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 fees
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 fees
Not exact matches
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.
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 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.
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 $ 300.
A great
example of this is Cathay Pacific business class
awards for 50,000 one way or 100,000
roundtrip to Asia.
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 business.
For
example, Alaska Airlines business class
award redemptions to Asia cost only 100,000 miles
roundtrip.
Tickets on Delta Airines are pricey; a business class
award seat to Europe, for
example, will cost you 125,000 miles per
roundtrip.
For
example, if you were able to book a off - season
award with ANA you'd be paying HALF of the miles needed for a
roundtrip business class to Tokyo when compared to United!
For
example,
award flights between NYC and Fort Lauderdale or Houston and New Orleans only cost 5,000 miles
roundtrip.
Economy
awards to Europe, for
example on Lufthansa or Turkish Airways, cost 60,000 LifeMiles
roundtrip, the same as United MileagePlus miles.
For
example, take the below very simple
roundtrip award ticket between New York and Rome, with a stopover in London on the way out.