Just
book an award flight by 11/14 and get 15 % of your points back.
You must
book your award flight by November 30, 2017 and travel between October 31, 2017 and January 31, 2018.
Not exact matches
Can you earn three times as many points
by booking a
flight, purchasing your ticket through a website that offers its own rewards program (like Expedia) and using a credit card that
awards points to people who
book through Expedia?
When looking for ways to
book award flights to London, you will want to keep an eye on carrier - imposed surcharges as well as the miles required
by the frequent flyer program you are using.
Because Mileage Bank miles are a bit harder to earn, it could be easier for you to use American AAdvantage miles to
book off - peak economy class
award tickets for 45,000 miles round - trip on
flights operated
by American Airlines.
If you
book an
award flight with a partner airline such as American Airlines and do not include a
flight operated
by British Airways on your reservation, you'll be required to pay peak - level
award prices.
While
award flights on Etihad may be
booked online, you must redeem miles for partner
awards over the phone
by calling the Guest Services Center at 877-690-0767.
AAdvantage members can use their AAnytime
awards miles to
book a
flight online or
by calling an American Airlines reservation agent.
Just a quick note about
booking awards on these partner airlines: while Etihad
award flights may be
booked online, you must redeem miles for partner
awards over the phone
by calling the Guest Services Centre at 877-690-0767 at least 14 days in advance.
Unlike the other options we have discussed, British Airways Executive Club uses a distance - based
award chart, so the total number of Avios required to
book an
award flight will be determined
by the distance you fly.
If you want to search for
award space on
flights operated
by American Airlines, you can search and
book on the British Airways site.
Don't use Asia Miles to search for
award space on
flights operated
by Cathay Pacific if you are not using Asia Miles to
book.
You can read my step -
by - step guide to finding available Aer Lingus
award seats and
booking these
flights.
You can save miles on
award flights to Europe
by using Singapore Airlines miles to
book award flights.
In early 2017, Delta started requiring more miles to
book award flights with partners than if you
booked the same route on a
flight operated
by Delta.
You'll get the most value out of your points
by transferring them to an airline partner and
booking an
award flight.
If you
book one of these
awards, you can connect to the appropriate airport to catch your Korean Air
flight by flying Delta.
I recommend using the Alaska Airlines website only when trying to
book an
award flight operated
by Alaska Airlines or Horizon Air, or for a few select partners that are relatively easy to find.
Awards involving travel on Virgin Australia, Delta Air Lines, Singapore Airlines, SilkAir, and some codeshare
flights operated
by Etihad Airways and Virgin America can be
booked online.
Additionally, you can get a much better value for your Membership Rewards and ThankYou Points
by transferring to airlines to
book award flights.
You can get a 20 % discount on miles used for saver
awards flights if you
book by 3/14/18 11:59 pm CST and travel between 4/9/2018 and 5/20/2018.
Similar to airlines previously mentioned, these
awards can not be
booked on
flights operated
by Virgin Australia's other partners.
Noting the specific dates you'd like to take each of these
flights also greatly decreases the likelihood of United's
award engine timing out and returning an error not because a
booking is invalid but simply because it has too many variables to process in the time allowed
by the
booking engine.
While it's possible to maximize value further and take advantage of the 10 % Redemption Bonus right away
by booking flights and splitting hotel nights into separate
bookings over the course of a few days, we'd keep things simple in this case
by recommending Tiffany's husband apply his bonus toward the taxes and fees on the Alaska
award bookings, wiping out these costs entirely, and having Tiffany apply her bonus toward the total hotel
booking at Hotels.com.
Sure, you can
book 2 - for - 1 cash tickets to take advantage of the Companion Pass, but you can also
book the same
flights by transferring Ultimate Rewards to your Southwest Rapid Rewards account and
booking award flights.
We go through the specifics of earning miles step
by step in each of these programs and how to use them on
award flights to Europe and elsewhere in the bestselling PointsAway
Book.
As the Premier Rewards Gold is more intended for reward air travel, you will have the most success with
booking award flights on Amex Travel or
by transferring them to a 1:1 travel partner.
However, you may give up more than you would
by booking an
award flight with the airline, so it's important to compare when
booking economy tickets.
Although I started planning the trip more than a year in advance (in September 2016), I had all the
award flights booked by the end of January 2017.
Fair warning though: if you
book an
award flight from Paris to a city in the U.S., even
flights operated
by Delta will include a fuel surcharge.
Spencer has put that knowledge to use
by booking some of the top premium cabin
award flights in the sky.
It's important to confirm availability for the Flying Club miles ticket
by speaking with a Virgin Atlantic representative before tackling Delta, because
flights available for Virgin Atlantic redemption should almost certainly be available as a Delta
award booking, but the opposite isn't always the case.
You can also get
award flights by purchasing miles at a very advantageous rate, either during frequent 100 percent bonus promotions or when you
book at the Miles / Money fare, paying at least 40 percent of the ticket in miles and the remainder in cash at a rate of 1.5 cents per mile.
United is in the Star Alliance network, which means it has many other airline partners whose members can use their miles to
book flights operated
by United when a saver
award is available.
You have to
book an
award flight and complete the travel
by 31.12.2016.
Partner
award bookings fall under a distance - based
award chart while
award flights operated
by Japan Airlines use a region - based
award chart.
Don't use Asia Miles to search for
award space on
flights operated
by Cathay Pacific if you are not using Asia Miles to
book.
You can get at least twice the value
by using points transferred from SPG to
book an
award flight.
If you want to search for
award space on
flights operated
by American Airlines, you can search and
book on the British Airways site.
Air Canada, Air China, Air New Zealand, Turkish Airlines, and United Airlines do not pass on exorbitant fuel surcharges to
award tickets, so I recommend
booking flights operated
by those airlines if possible.
Whether you are ultimately able to
book online or need to
book by phone, first plot out your
flights in the United
award search tool.
These
award flights can not be
booked online; you must make your reservations
by phone at 1 -800-JETBLUE (538-2583).
In addition to
booking award flights, you can also
book free hotel nights
by transferring points to IHG Rewards Club, Marriott Rewards, Ritz - Carlton Rewards and World of Hyatt.
You should be able to lower the fees
by booking flights on American Airlines, but keep in mind that the milage requirement will go up since Iberia charges more miles for certain partners and you can't
book one - way
awards on American Airlines with Iberia.
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.
You will still want to
book as early as possible to ensure you can get one of the low - cost Saver
Awards, but, this is one less way you can get nickel - and - dimed
by the airlines if you can not
book a
flight until the last - minute.
With status comes a free carry - on bag on every
flight, free upgrades to stretch seating at check - in, priority boarding, complimentary seat assignments, waived
award redemption fees, discounted checked bags and free
booking by phone.
They could earn the Avios
by flying but, if they
booked the cheapest Economy Class tickets, it would take 57 round trip
flights between New York and London to earn the 100,000 Avios needed for that
award (865 Avios in each direction).
If you're planning to
book an
award flight, check your routes to see if they're affected
by these changes.
Next, you can search for
award flights by selecting Book a Flight, then Award Booking at the top of the
award flights by selecting
Book a
Flight, then
Award Booking at the top of the
Award Booking at the top of the page.