You can check the miles required for a given award flight
on airlines redemption chart, but there is no easy guide to the additional fees you'll be charged.
The optional fee for the rewards program is waived the first year, there is no foreign - transaction fee and there are some interesting
airline redemption options.
There aren't very many ways of generating JAL miles if you're based in the US (Starwood's Starpoints are probably the best option) but the JAL award chart for
partner airline redemptions offers up some very nice sweet spots that are great if you can exploit them.
However, these points can be used
for airline redemptions at 1:1.6 / 1.33 ratio (with Citi Prestige) or 1:1.25 ratio (with Citi Premier).
Air Canada's Aeroplan, Air France / KLM Flying Blue, British Airways Avios, and Singapore Airlines KrisFlyer are among the
best airline redemption options for very different reasons.
However, these points can be used for
airline redemptions at 1:1.6 / 1.33 ratio (with Citi Prestige) or 1:1.25 ratio (with Citi Premier).
While Hawaiian Airlines has the advantage here with six
additional airline redemption partners, avid Spirit travelers can turn their 15,000 points sign - up bonus into as many as three off - peak round - trip tickets.
Deals like Europe to the Middle East for $ 1,538.50 and the US to Tokyo for $ 2,172 are exceptionally good value when booked on airlines of the caliber of Etihad and JAL (even after you factor in taxes and fees) and even some of the American
Airlines redemptions don't look too bad considering the good Business Class seats the airline offers.
We can go from Cincinnati to Denver in 2 Amtrak family bedrooms (sleeps 8) for only 50,000 Chase / Amtrak points, which is half the cost of one - way standard
domestic airline redemptions (8 tickets * 12,500 miles one - way = 100,000).
If you're looking for a wider variety
of airline redemption options, consider the Discover it ® Miles card.
What's odd is that there are now 3 charts and I was still unclear which one would be used if I did a single
OneWorld airline redemption, or just a single OneWorld airlines with Malaysia.
Recently the The Enhanced Business Platinum ® Card from American Express introduced a 50 % rebate on
airline redemptions when using points to buy paid tickets.
The Flexperks Travel portal is «powered by Orbitz,» so unlike
with airline redemptions, you probably won't earn points on your hotel stays, and they won't count towards elite status.
While Hawaiian Airlines has the advantage here with six
additional airline redemption partners, avid Spirit travelers can turn their 15,000 points sign - up bonus into as many as three off - peak round - trip tickets.
Here are a few examples of redemption on these airlines
If you're looking for a flexible, no blackout, all -
airline redemption option like those offered by non-transfer award programs like Barclays Arrival and Capital One Venture, you can book your flights that way as well.
However, in every award travel program there is a sweet spot, and often the key to unlocking value is looking at
partner airline redemptions, as is the case with Delta Skymiles.
If you have the Citi Prestige card, then the points are worth 1.33 cents per point when redeeming for travel and 1.6 cents for American
Airlines redemption's.
The $ 120 credit can also be used towards Flex Travel
airline redemptions or payment of taxes and fees on Flight Rewards Chart airline redemptions.
Some will argue that the redemption value you're getting for your points with
an airline redemption can be considerably greater than the value you'd be getting if you simply use the points to book hotel nights....
Between now and Dec. 12, if you transfer hotel points into Aeroplan,
the airline redemption program will throw in some bonus miles.
The news of Alaska's doubling the cost of some partner
airline redemptions, I decided it was time to plan my next big trip while my miles still had strong value.
While we're sad to see some of the current Citi Prestige benefits go away like Admirals Club access and 1.6 cent direct American
Airlines redemptions, our favorite travel benefit is here to stay and now even better.
If the answer to # 2 is yes, would point redemptions after the Platinum card is opened (even though the points were accrued on the Gold card) then be usable for the 50 % rebate on
airline redemptions?