While
award flight costs for Delta can be quite volatile, 70K miles is enough for approximately three round - trip domestic economy awards, or one long haul international economy award.
Not exact matches
However, the United
award chart shows that business class saver tickets only
cost 60,000 each way, or 120,000 round - trip
for the same exact
flight, a quarter of how many miles or points you would have needed with cash back or a statement credit.
For example, an American Airlines frequent flyer can use AAdvantage miles to book a
flight on British Airways, and the
cost of that ticket will be based on the American Airlines mileage
award chart.
It tells you how many cents you get
for each mile you redeem by dividing the cash price of the airline ticket (minus taxes and fees charged
for an
award ticket) by the number of miles the
award flight costs.
Get reimbursed up $ 25
for incidental airline
costs for every
award flights.
If your
flight costs less than $ 400, consider charging the Amex to pay
for it, and hold off
award travel
for another trip.
The reason is that Southwest has a revenue based system whereby the number of miles they charge
for an
award flight is directly related to how much the
flight would
cost in cash.
Because British Airways calculates the price of an
award based on individual
flight segments, this means you can actually make a stopover
for as long as you want and the ticket will
cost the same.
The mileage
cost to fly one of ANA's partner airlines to Japan aren't as good redeeming miles
for ANA
flights, but the
award chart does have a few solid partner redemption options.
One - way Saver
Awards for domestic
flights can
cost as little as 10,000 miles each way with United.
It tells you how many cents you get
for each mile or point you redeem by dividing the cash price of the airline ticket by the number of miles or points the
award flight costs.
As
for partner
awards, changes to
flights, dates, routes or carriers will
cost you just $ 20.
If I can make as controversial a claim as is supported by the evidence, even the American Express Delta Platinum credit card, with its $ 195 annual fee and companion ticket
awarded on each account anniversary, only makes sense (compared to redeeming Arrival + miles) if you can consistently redeem the companion ticket
for flights costing more than $ 672 — the value of the Arrival + miles you could manufacture with the same $ 195 in disposable income — or if you can use the Medallion Qualifying Miles earned with the card to achieve Platinum or Diamond Medallion status.
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.
For flights up to $ 400,
award seats
cost 20,000 points.
It is possible to find higher redemption rates
for your points, but in some cases (especially with lower
cost flights or hotel nights), the 1.5 cents per point value can be better than redeeming
for an
award directly through the airline or hotel programs.
For example, you could fly from the U.S. to Paris with a stopover in London for the cost of one round - trip award flig
For example, you could fly from the U.S. to Paris with a stopover in London
for the cost of one round - trip award flig
for the
cost of one round - trip
award flight.
For most airlines,
award flights cost the same from either the East or West Coast to Tokyo, Japan's main international hub.
Redemptions are done against an
award chart which lists the
cost for each type of
flight, either based on zones, countries, or distances.
It tells you how many cents you're getting
for each mile or point you redeem by dividing the cash price of the airline ticket by the number of miles or points the
award flight costs.
If you already have points with JetBlue or Southwest, or have a stockpile of Ultimate Rewards points on hand, using them toward an
award flight can be a nice use, but the cash
cost is low enough that it's not worth applying
for a new card specifically
for the purpose of paying
for flights.
In economy class, the
award cost is reduced from 25,000 miles to 18,750 miles
for a one - way
flight.
Without a fixed value to each mile the way we know how many miles a
flight will
cost is by looking up the
award chart
for the mileage program you have miles with.
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.
The mileage
cost to fly one of ANA's partner airlines to Japan aren't as good redeeming miles
for ANA
flights, but the
award chart does have a few solid partner redemption options.
Because British Airways calculates the price of an
award based on individual
flight segments, this means you can actually make a stopover
for as long as you want and the ticket will
cost the same.
Award seats to Asia on partner airlines
cost more than
awards for flights on United.
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 $ 3
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 $ 3
for the same
flight is $ 300.
Revenue - based
award programs are usually the easiest to use since the mileage
cost for an
award flight is directly tied to the
cost of the ticket.
The result is quite spectacular — if you book a Delta
award ticket with Delta miles, it'll
cost you 80,000 miles
for a round - trip
flight, but if you book the same
flight with Flying Blue miles, that's only 50,000 miles.
New MileSAAver
awards for flights of 500 miles or less will now
cost only 7,500 miles in economy class or 15,000 miles in first class.
Since the regular
award cost for a roundtrip
flight between the U.S. and Europe
for all major airlines is 60,000 miles, you will often come out ahead by booking your
flight via the Citi Travel Center.
Upgrade rates are no longer included in the Hawaiian Airlines
award chart, but
cost roughly 25,000 miles
for flights when First Class Saver
awards are available and 50,000 when only Flex
awards remain.
Owning a United credit card is the easiest and most
cost - effective way to earn
award miles that can be redeemed
for free
award flights.
What you do know is that a round - trip Delta
award flight generally
costs 30,000 SkyMiles
for an economy seat and 60,000 miles
for business class.
Award flight tip *: Dynamic pricing for award flights on select routes means premium seats can cost twice as
Award flight tip *: Dynamic pricing
for award flights on select routes means premium seats can cost twice as
award flights on select routes means premium seats can
cost twice as much.
It's recommended to stick with short haul
flights as they pass on fuel surcharges
for award travel, greatly increasing the
cost of long
flights.
Award costs and earnings on Delta had long been out of step with earnings and award costs for flights taken on Virgin Atlantic so it was only a matter of time before Virgin put through the changes needed to align the two — that's what last week's announcement was all a
Award costs and earnings on Delta had long been out of step with earnings and
award costs for flights taken on Virgin Atlantic so it was only a matter of time before Virgin put through the changes needed to align the two — that's what last week's announcement was all a
award costs for flights taken on Virgin Atlantic so it was only a matter of time before Virgin put through the changes needed to align the two — that's what last week's announcement was all about.
Domestic economy
awards under 700 miles
cost 10K miles each way as opposed to the base rate of 12.5 K miles
for flights longer than that threshold.
To me, if an airline says a
flight to Europe should
cost 60k miles in economy and I'm willing to stockpile 240k miles
for my family to travel, and I have a reasonable amount of date flexibility, I think I should be able to get the
award at some point.
A round - trip
award flight between Denver and Mexico City booked during the low season
costs 56,000 miles
for economy and 96,000 miles in business.
convert Avios points are extremely
cost effective when redeemed
for short - haul
flights on both American Airlines and British Airways, although the
cost of an
award flight will increase if there are multiple segments as the
cost of a ticket with multiple segments is based on the combined
cost of each individual segment.
Alaska Airlines increased the
cost for business and first class
awards on
flights with their partner, Emirates.
If you aren't able to spend enough to earn the miles needed
for award flights, and you also aren't able to take advantage of the travel perks, you won't be able to justify the
cost of carrying the card each year.
Compare the total
cost of the
award with the cash price
for the same
flights and you'll have a very good idea if buying miles will save you money.
For example, domestic
flights wholly within Argentina, Australia, Brazil, mainland Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Fiji, Finland, Germany, India, Japan, Jordan, Peru, Russia, Spain, and United Kingdom price out at a discounted mileage amount from what other
awards within those regions would typically
cost.
The below table shows what it would
cost if you paid
for miles to redeem all or part of the
award flight:
Using Miles & More miles
for a one - way
award flight from mainland US to Central American or the Caribbean only
costs 17,000 miles one - way and no fuel surcharges.
This means that an
award flight within US booked as a round trip will
cost 25,000 miles, but when you book two one - way
awards you can fly the same round trip
for only 24,000 miles.
With it, you get to bring a companion on any purchased or
award flight for merely the
cost of taxes.