Like my favorite trick for when I don't quite have enough points with the Chase Ultimate Rewards, that allows you to take advantage of
award ticket pricing even when you don't have points, cash plus points rates are great for those moments when a full fare ticket is way more than you're willing to pay.
Not exact matches
Price is for a single
ticket to the Digital Book
Awards Gala on Tuesday
evening, January 14.
Pricing includes dinner and is for a single
ticket to the Digital Book
Awards Gala on Wednesday
evening, January 14 at the New York Hilton Midtown.
Although it may be possible to book the flight via a partner to subvert the roundtrip - only nature of Delta
award tickets,
even the «low»
award price of 22,500 miles is unpalatable.
Mixed cabin
awards price at the highest cabin of the itinerary, meaning
even just 1 of 6 segments in business and the rest in economy will
price the whole
ticket as business
While there is nothing wrong with economy class or budget travel, many points - pinching travelers miss out on bargains because they aren't
even looking at the
price of the business - class
award tickets.
It does» t
even guarantee that low - level
awards (those that are available to other SkyTeam partners as well) will always be
priced at that level, since the mileage cost of a
ticket might also vary depending on the season.
The fuel surcharges you see in the
price of a cash
ticket will match the fuel surcharges you have to pay on your British Airways
award (
even if you're not searching British Airways flights).
Even comparing my one - way
award ticket to the non-refundable round - trip cash
price, it still comes to a tremendous 8.6 cents / mile.
Pros: The ability buy miles cheaply and
price out
awards combining both miles and cash based on your needs, no fuel surcharges
even on premium
tickets, relatively low redemption rates for many
awards.