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Southwest has no blackout dates and the award tickets mileage is based on
the cash price of the flight, so this was the choice we made when going to Disney.
The award rate of only 10,000 Hilton Honors points per night (or $ 40) is a great bargain considering
the cash price of over $ 100 at time of booking.
It was 16,000 Choice Hotels points but had
a cash price of nearly $ 300 (weekend night in prime Yellowstone season).
The number of Starpoints required to purchase flights using this method is determined by
the cash price of the ticket.
This is because the cost of an award flight is more or less tied to
the cash price of the ticket.
Honestly, I would have expected
the cash price of this hotel to be higher.
The amount of Rapid Rewards that Southwest will charge for an award ticket depends on
the cash price of the ticket.
The key is that frequent flier miles (or hotel points) can be worth a lot less or more, depending on
the cash price of the ticket.
Southwest award tickets from 8 U.S. airports fluctuate depending on
the cash price of the ticket.
Southwest Airlines is different than the other award programs as its award prices are not based on an award chart, but instead are tied to
the cash price of the tickets.
Instead, the cost of award tickets are loosely based on
the cash price of the ticket, so the price in points will vary by destination, the time and date of the flight, demand for seats, and the fare class.
You earn Southwest Rapid Rewards points based on how much your flight costs and flight redemptions cost more or less points based on
the cash price of a ticket for the same flight.
It might look like you are getting a decent value for your miles compared to
the cash price of a flight, but you're getting a bad rate compared to how Delta typically values miles.
They operate a revenue - based award system meaning that the points requirement for award flights fluctuates based on the actual
cash price of the ticket.
You'll only pay the taxes / fees of $ 297.44 on the ticket, and that's a savings of over 94 % compared to
the cash price of $ 5,168.09.
One way to cut costs if you want to see it in person is to use points and miles where the price in miles is fixed regardless of
the cash price of the ticket.
That's a savings of over 87 % compared to
the cash price of $ 18,040.00.
JetBlue's awards are based on the current
cash price of a ticket.
That beats
the cash price of $ 5,138.45 by over 96 %.
The cash price of $ 106 is competitive with the Hyatt and Le Meridien, but is less good value.
You'll still pay a lot in fees, but it will be less that
the cash price of the ticket.
Click on a departure date, keeping in mind that the higher
the cash price of the ticket, the more points it will require.
Virgin America Elevate is a revenue - based program, so the cost for an award flight is directly tied to
the cash price of the ticket.
Of course, the calculation can also show you that it's better to use miles — this tends to be true for long - haul premium classes: spending 80,000 American AAdvantage miles for a first class trip from New York City to Tokyo on JAL, even though you wouldn't earn miles is obviously an unbeatable value compared to the 901,334 UR points you would need to cover the $ 13,520
cash price of the same flight.
As we mentioned in our first installment, paying cash (or, in our case, UR points since they are linked to
the cash price of a ticket) for a long - haul business or first clasnons flight is almost always a losing proposition unless there is a short - lived promo or a fare war going on.
As a rule of thumb, I would always compare a flight redemption to
the cash price of the flight I am redeeming my miles on.
Can you use Delta miles towards
the cash price of a ticket and still get credit for the miles for the flight?
The cost of their award tickets are based on
the cash price of the flight instead of regions or distance.
When deciding whether or not you should use your AA miles, you should first look up
the cash price of the ticket.
At
the cash price of $ 460 / night, there is better value to be had elsewhere.
Award flights on JetBlue and Southwest are based on the current
cash price of a ticket.
Compare the price you'd have to pay for the points for an award night to
the cash price of the room for a night you'd like to stay — that will tell you if you can save money by buying points.
Just as earning Rapid Rewards points is linked to the amount you spent on your ticket, spending them is linked to
the cash price of the itinerary you're looking to book.
Since those are actually a fixed cash value of $ 1,300 (1 cent / mile), I can only offset
the cash price of these same tickets by that much.
All the examples I've provided above would allow you to fly in First & Business Class cabins for considerably less than
the cash price of that cabin and that's part of what makes Mileage Plus Miles such an attractive proposition.
All the examples I've provided would allow you to fly in premium cabins for considerably less than
the cash price of that cabin
Every time you consider redeeming miles, you should compare the mileage price to
the cash price of the ticket to make sure you are getting a good deal.
Although the rewards earning scheme is the same as many other airline cards, Southwest offers its members two free bags on each flight, and redemptions are based on
the cash price of a ticket.
Additional points may be required when changing award reservations if
the cash price of the itinerary has changed
The cash price of this ticket is $ 971, which gives you a value of almost 4 cents per mile.
All the examples I've provided would allow you to fly in great premium cabins for considerably less than
the cash price of that cabin... and that's what this hobby is all about.
Calculate the redemption value in terms of cents per mile by dividing
the cash price of the ticket by the number of miles required for an award.
It doesn't matter what
the cash price of the ticket is, the price in miles is fixed.
JetBlue changed its award program in 2009 to tie the number of points required for a flight to the current
cash price of the flight.
Like JetBlue, the cost of Sun Country's award flights are tied to the current
cash price of the ticket.
You pay
the cash price of the ticket and then apply points toward the cost.
Tip: Make sure that you check
the cash price of a hotel stay before booking a cash & points reward redemption.
The cash price of this ticket would've been $ 1,200.
Had I wanted to just use
cash the price of this itinerary would have been # 472.40 (~ $ 660) and that's way too much to be spending on a short - haul TFM trip.