American Airlines has released
a discount on award tickets to some destinations.
You'll get a free additional bag on flights between the U.S. and Central America and a 50 percent
discount on an award ticket redeemed for a flight between those regions.
Taking advantage of some of
the discounts on award tickets mentioned below, you could fly within the U.S. in economy class for 15,000 miles (~ $ 234 in miles) or from the U.S. to Europe in business class for 105,000 miles (~ $ 1,638 in miles).
If you travel between the US and Central America / Colombia quite often on Avianca, the 50 %
discount on an award ticket for spending $ 12,000 and $ 24,000 each year can be useful.
Card Details Earn 3 LifeMiles per $ 1 spent on Avianca purchases; Earn 2 LifeMiles per $ 1 spent at gas stations and grocery stores; Earn 1 LifeMile per $ 1 spent on all other purchases; 15 % discount on purchases of miles with Multiply Your Miles; Free additional piece of baggage for travel between the United States and Central America; A 50 %
discount on an award ticket redeemed for travel to Central America or Colombia from the United States after $ 12,000 spent each year; An additional 50 %
discount on an award ticket redeemed for travel to Central America or Colombia from the United States after $ 24,000 spent each year
Not exact matches
Those with 450 sq. ft. or more receive a special
discount on carpeting of only $ 1.85 per sq. ft. And every exhibitor receives one SEMA Industry
Awards Banquet
ticket for each 100 sq. ft. of exhibit space (while
tickets last), though they must reserve up to a maximum of 10
tickets per exhibitor.
You'll also have access to
discounted round - trip or one - way travel (up to 7,500 miles less) when redeeming miles for MileSAAver
award tickets on certain routes.
It does have a restriction
on economy class
awards, so that could be as much as 20,000 LifeMiles
discount on a roundtrip economy class
ticket to Colombia, or 18,000 miles to Central America.
It's also interesting that if you are someone who uses LifeMiles to travel to Central America or Colombia, you can earn a 50 %
discount on a roundtrip
award ticket from the United States if you spend $ 12,000 in a calendar year, with the opportunity for another
award discount after $ 24,000 spending.
You will generally receive a 25 - 50 %
discount on economy and business class
award tickets from Europe to specific cities.
Plus, cardholders get a 5K
discount on award redemptions, and US Airways is well known for having
discounted tickets to Europe during off - peak seasons.
If you have additional travel companions, you might be able to get a small point
discount on additional
award tickets that can cost at least 15,000 miles less than the primary flyer's
ticket.
Singapore Airlines is offering a 50 %
discount on the number of Krisflyer points required for selected Economy Saver
award tickets.
You can't ignore the 1.5 miles per dollar earning power
on everyday purchases or the
discounted companion
award ticket either.
With the ability to earn miles quickly, a
discounted companion
award ticket and bonus miles for spending
on the card, the loyal Virgin Atlantic traveler will receive value beyond the annual $ 90 fee.
You can get 50 %
discount on miles, when you redeem your KrisFlyer miles for an Economy Saver
award ticket on singaporeair.com and when you book and travel before July 10, 2015 to selected destinations.
The Malaysia Airlines Enrich program has semi-regular sale prices in
award tickets, and the offer is
on again, with a
discount of between 20 % and 50 %
on a range of destinations.
New AeroMexico Visa cardholders can get
on the fast track to
award travel with up to 20,000 bonus miles (for AeroMexico Visa Signature cardholders) and a complimentary companion
ticket upon enrollment as well as
discounted Web airfare purchases and double miles
on AeroMexico
ticket purchases using the card.
Tickets start at $ 599, and members of Miles & Smiles, the carrier's frequent flyer program, can get
award seats and upgrades
on this route at a 25 percent
discount.
It was much cheaper to fly in Singapore Airlines but they recently eliminated their 15 % online booking
discount and also increased the price of
award tickets to many destinations, although they eliminated fuel surcharges
on their own
awards.
For
award tickets, you can receive a 50 %
discount on first class bookings and a 30 %
discount on business class or economy class bookings.
As always with the topdeal sales, keep in mind that airberlin charges very high fees
on award tickets, sometimes more than a cash
ticket would cost, so not every
discounted award ticket is a good deal: Check cash prices
on the route before booking the
award ticket!
10) Save 5k miles per
award booking: If you have the US Airways credit card and your
award booking is completely
on US Airways Metal, then you will qualify for a 5K miles
discount per
award ticket!
This is a huge reduction in miles for economy class fares, but it is only fair, as American Airlines also plans to
award customer traveling
on the cheapest fare (
discount economy
tickets fare) fewer miles as the
ticket is likly to be inexpensive.
Furthermore, it's main European partner British Airways imposes massive fuel surcharges
on awards that often approach or even exceed the cost of
discounted ticket paid with cash.
All customers travelling
on full or
discounted fares, frequent flyer
award tickets or upgrades are considered revenue customers.
Also, starting
on November 1, 2015, cardholders will no longer receive a 5,000 mile
discount on companion
ticket award redemptions.
Unfortunately, figuring out how many, has become a science
on its own, because United will
award you a different number of points based
on the partner and the fare class of your
ticket, anywhere between 0 % of the miles flown for a deeply
discounted ticket and 250 % for a First Class
ticket.
In further
awards news, the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards 2016 (LALYs) will take place on 7 July 2016 — you can buy tickets at a special discounted rate of # 15 for YLAL members
awards news, the Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year
Awards 2016 (LALYs) will take place on 7 July 2016 — you can buy tickets at a special discounted rate of # 15 for YLAL members
Awards 2016 (LALYs) will take place
on 7 July 2016 — you can buy
tickets at a special
discounted rate of # 15 for YLAL members here.