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But there are still decent deals like Economy Class to Europe and
some domestic awards for as few as 5,000 miles one way.
Get a round - trip coach award flight to Europe and beyond for the same price as
a domestic award flight!
To understand which miles you want and which cards will get you those, it's good to learn how different airlines price
their domestic awards.
If you are interested in
domestic award travel or simple award redemptions, this card may prove to be too complex.
If you are interested in
domestic award travel or simple award redemptions, this card may prove to be too complex.
The itinerary is wholly within one country (
domestic award).
This is why United didn't touch its 25,000 - mile
domestic awards (even though they make up the vast majority of their customers» redemptions) and why many credit cards offer a sign - up bonus that can immediately provide a low - level redemption.
British Airways: Household accounts allow members to pool Avios points between seven people who share the same address, and it happens to have very cheap
domestic awards if you're flying nonstop for short distances.
You'll remember from the disccusion about
domestic award travel that there are programs to use for domestic flights and programs for international flights.
(Round - trip
domestic award fares start at 25,000 miles.)
This was an excellent case where
domestic awards can provide significant value.
Round - trip economy is 25,000 miles, same as a US
domestic award.
The airline's distance - based
domestic awards allows for some excellent redemptions on short hops on Air India.
And United
domestic awards start at 10,000 miles one - way.
Alaska Airlines revamped it's
domestic award chart in December 2016.
I found
the domestic award search page by visiting the ANA Domestic Flight Awards information page and then clicking the link on the Application & Ticketing tab.
Even a paid revenue ticket has a (negative) miles component (the miles you earn from flying), while
a domestic award ticket will still have a low dollar cost ($ 11.20, for example, in taxes and fees).
JAL
Domestic Award Tickets start at 12,000 miles round - trip.
That's enough for 2 one - way awards to Hawaii (at 20,000 miles each) and 1 one - way
domestic award (at 12,500 miles).
Booking
a domestic award with ANA is more complicated than an international award.
The domestic award chart is distance - based, so you need to know the length of your flight in miles to know which bracket it will fit into.
Domestic awards from Kuala Lumpur to East Malaysia (Malaysian Borneo) come to 30,000 miles in economy and 50,000 in business class.
You used to be able to fly to nearby domestic destinations for fewer miles than flying across the country, but now most airlines have a blanket 25,000 mile round - trip
domestic award no matter where you are traveling in the United States.
Unlike many of
the domestic award search engines, British Airways keeps its award search function squirreled away, far from the easily accessibly cash ticket booking field on its homepage.
Typical
domestic awards in economy class will cost 12,500 miles — the same as most carriers.
It pegs
domestic awards at a 20 percent discount compared to legacy domestic carriers.
You can find one - way
domestic award flights on Delta for as little as 5,000 miles, so you could get as many as three round - trip flights with just the sign - up bonus.
Domestic award flights on China Eastern are distance - based, while its international flights are region - based.
Use Singapore miles on a premium class
domestic award ticket on United (including Alaska) without fuel surcharges.
The miles I earn essentially double my money by redeeming for expensive
domestic awards and international luxury vacations.
I find Delta to be one of the least transparent airlines so when it comes to planning
domestic award trips, I'm not sure that I'd count on Delta to be offering great deals, but stumbling upon such cheap award flights would always be a tempting option for me if it actually worked with my schedule.
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.
And now — according to the Crankyflier blog — the airline has taken another step backwards with its loyalty program by quietly introducing new advance - purchase rules for low - level
domestic award travel.
If you're new to the «travel rewards» world, booking cheap
domestic award flights might be your way of getting your feet wet before you book an international award flight or a first class flight that will require more miles.
If you need to fly up to 700 miles one - way,
a domestic award flight only costs 10,000 miles.
If you're looking for the best value, you need to consider some of our suggestions for the cheapest
domestic award flights.
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.
This puts short haul economy awards within international regions more in - line with
domestic awards which have had reduced pricing for years.
Avios points generally incur a full surcharge when you book international award tickets, but
domestic awards within the U.S. remain surcharge - free and are surprisingly affordable on non-stop routes thanks to the Avios distance - based award chart.
That can be transferred to an airline partner, and it should be enough to book
a domestic award flight.
Per this award chart, you could get
a domestic award in India with Jet airways.
Travel to any domestic destinations in Alaska and the Continental US begins at 5,000 miles on one - way tickets, but you're most likely going to find Delta
domestic awards in the range of 7,500 Skymiles — 12,500 Skymiles one - way.
There is a $ 27 fee for changing or cancelling
a domestic award flight, and $ 67 for international flights.
Standard
domestic awards generally run 50,000 miles, but the lowest standard international award is nearly double that.
Inter-island award redemption price out cheaper than typical
domestic award tickets.
Most economy class redemption levels, with the exception of Taiwan
domestic awards and flights between North and South / Central America, are less competitive than what's offered by U.S. - based programs.
A general member who flew a couple times a year might at least get, say, 12,500 miles (enough for a free one - way
domestic award) after two round - trip transcons purchased for $ 250 each with plenty of advance notice.
$ 25 - 35 telephone reservations fee — If you need to call to book your award, you'll pay $ 25 per ticket for
domestic award and $ 35 for awards that involve international travel.