The loss of a cherished redemption on Thai Airways certainly hurts for those who like to get creative with their trips abroad, but United's
changes to award rates to / from the U.S. were not too onerous.
IHG recently made
changes to its award rates, increasing the top tier level to 70,000 points per night.
And the second biggest change is that awards originating in the US will no longer cost more than awards originating in the UK or Europe — your originating point will therefore affect how you view
the changes to award rates as the tables below should hopefully show.
Changes to award rates happen occasionally in some programs and all too often in others.
Not exact matches
Audiences»
changing viewing habits are likely one reason for the declining
ratings for live
award shows like the Oscars, as more and more people cut ties with the cable packages that are often required
to watch such programs either on TV or online.
Ballard has also been
awarded a Heathy Eating
Award for introducing some innovative
changes to menus and holds a 5 - star hygiene
rating.
The vote followed the school board's decision last month
to change the
award for top -
rated teachers from a...
Grade
changes represented 0.9 per cent of all GCSE certificates
awarded this year, and 0.8 per cent at A-level, compared
to 1.1 per cent and 1.2 per cent respectively in 2015 — the lowest
rates since 2013.
Specifically, the state
changed how it calculates «progress points,» which are
awarded for student gains as opposed
to absolute pass
rates.
This can include
changes to the conditions and limitations and also
to the
awards and the
rate at which
awards are earned.
Note that stores and mileage
award rates are subject
to change.
Changes: We have revised § § 668.412
to specify that an institution may not include on the disclosure template information about completion or withdrawal
rates, the number of individuals enrolled in the program during the most recently completed
award year, loan repayment
rates, placement
rates, the number of individuals enrolled in the program who received title IV loans or private loans for enrollment in the program, median loan debt, mean or median earnings, program cohort default
rates, or the program's most recent D / E
rates if that information is based on fewer than 10 students.
The terms state that you can call and
change existing
award bookings
to get the sale
rates on these
awards, so whether you already have a trip planned or are eyeing a trip
to the great outdoors, this sale might save you...
Use this interactive
award chart
to know exactly what you are getting and consider
changing travel dates if the
rate is not the best.
After the
award chart was dropped, Hilton stopped releasing updates on
rate changes, so the only way
to know if a hotel got more affordable or expensive was
to just keep an eye on the
rates of that specific hotel.
Fortunately, the EarlyReturns
award redemption levels have not
changed even though the economy
rates are getting a bit harder
to find nowadays.
Removal of
award charts is always worrying because it's difficult
to keep track of the overall trend of
rate changes.
For example, Delta recently
changed its partner redemption
rates so that a one - way business class
award to Europe on Virgin Atlantic, Air France,... read more
The
award categories are roughly based on the Average Daily
Rates these hotels charge, so changes in category often reflect market changes in the cash rates they can command relative to the rate they previously had or new hotels were expecting to
Rates these hotels charge, so
changes in category often reflect market
changes in the cash
rates they can command relative to the rate they previously had or new hotels were expecting to
rates they can command relative
to the
rate they previously had or new hotels were expecting
to have!
In the middle of my booking, the
award price
changed to the newer, higher
rates.
I've already gone over the major devaluations that will happen, I've discussed the
award chart
changes, I've shown how the new earning
rates will affect top - tier AAdvantage members quite badly and I've called out American Airlines for announcing things without thinking things through or without having all the answers
to inevitable questions... but that's really just me letting off steam and, hopefully, providing readers with a few facts here and there as well.
For example, Delta recently
changed its partner redemption
rates so that a one - way business class
award to Europe on Virgin Atlantic, Air France, KLM, or Alitalia costs 85,000 SkyMiles.
The cash equivalent
rate for each GC
Award Point may be different from one charity or CSR organization
to another and this is subject
to change without notice at the sole and absolute discretion of the Company.
The conversion
rate is 1 GC
Award Point
to 1 Airline Mile, but there may be different conversion
rates for specific Airline Partners and this is subject
to change without notice at the sole and absolute discretion of The Company.
The Premium card carriers a higher annual fee ($ 149 vs. $ 49), but it confers 15,000 bonus points rather than 10,000 and waived
change and cancellation fees on cash and
award tickets.You also have the option
to earn up
to 15,000 status points per year with the Premium card at a
rate of 5,000 status points for ever $ 10,000 in purchases on the card.
If TPG's information is correct, as long as I book our Europe — Sydney
awards before 22 March 2016 (for any dates I can find) I should then be able
to change the dates of those
awards, without having
to pay the higher
award rates,
to dates that suit us once those
awards are released.
With the recent
change to AAdvantage program, you can also book Cathay Pacific
awards for the same
rates.
So, the new points & money slider and hotel
award rates are a very mixed
change: For infrequent travelers or anybody who doesn't really care about the best value for their points, this is an easy -
to - use and flexible tool that will allow them
to use their points anytime for a hotel room, without having
to wait till they have enough points.
At work so didn't have time
to delve into the entire post but are these
changes in place now for
awards booked after March 22nd or will the new redemption
rates be applied after march 22nd?
Since AA doesn't charge a fee
to change the dates of an
award flight as long as the origin and destination stay the same, if someone wants
to travel say Summer 2017, can they simply book an
award flight with the desired route for a dummy date now under the current
rates, then
change the dates for free when Summer 2017 becomes bookable without having
to pay the increased mileage amounts?
There was some bad news this past month, as American began pricing certain AAnytime
awards at a higher
rate, and United announced
changes to the
award booking process and fees.
Changes from IHG and Marriott seemed less friendly
to award travelers, as the
rate at hotels in popular destinations tended
to go up more than down.
Over the last couple of decades as the
rate of
change in information technology has accelerated, it's become fashionable for some
to claim with pride and others
to award with scorn the title of Luddite.