During the financial crisis when airlines weren't doing well, they introduced additional fees on
award redemptions called fuel surcharges.
Not exact matches
Sometimes, Flying Blue offers what's
called Promo
Awards — a discount on
redemptions between select North American cities and Europe — which offers even better
redemption rates.
Sometimes, Flying Blue offers what's
called Promo
Awards — a discount on
redemptions between select North American cities and Europe — which offers even better
redemption rates.
Note that a reservation service fee of $ 10 and an
award redemption fee may apply to all economy
redemptions made via the company's reservations
call centers.
Some people claim that Avianca / Taca and Aegean have interesting programs with good
redemptions, but booking them is a pain since it requires
calling them (not sure they have a 1 - 800 number for
awards).
The Mabuhay Miles program has some attractive earning and
redemption options, but is hampered by the poor website and
call center service — you can't book
award tickets online and booking it through the
call center can take a lot of time!
Reservations for Hyatt Credit Card Anniversary Free Night
Award redemption are subject to availability and must be made in advance by visiting the My
Awards page within your account at worldofhyatt.com, or by
calling 888.75.
If you're looking for a cheap point
redemption, or a decent hotel near the Vatican, look no further than this Quality Inn, because
award bookings for only 10,000 points do not happen often and is a true steal, or as what I like to
call a #DoubleWideDelight!
The lowest Spirit's
redemption rates are unambiguously
called Free Spirit Master Card, and contrary to what you might have heard about the lack of availability, finding these
awards is completely possible (please trust the guy who has done it on more than one occasion — me!).
There are several good
redemption opportunities that can be found on the LifeMiles
award chart, though it certainly helps if you book them online and don't need to deal with the
call center.
When
Award Advocate
called to let us know about their service, we asked them to provide five useful mileage
redemption tips.
Starwood gives you the «5th night free» on all
award redemptions of Category 3 and above and they also have a great offering
called «Nights and Flights» which add even more value to your point
redemptions.
Unfortunately, the only way to find out which flights are available for
award redemption is by
calling Delta directly as delta.com does include these partners yet.
Reservations for Hyatt Credit Card Anniversary Free Night
Award redemption are subject to availability and must be made in advance by visiting the My
Awards page within your account at worldofhyatt.comopens overlay, or by
calling 888.75.
To get the 80,000 miles I needed for this
redemption, I transferred some of my Chase Ultimate Rewards points into my Korean Air SkyPass account, then booked my
award by
calling Korean Air.
Members can determine points required for
award redemptions online and request
award redemption upgrades online or by
calling Ufly Rewards at (855) 263-8359 within 24 hours of flight departure.
If a flight is 50,000 miles and $ 500 in surcharges, then that's a 100,000 mile
redemption in my book when it comes to comparing the
award ticket (which truthfully should be
called «maybe somewhat discounted rate ticket») to other programs or to paid travel.