The award redemption rates for credit card holders start at 2,500 per segment or 5,000 per roundtrip.
Not exact matches
Based on sample itineraries
for award flight
redemptions, we estimate the rewards
rate of the Citi ® / AAdvantage ® Executive World Elite ™ Mastercard ® to be between 1.35 % and 2.7 %:
You can also transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards to Ritz - Carlton (Marriott) at a 1:1 ratio, but because of
redemption rates for award stays, you're better off using Chase points elsewhere (or just to top off your Ritz - Carlton account).
This
award can only be redeemed
for stays with a
redemption rate of 35,000 points or fewer.
As you can see, Flying Blue requires 5,000 more miles to fly Delta than Korean Air SkyPass, but it has the same
redemption rate for award flights on Alaska Airlines.
We don't yet know the
redemption rates for awards on JAL, but depending on the outcome, Alaska has an opportunity to regain some of the luster it lost in March.
Here are the
redemption rates for round - trip
award tickets booked with United MileagePlus miles, and estimates of the taxes and fees required
for these bookings:
Often derided
for not having a public
award chart and increasing
redemption rates without notice, Delta SkyMiles could still be useful if you have American Express Membership Rewards points and / or SPG Starpoints.
Except
for Melbourne, the
redemption rates for economy, business, and first class
awards from the U.S. to major cities in eastern Australia will require the same number of Japan Airlines Mileage Bank miles.
Often derided
for not having a public
award chart and increasing
redemption rates without notice, Delta SkyMiles could still be useful if you have American Express Membership Rewards points and / or SPG Starpoints.
While Delta SkyMiles can be tough to use
for booking
award flights to Australia because of incredibly high
redemption rates, your miles can be useful if you find saver level
award space.
Alitalia
award redemptions qualify
for the same
rates as Virgin Australia points.
This is a definitely a Your - Mileage - May - Vary situation, though, as my checks
for award nights with both programs yielded several fair
redemption options and several that were quite poor when compared with the cash
rate.
Here are the
redemption rates for round - trip
award tickets booked with United MileagePlus miles, and estimates of the taxes and fees required
for these bookings:
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.
Effective September 1, Virgin Atlantic is improving some of the
redemption rates for Delta flights, and all Virgin Atlantic
awards have variable pricing between standard and peak travel dates.
The loss of a cherished
redemption on Thai Airways certainly hurts
for those who like to get creative with their trips abroad, but United's changes to
award rates to / from the U.S. were not too onerous.
United Airlines MileagePlus might not have the most competitive business class
redemption rates, but it does provide some different avenues to earn points
for award travel.
For each
award, I calculated an «imputed
redemption value,» which is the
rate at which a British Airways Visa Travel Together Ticket
redemption is buying American AAdvantage miles, Delta Skymiles (or Membership Rewards points), or United Mileage Plus miles (or Chase Ultimate Rewards points).
This presents the potential
for great
redemption rates on short flights if
award space is available.
These
award redemption rates aren't terrible at the moment but keep in mind, KrisFlyer does add fuel surcharges
for award bookings on certain airlines.
For example, Delta recently changed its partner
redemption rates so that a one - way business class
award to Europe on Virgin Atlantic, Air France,... read more
In conjunction with the competitive
redemption rates to Hawaii, Singapore KrisFlyer is the go - to program
for booking
award flights on United Airlines.
As you can see, Flying Blue requires 5,000 more miles to fly Delta than Korean Air SkyPass, but it has the same
redemption rate for award flights on Alaska Airlines.
As a result, members come to the table with different expectations and a bad
rating in
award redemption satisfaction doesn't automatically make a program a bad fit
for everyone.
This year, Air Canada's Aeroplan was the least satisfactory program
for award redemption, eliciting a 68 % dissatisfaction
rate.
Until our premium economy seats are assigned a fare class and loaded
for sale, it's too soon to say what the upgrade policies will be or what
rates will be applied
for redemption awards.
This hotel went
for 95,000 points per night (the highest
award price
for a standard room) which came out to a
redemption rate of.62 cents per point.
Aeroplan is great because you can book one way
awards, avoid fuel surcharges on airlines like United and Singapore Airlines, they have one of the best search engines (although it can be a bit slow), and a lot of their
redemption rates for business class are pretty reasonable.
It has a flat
redemption rate of 100 points per mile, but offers a 5 %
redemption bonus allowing you to use points
for future
awards flights.
For instance, the Ultimate Rewards points has a more robust sign - up bonus, better
award travel
redemption rate, extensive travel benefits, and doesn't charge a foreign transaction fee.
Premium cabin
redemptions took the biggest hit with American charging more
for most routes, Alaska getting rid of its bargain Emirates
awards and Singapore removing cheaper
rates for flights to parts of Europe.
JAL, which uses a distance - based
award chart
for redemptions on partner airlines, has the same
rate of 40,000 miles
for some routes, but it can go up to 55,000 miles or more to certain destinations.
I can't see any way that this many UR points can be introduced into the system without there being some serious knock - on effects
for award availability (short - term issue) and
for redemption rates (long - term issue).
And while these two frequent flyer programs offer similar
redemption rates for flights to many destinations, AAdvantage also offers some great off peak
awards.
The basic structure of these specialized programs is the same as Best Western Rewards; however, members have the added benefit of additional earning opportunities and may be eligible
for special sweepstakes, discounted
rates, exclusive offers and
award redemption options.
Aeroplan has a decent
redemption rate for getting to Thailand and if you want you can even book one way
awards.
Alaska's
award chart
for LAN offers the same
redemption rates for all of South America.
One of the biggest frustrations I have with Starwood's loyalty program (SPG) is that it allows some hotels to pick and choose just how much participation they want to have within SPG and these hotels get to charge truly extortionate
rates for award redemptions.
In frequent flyer forums, I keep seeing the same question: If my flight is cancelled because of weather, do I have to wait
for an
award seat at the same
redemption rate to open up on another flight?
For example, Delta recently changed its partner
redemption rates so that a one - way business class
award to Europe on Virgin Atlantic, Air France, KLM, or Alitalia costs 85,000 SkyMiles.
Room Upgrade
Award redemption is not available
for Room
Award redemption stays or complimentary hotel stays, or a hotel stay paying a Non-Qualifying Room
Rate.
You can also transfer Chase Ultimate Rewards to Ritz - Carlton (Marriott) at a 1:1 ratio, but because of
redemption rates for award stays, you're better off using Chase points elsewhere (or just to top off your Ritz - Carlton account).
While the brand isn't flawless by any means and while room
rates can be high, the fact that the most an
award night can cost you is 30,000 points (at the time of writing) makes these properties great
for award redemptions.
Arrival miles are also good to use when the lowest or saver
redemption rate is not available
for an
award flight using another program's miles, but the cash ticket price is low.
They frequently run promotions to earn more points, but there is no
award chart
for redemptions — the
rates vary by season and demand.
Fare bucket: On
award charts that offer different
redemption rates for the same city pair based on demand, each potential price is one fare bucket.
That's probably going to be the cheapest
redemption rate you'll ever find but even though the fees are reasonable you could get a roundtrip paid ticket
for under $ 120, so you'd be better off just paying cash
for an
award like that.
Flying Blue offers some great
redemption rates for economy, which means that when you're able to find economy promo
awards, it's probably offering you one of the best
rates you'd be able to find out of any airline.
For award flights on partners this dynamic pricing wasn't a huge headache since partner awards are subject to the lowest tier of the dynamic pricing, so all you had to know is what the lowest redemption rate is for a route and that would tell you the mileage requirement for a partner awa
For award flights on partners this dynamic pricing wasn't a huge headache since partner
awards are subject to the lowest tier of the dynamic pricing, so all you had to know is what the lowest
redemption rate is
for a route and that would tell you the mileage requirement for a partner awa
for a route and that would tell you the mileage requirement
for a partner awa
for a partner
award.