So the longer your flight, and the more
a cash ticket costs, the better value you'll get for your miles.
Keep in mind, the award prices of Southwest flights are pegged to
the cash ticket cost so it can vary based on the day you book.
2) If you don't have enough points for the roundtrip award flight you want, book a one - way flight with miles / points and pay for the return («Unlike years ago, when one - way
cash tickets cost as much or more than a round trip, many destinations now offer one - way cash tickets for half the price of a round trip,» the company said).
Not exact matches
As part of United's crisis management, the airline said late Wednesday that all passengers on Sunday's United Express Flight 3411 are getting reimbursement equal to the
cost of their
tickets, which can be taken in
cash, travel credits, or miles.
However, the United award chart shows that business class saver
tickets only
cost 60,000 each way, or 120,000 round - trip for the same exact flight, a quarter of how many miles or points you would have needed with
cash back or a statement credit.
Regardless of what happens to the
cash price of a United
ticket, an award
ticket will
cost one of two possible amounts: a «saver» level price in miles, and a «standard» price.
When faced with mounting startup
costs, big
ticket items like commercial ovens, POS systems, and, yes, ice makers, it can be tough to buy with
cash.
It gets a good bargain, too, considering that the
cost is only the price of a couple of tourist plane
tickets, a few hundred dollars apiece in honorariums, some booze and hors d'oeuvres for the receptions and a few other petty
cash items.
It is true that we had
cash reserves of # 226.5 m but that was in september 2016 and my understanding is that this money includes the proceeds from the sale of season
tickets, in other words it is required for use during the year to pay operating
costs like players wages.
(unfortunately banks do nt buy in to we will win the league for the next decade to give out money) from the cub before they lend then shed lots of
cash, and this unfortunately leads to clubs putting up there
ticket prices to reflect the
cost of big progress, so people sometimes have to realize that the club has to find a way to make club grow, and if they do nt have deep pocketed owners then they have to pitch to the banks for a loan, like we did all those years ago an we are just over the worst of it now we have paid our dues and are now getting back among the big boys again.
I bought my season
ticket (for this season) and returned it a month ago and got my money back... They did want to reimburse me the
cost, but I treated them with a letter and got my
cash back... Damn f*cking right.
The marketing slogan «zero due at signing» is often used to entice
cash - poor buyers who are eager to purchase a big -
ticket item, like a new car, without many upfront
costs.
While the out of pocket
cost will still be a couple thousand dollars for a business or first class flight, this can be a fraction of the
cost of a
cash ticket.
It tells you how many cents you get for each mile you redeem by dividing the
cash price of the airline
ticket (minus taxes and fees charged for an award
ticket) by the number of miles the award flight
costs.
That lets you use miles to pay for some or all of the
cost of a
cash ticket, with 10,000 miles worth $ 100.
Of course when booking the return miles
tickets with the British Airways miles you'll want to check at the same time for the
cost of
tickets on those same flights in
cash to see which option among those available with miles are cheapest.
JetBlue prices award
tickets based on the
cash cost of a
ticket, though because of leverage on taxes and fees you can get better value booking cheaper
tickets with points.
Our
tickets would have
cost ~ $ 2,500 if we paid
cash on United Airline's website!
The
cost if we had paid
cash for this
ticket would have been $ 8,140 per person.
For example, you would need to spend $ 1 million on a 2 %
cash back card to earn a $ 20,000 First Class
ticket to Europe which would
cost 125,000 American Airlines miles.
The way people often do it is to use the actual
cash value check to replace a few big
ticket items, submit receipts, get replacement
cost, then replace a few more items, and so on.
I think
cash back cards (capital one, citi thank you points, amex blue
cash, etc) are a good way to cut down the overall
cost of travel such as using them for statement credits on train, bus passes, tour
tickets, food, etc and other
costs that miles can not be used on.
We also monitor the average
cost in
cash for
tickets to these same destinations to value the real savings you can earn.
At this favorable rate, the overall
cost in miles and
cash for an award
ticket on Etihad can be a great value!
If your goal is to use your miles to fly first class, be prepared to pay a
cash surcharge — but you'll still be saving a ton over the
cost of a
cash ticket!
Pay With Miles — Purchase miles in increments of 5,000 for $ 50 each to reduce the
cost of a
cash ticket, award fees, and more.
It tells you how many cents you get for each mile or point you redeem by dividing the
cash price of the airline
ticket by the number of miles or points the award flight
costs.
Flights
cost roughly 70 points per $ 1, depending on the
cash price of a
ticket.
Use your miles whenever the
cash price of a
ticket is equal to or greater than your
cost to manufacture your miles.
For example, if you wanted to book a round - trip first class
ticket on American's partner Cathay Pacific, that could
cost around $ 30,000 if you bought a
cash ticket.
It tells you how many cents you're getting for each mile or point you redeem by dividing the
cash price of the airline
ticket by the number of miles or points the award flight
costs.
If Global Services member books a
cash ticket, she or he may bring along a companion for the
cost of a saver level award
ticket.
Points in each program are worth a fixed amount, so the
cost of your
ticket in points depends on the
cost in
cash.
For example, an award
ticket from anywhere in the U.S. to anywhere in Europe
costs the same number of miles while the
cash price for these
tickets can vary drastically.
JetBlue utilizes a revenue - based chart which pegs the mileage
cost of an award to the
cash price of a
ticket.
You'd never be want to pay for those seats using Flexperks or Arrival points as you'd have to spend ungodly amounts to cover the
cash cost of the
tickets) To me, the flexibility to book seats I want, when I want, vastly outweighs maximizing the value I could theoretically obtain IF I could find availability using «optimal» award programs.
Round - trip
tickets cost 10,000 miles or $ 275 in
cash.
Large carriers such as American Airlines or United Airlines have a fixed price award system, where taking an award flight will
cost the same amount no matter the
cash value of the
ticket.
Cashing in some of your credit card rewards, whether for an airline
ticket to the wedding or a gift card for the couple, can cut some of those
costs.
If your goal is to use your miles to fly first class, be prepared to pay a
cash surcharge — but you'll still be saving a ton over the
cost of a
cash ticket!
Not the smallest amount of
cash, but considering a cheap economy flight would
cost ~ $ 700 per person, being able to fly an unforgettable product like The Apartment for less
cash than an economy
ticket was quite frankly ridiculous.
Redemption of miles for economy class
ticket usually yields less value than business class (in a lot of cases, business class
ticket usually has three to four times
cash value, but only
costs twice amount of miles).
Instead, the
cost of award
tickets vary with the
cash price of the
ticket.
Since JetBlue is a revenue - based program, its levels closely correlate to the
cash cost of a
ticket, and in most cases you are lucky to get a value of 1.6 - 1.8 cents per point.
An «anytime»
ticket for the same flights
cost 38,098 Rapid Rewards points + $ 11.20 and the corresponding
cash fare is $ 437.95 so, once you take taxes into consideration, you only be getting 1.12 cents / point in value....
Additionally, if a cardholder must make a last - minute travel arrangement, he or she can afford the usually high
ticket cost by
cashing in the airline miles.
You pay the
cash price of the
ticket and then apply points toward the
cost.
As far as I'm concerned, if you're using your miles to bring down the
cost of a family vacation (and therefore keeping
cash in your pocket) that's just as valid a use of them as a luxury business class
ticket on Etihad.
Like JetBlue, the
cost of Sun Country's award flights are tied to the current
cash price of the
ticket.
The Cedar Miles program doesn't offer a miles - plus -
cash option, so you'll have to have enough miles in your account to cover the entire
cost of the award
ticket.