Avios points generally incur a full surcharge when
you book international award tickets, but domestic awards within the U.S. remain surcharge - free and are surprisingly affordable on non-stop routes thanks to the Avios distance - based award chart.
Citi does not partner with one of the three US legacy carriers (Delta, American, United), therefore if you would like to you use your miles to
book an international award ticket you will need to navigate the award chart of one of the foreign carriers.
9) If
booking an international award ticket, do NOT forget the more obscure partners.
Not exact matches
Starting in August 2017, changing an
international award ticket will cost KRW30, 000 (≈ US$ 26), while redeposit will deduct 3,000 miles (or 10,000 if more than a year from date of
booking).
If you
book an
international business or first class
award ticket, the value of your miles could be significantly higher.
While this isn't the best way to earn Alaska miles because of the cost, it can help you get those last few miles needed for to
book a first class
award ticket with Cathay Pacific, one of Alaska's best
international partners.
You can also check availability on JAL
award flights before
booking by using the fifth option on the list, «
international award ticket seat availability check calendar.»
$ 25 - 35 telephone reservations fee — If you need to call to
book your
award, you'll pay $ 25 per
ticket for domestic
award and $ 35 for
awards that involve
international travel.
Starting in August 2017, changing an
international award ticket will cost KRW30, 000 (≈ US$ 26), while redeposit will deduct 3,000 miles (or 10,000 if more than a year from date of
booking).
If you're looking to
book international flights in premium cabins, those fares tend to be quite a bit higher than domestic first, so while you'll still get two cents per points in value, you'll likely need fewer points or miles to
book traditional
award tickets.
Wan na Get Away Fare Redemptions: Although I often talk of the value of transferable points thanks to the flexibility they give you to top up accounts and
book premium
international tickets on a whim, Rapid Rewards represents the flip side of
award tickets where you know you are getting a great (semi) fixed value on
award tickets of about 1.8 - 2 cents each on Wan na Get Away (leisure) fares and you can redeem them for any open seat on a flight, just as if you were buying it.
Passengers traveling with an infant under 2 years of age and minors under 15 years of age traveling alone on an
international flight can not
book an
Award ticket online.
-- Finding Cheap Premium Fares — Maximizing Miles + Points Credit Cards — Introduction to Mileage Running: Costs and Benefits —
International Upgrade Methods and Strategies — Using ExpertFlyer — Live
Award Bookings — Advanced
booking techniques for revenue
tickets — Non-traditional
awards and miles
-LSB-...] American has charged $ 25 per domestic
ticket and $ 35 per
international ticket to
book award tickets by phone.