a calendar year, with the opportunity
for another
award discount after $ 24,000 spending.
Award pricing is much more reasonable
for premium economy, with certain dates pricing at 65,000 Skymiles one - way between Detroit and Seoul, Tokyo or Beijing — or even better: 99,000 Skymiles
roundtrip for these 3 routes, with great availability.
Charts make it easier to determine the cost of an
award redemption:
for example, knowing that you'll need 60,000 miles
for a
roundtrip economy ticket from the U.S. to Europe.
Each Standard
Award is good
for one
roundtrip flight within the next 12 months.
For example, on a roundtrip economy award for two passengers between New York City and Heathrow, passengers redeeming a Travel Together Ticket would pay $ 999 in order to spend 28,571 Avios instead of 120,000 Skymil
For example, on a
roundtrip economy
award for two passengers between New York City and Heathrow, passengers redeeming a Travel Together Ticket would pay $ 999 in order to spend 28,571 Avios instead of 120,000 Skymil
for two passengers between New York City and Heathrow, passengers redeeming a Travel Together Ticket would pay $ 999 in order to spend 28,571 Avios instead of 120,000 Skymiles.
For example,
roundtrip business class
awards on Cathay Pacific from the U.S. to Asia cost just 100,000 miles, whereas similar flights would cost 140,000 to 180,000 miles on most competitors.
Even if they can't earn enough miles
for the whole
roundtrip, Southwest
awards are booked each way, so they could very easily book one leg
for points and the other
for dollars.
Unfortunately, in November 2017, Japan Airlines began assessing cash surcharges on
awards as high as $ 1,600
for a US to Dubai
roundtrip.
How long before the once untouchable 25,000 mile domestic
roundtrip frequent flyer
award no longer makes sense because you can buy any $ 300
roundtrip for just 15,000 bank points?
A
roundtrip SuperSaver
award costs 40,000 miles while the corresponding costs
for American, Delta, and United are all 45,000 (expect
for American off peak
awards, which are 40,000).
However, we can see on the calendar at the top that SuperSaver
awards are available
for the next three days since they all price out at 40,000 - miles
roundtrip.
Access to reduced mileage
awards (2,500 one way or 5,000
roundtrip for economy tickets from Hawaii to the mainland US)
The worst way to use Emirates
awards is on routes you wouldn't want to use Emirates
for in the first place: bad routing mixed with high prices, such as North America to Australia
for 150,000 miles
roundtrip in economy, or eastern North America to western North America
for 155,000 miles
roundtrip in economy.
It costs 25,000 miles
for a
roundtrip, but finding
award seats during high season is another story.
For example, a roundtrip award flight between Ft. Lauderdale and St. Thomas costs 17,400 points and $ 11.20, while the revenue fare for the same flight is $ 3
For example, a
roundtrip award flight between Ft. Lauderdale and St. Thomas costs 17,400 points and $ 11.20, while the revenue fare
for the same flight is $ 3
for the same flight is $ 300.
So book two one - way
awards for a
roundtrip, or book multiple one - way
awards for a multi-city trip or around - the - world trip.
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A great example of this is Cathay Pacific business class
awards for 50,000 one way or 100,000
roundtrip to Asia.
To be fair, I should point out that most other airline programs offer domestic
award roundtrips for as few as 25,000 miles — but it's getting increasingly difficult to find
awards at that level.
From a positive point of view those with foreign - based MileagePlus accounts (or at least those with UK MileagePlus accounts) can now buy enough miles
for two
roundtrip Business Class
awards between Europe and the US on United operated flights (115,000 miles each).
Since the regular
award cost
for a
roundtrip flight between the U.S. and Europe
for all major airlines is 60,000 miles, you will often come out ahead by booking your flight via the Citi Travel Center.
To Paris (11,000 miles
roundtrip), you'll earn 50 % to 100 % bonus
award miles
for flights between April 11 and May 31.
Europeans frequently have access to transatlantic Business Class sales where the fares are well under $ 2,000
roundtrip (like here and here), so why would anybody pay over $ 3,400
for 115,000 miles in a sale like this one to buy a Business Class
award ticket?
For example, you can get a domestic award flight in Portugal for only 7,500 miles roundtrip, or a flight between the U.S. and Portugal for 50,000 miles in economy and 90,000 miles in busine
For example, you can get a domestic
award flight in Portugal
for only 7,500 miles roundtrip, or a flight between the U.S. and Portugal for 50,000 miles in economy and 90,000 miles in busine
for only 7,500 miles
roundtrip, or a flight between the U.S. and Portugal
for 50,000 miles in economy and 90,000 miles in busine
for 50,000 miles in economy and 90,000 miles in business.
With monthly special
awards at 7,500 miles off per
roundtrip you can get to select U.S. destinations
for 17,500 miles rather than 25,000.
This sees
roundtrip Business Class
awards cost just 55,000 miles and, bearing in mind that this is
for travel from or to the two US cities I've named, that's a fantastic deal!
If you assume that $ 2,500 is a fair price
for a Lufthansa Business Class
roundtrip ticket then, allowing
for the $ 620 in fees you have to pay on the
award, 105, ooo miles is getting you $ 1,880 of value.
Award Flight fares are one - way (unless otherwise indicated) and nonstop; point requirement and gov. taxes / carrier fees may be higher
for roundtrip flights,
for flights from destination city to origin city or
for connecting itineraries.
Award Flight fares are one - way (unless otherwise indicated) and nonstop; point requirement and government taxes / carrier fees may be higher
for roundtrip flights,
for flights from destination city to origin city or
for connecting itineraries.
While the number of miles needed
for a Business Class redemption isn't exactly low (you're better off trying to get to / from Europe on United's own aircraft which will only cost 115,000
for roundtrip Business Class), the taxes
for a premium cabin
award are low
for a European route.
For example, Alaska Airlines business class
award redemptions to Asia cost only 100,000 miles
roundtrip.
The mileage costs shown are
for roundtrip travel as ANA one - way
awards are not bookable with Virgin Flying Club miles.
But when you consider that American Airlines charges 180,000 miles
roundtrip for first class
awards on Etihad, it's not the best idea to use Alitalia miles
for these coveted
awards.