Sentences with phrase «traditional airline award»

There is a distinct difference between the traditional airline award programs (United, Delta, American, etc.) and some of the revenue based programs, like we talked about earlier this morning at #FT4RL with Bonnie from the Frugal Travel Lawyer.

United has a traditional airline award chart that charges 12,500 miles each way for a domestic economy saver award within the lower 48 states.

Traditional airline award charts are priced by geographic region.

Not exact matches

You don't have to worry about blackout dates or limited award space, which can be a problem with traditional airline frequent flyer programs.

The FlexPerks card is a great backup for booking paid flights when either the cost or availability of awards prevents you from using traditional airline miles.

The FlexPerks Visa is a great card to have as a backup for those who often book award tickets using traditional airline miles.

The difference is so small that you may want to use the Barclaycard Arrival anyway to avoid the award space headaches that come with traditional airline miles.

Overall, Alaska Airlines has a powerful track record with customers that has earned it J.D. Powers Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Traditional Carriers in North America award for seven years in a row.

Alaska Airlines is not part of a traditional airline alliance, but they have put together tons of individual partnerships that provide some great award booking opportunities and their online award search capability is strong.

There are basically three different ways to book award flights domestically: 1) revenue - based awards with Southwest, JetBlue, or Virgin America; 2) distance - based flights with British Airways Avios; or 3) traditional region - based award redemptions with domestic airlines, such as United, American, Delta, and Alaskan (or any other alliance partners).

American Airlines has a traditional region - based award chart.

Unfortunately, if you're in one of the traditional airline programs, you don't usually have a lot of options if the flight you want is unavailable for award travel.

Is the traditional airline loyalty reward chart — showing fixed mileage costs for various award trips — becoming a thing of the past?

When Air New Zealand came out with changes to its frequent flyer program from points to dollars in 2004, I worried about what it would mean for the future of frequent flyer program value, although they kept both a points as money idea and a traditional award chart (with saver awards also continuing to be made available to partner airlines).