That means it's only 17,000 miles for a one - way domestic First class or
domestic Business class ticket.
Normally,
a domestic business class ticket costs 50,000 miles roundtrip (possibly less if you're booking a distance - based award), a roundtrip to Europe is 50,000, while Asia is around 110,000.
Not exact matches
Also, international flights and
business / first
class tickets will almost always give you more value per point than a
domestic economy
ticket.
For example, a one way
domestic business class award
ticket in the contiguous U.S. redeemed through Singapore Airlines will cost 20,000 miles, 17,500 economy to Hawaii or 30,000
business to Hawaii.
Also, required number of miles may vary depending on the way you redeem it: the airline, destination (
domestic or international),
class (economy or
business), and the
ticket price.
If you'd rather not spend that much, Miles & More has great deals on
domestic round - trip
business class award
tickets.
Whether it is using the hybrid system to allow for free one ways on
domestic tickets (Only DL miles can do that), or burning 320,000 of them for International travel in
business class to South Africa, I use Delta miles quite often.
To see why spending more miles on a premium -
class ticket might make sense, let's consider what you would pay for a cash
business class ticket on American for a
domestic transcontinental flight.
The 50K AA miles are good for two
domestic Economy
tickets or a one - way
business class ticket to / from Europe on any Oneworld airline.
Domestic economy class tickets are a good value at 15,000 miles, but the real bargains are domestic economy plus and business class
Domestic economy
class tickets are a good value at 15,000 miles, but the real bargains are
domestic economy plus and business class
domestic economy plus and
business class awards.
Of course, the number of miles required for a
business or first -
class seat is much higher than the standard 12,500 miles required for a
domestic one - way
ticket.
The airline doesn't have a
business class cabin, so if you book a
business class ticket, you will be seated in economy comfort for the
domestic flight between Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo and Curitiba.
Also, international flights and
business / first
class tickets will almost always give you more value per point than a
domestic economy
ticket.
- Miles & More is the mileage program of Lufthansa as well as Austrian and SWISS, and members get more access to premium award
tickets - All three airlines are part of Star Alliance, so you can use these miles on any of the 27 partner airlines including US Airways and United (and Miles & More awards can be booked one - way, which US Airways awards can not)- You can book a roundtrip
domestic business class award on United and US Airways for 35,000 miles, or a first
class ticket for 50,000 miles.
That chart has some real values, such as the ability to fly
business class between the US and Europe for 90,000 miles roundtrip instead of the usual 100,000, the ability to pop around Europe with several extra flights thrown in for 115,000 miles in
business class instead of 100,000 miles roundtrip plus another 20,000 miles for each and every additional intra-European flight, and the ability to fly to Australia in
business class via Asia (not normally allowed on a single award
ticket) for an extra 25,000 miles — and make stopovers in Asia, and throw in Australian
domestic flights at the same time.