United saver level award flights from the U.S. to the Caribbean are 35,000 miles roundtrip in economy and 60,000 in first.
United saver level award availability from SFO is the best we've seen so far in our research.
Not exact matches
Regardless of what happens to the cash price of a
United ticket, an
award ticket will cost one of two possible amounts: a «
saver»
level price in miles, and a «standard» price.
You'll want to stick with the
Saver Award level to get the most value when redeeming your
United miles.
We'll also take a look at an easy way to gain access to more economy class
saver level award space with
United.
At times,
United gives its own MileagePlus members access to more
saver level award space than its partners.
First, by carrying a Chase
United card (even the fee - free version) you have access to more
saver level domestic Economy
award availability (HT: bluecat who correctly points out the availability extends to international flights on
United metal) I haven't found the difference that noticeable for the most part, but while doing some research for an upcoming Brandon Asks post I noticed it was quite useful for positioning flights.
Assuming
Saver Economy
level awards were available,
United's
award chart indicates that this trip should be doable for a mere 65,000 miles per passenger through
United and its partners.
The next morning, a flight on
United from San Jose to Newark is available at their
Saver award level.
United lists its
Saver Award level as 17,500 miles per leg.
By earning miles with these loyalty programs I have access to more
award space on their flights, as well as the same
saver -
level award space that exists on
United and other Star Alliance partners.
As an example of how one program works,
United normally offers its
saver award seats in the lower 48 states at 12,500 miles each way, but when a
saver award isn't available, those with a
United co-branded credit card or
United elite status typically can secure an
award seat at the 25,000 - mile standard
award level each direction, as long as seats are still available for sale with cash.
~ 13,000 points for two tickets is a much better deal than 50,000 miles for
award seats on
United (which didn't have any
saver -
level award space, that day or the next).
Fortunately, if you have the
United MileagePlus Explorer card, you have access to more
saver level awards.
This compares favorably to
United Airlines itself, which charges 45,000 miles for
saver -
level awards on the exact same flights.
For instance, from the US to Europe, a
saver United award is 57,500 miles one - way in Business Class, whereas a low -
level Star Alliance
award in Business Class should be 70,000 miles one - way.
Availability is unfortunately always going to be an issue with
award seats — that's the constraint in the system I try to preach flexibility above all else, so you usually can come by the
Saver Level seats needed to book the 35k Singapore miles on
United flights.
However,
United said it will continue to offer MileagePlus domestic
Saver awards (which are subject to capacity controls) at
levels of 10,000 or 12,500 miles one - way for economy class seats, depending on distance.
United will continue to offer MileagePlus domestic
Saver awards (which are subject to capacity controls) at
levels of 10,000 or 12,500 miles one - way for economy class seats, depending on distance.