Sentences with phrase «cabin awards so»

AAdvantage doesn't have off - peak and peak seasons when it comes to premium cabin awards so, year round, this Business Class redemption will set you back 115,000 AAdvantage miles and just $ 298 / # 206.

Not exact matches

It used to be that mixed cabin awards were forbidding, so you couldn't fly in a mix of coach and first class if that's all that was available, even if you were willing to pay for first class for the whole journey.

Finally, Main Cabin awards start at 70,000 Skymiles round - trip but can frequently reach 85,000 Skymiles or more — so the difference to book Premium Select seems to be minimal and well worth it.

Most airlines just release 1 to 2 premium cabin seats per route so even if you're incredibly aggressive with searching for award seats, you may never have a chance.

Keep in mind, that while the awards may not be particularly cheap, Cathay Pacific has one of the nicest premium cabin products in the world so quality makes up for quantity to an extent here.

United will search all cabin classes for award space, so there is no need to choose a cabin when beginning the search even though a menu is available.

So basically I was able to book 3 First Class cabins, get the amazing Thai First Class ground experience in Bangkok, get the First Class Terminal in Frankfurt, and get to my actual final destination because I planned ahead and continued to check award availability.

American Airlines still awards 1 Elite Qualifying Mile (EQM) per mile flown regardless of the cabin you fly in or the cost of the ticket so, with a trip length of 19,938 miles I will earn 19,938 EQM at a cost of just 4.0 cents per mile.

You can forget about using the miles you buy for premium cabin saver awards on American Airlines — they're so hard to find they may as well not exist nowadays.

I work hard to earn all the miles I do so I will go out of my way to avoid using my miles on airlines I consider to offer an inferior premium cabin product and airlines that impose high surcharges on awards — like British Airways and Virgin Atlantic.

Just keep in mind that Singapore Airlines often restricts awards for their premium cabins to their own members, so you might struggle to find any open seats to book with Virgin America miles.

Both award types allow complimentary advanced seat selection but Anytime awards can also choose a seat in the Forward Zone — basically, a seat closer to the front of the cabin so you can hustle out of the plane quicker upon arrival.

British Airways displays award space in only three cabins at a time, including premium economy, so you'll also need to select «first class» if this is your preference.

All awards are technically one - ways, so it's easy to book open - jaw itineraries, and mix and match cabins in one itinerary

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.

The flight to Grand Cayman from any of the above - mentioned cities is pretty short — about three hours from Houston — so redeeming an award in the economy cabin makes the most sense.

I would never hesitate to speak for Scott, so what I think Scott was trying to say is that certain points (such as American Express Membership Rewards earned on a Platinum card, which was the actual subject of his post) are so incredibly valuable when used for premium cabin award redemptions on a regular award chart that it's almost a shame to not maximize them for that purpose.

Or if you're redeeming for a premium cabin award, you'd never pay such an exorbitant amount of actual money, so it's not fair to calculate the redemption at full cash value.

You are allowed to book one way flights on Singapore so if you do not have enough miles or if there is no award availability consider flying Suites one way and the other way flying either on Singapore in another cabin or looking at other airlines like AA, United, Cathay Pacific.

In November I valued US Airways miles at 1.7 cents each, so much like the above the decrease in value accounts for the lack of premium cabin award space in advance, in particular on Lufthansa.

American hasn't touched their award chart in years, so it's like you can pay the last - generation miles price for premium - cabin awards with American Airlines miles.

Business and First Class awards often cost less than double an economy award, so miles are fantastic for people who want to fly premium cabins.