This can be beneficial if you use it for
certain award redemptions as explained by The Points Guy, but in general is not a great deal.
Not exact matches
The table above does not include (i) 5,952,917 shares of Class A common stock reserved for issuance under our 2015 Incentive
Award Plan (as described in «Executive Compensation — New Employment Agreements and Incentive Plans»), consisting of (x) 2,689,486 shares of Class A common stock issuable upon exercise of options to purchase shares of Class A common stock granted on the date of this prospectus to our directors and
certain employees, including the named executive officers, in connection with this offering as described in «Executive Compensation — Director Compensation» and «Executive Compensation — New Equity Awards,» and (y) 3,263,431 additional shares of Class A common stock reserved for future issuance and (ii) 24,269,792 shares of Class A common stock issuable to the Continuing SSE Equity Owners upon redemption or exchange of their LLC Interests as described in «Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions — SSE Holdings LLC Agreement.
certain employees, including the named executive officers, in connection with this offering as described in «Executive Compensation — Director Compensation» and «Executive Compensation — New Equity
Awards,» and (y) 3,263,431 additional shares of Class A common stock reserved for future issuance and (ii) 24,269,792 shares of Class A common stock issuable to the Continuing SSE Equity Owners upon
redemption or exchange of their LLC Interests as described in «
Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions — SSE Holdings LLC Agreement.
Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions — SSE Holdings LLC Agreement.»
The number of shares of our Class A common stock outstanding after this offering as shown in the tables above is based on the number of shares outstanding as of September 24, 2014, after giving effect to the Transactions and the Assumed
Redemption, and excludes 5,952,917 shares of Class A common stock reserved for issuance under our 2015 Incentive
Award Plan (as described in «Executive Compensation — New Employment Agreements and Incentive Plans»), consisting of (i) 2,689,486 shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of options to purchase shares of Class A common stock granted on the date of this prospectus to our directors and
certain employees, including the named executive officers, in connection with this offering as described in «Executive Compensation --
The number of shares of our Class A common stock outstanding after this offering as shown in the tables above is based on the number of shares outstanding as of September 24, 2014, after giving effect to the Transactions and the Assumed
Redemption, and excludes shares of Class A common stock reserved for issuance under our 2015 Incentive
Award Plan (as described in «Executive Compensation — New Employment Agreements and Incentive Plans»), consisting of (i) shares of Class A common stock issuable upon the exercise of options to purchase shares of Class A common stock granted on the date of this prospectus to our directors and
certain employees, including the named executive officers, in connection with this offering as described
Promo
awards change every few months throughout the year, and offer 25 % or 50 % off economy and business class
redemptions from Europe to
certain destinations around the world.
Most valuable option: Your primary option for point
redemption will be to turn in your SkyMiles for an
awards flight where a
certain amount of miles can be used in exchange for a flight.
Some airlines black out
certain seats that can't be used as
award redemptions; with this option, you don't have to worry about it!
Aeroplan
award redemptions are hit with fuel surcharges (YQ) on
certain flights, including those operated by Air Canada.
These
award redemption rates aren't terrible at the moment but keep in mind, KrisFlyer does add fuel surcharges for
award bookings on
certain airlines.
Promo
awards change every few months throughout the year, and offer 25 % or 50 % off economy and business class
redemptions from Europe to
certain destinations around the world.
Some airlines black out
certain seats that can't be used as
award redemptions; with this option, you don't have to worry about it!
JAL, which uses a distance - based
award chart for
redemptions on partner airlines, has the same rate of 40,000 miles for some routes, but it can go up to 55,000 miles or more to
certain destinations.
Yesterday, while most people's attention was focused on the addition of Premium Economy
redemptions to the Singapore Airlines
award chart (more on that in a separate post), the airline slipped in a change to the charts in a way that increased the cost of Premium Cabin Saver
Awards to
certain European cities.
Members of Delta's SkyMiles frequent flyer program which is free to join, can utilize the Miles and Cash
redemption option when purchasing
certain award tickets.
These are only a handful of possible
redemption options but they should give you an idea on what you can expect to pay for
certain awards.
My biggest complaint with them is that they they eliminated their
award chart in 2015 in favor of dynamic pricing, which means
award prices fluctuate and that you're often left guessing and hoping for a
certain redemption rate (that's probably on the higher side).
You can book one - way
awards at half the cost of round - trip
redemptions, and availability on
certain routes is quite good.
There are also cards that
award bonuses when you redeem points for
certain categories, instead of giving a flat
redemption rate for all travel expenses.
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.
Each flight will have a
certain number of «
award seats» available to be used for
award redemption.
While American Airlines already offers some of the most reasonably priced
awards among US carriers, the airline makes
certain bookings even more appealing, offering discounted
redemptions during off - peak periods.
These are actually available to anyone booking economy
award tickets to
certain regions during specific timeframes, though many will be changing with the upcoming devaluation (all amounts are for one - way
redemptions):