Beginning in the second year, Platinum card holders will also receive a companion certificate good for 1 additional US
domestic economy class ticket.
FlexPerks are also good for those who often book flights where the value of traditional airline miles is relatively low, such as
domestic economy class tickets.
Domestic economy class tickets are a good value at 15,000 miles, but the real bargains are domestic economy plus and business class awards.
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.
This is similar to how United treats short
domestic flights in the U.S. of less than 700 miles: they cost 10,000 miles for a one - way
economy class ticket.
As with Delta's long - haul international
Economy Comfort product, complimentary access to
domestic and short - haul international seats will be available at booking to all SkyMiles Platinum and Diamond Medallion members and customers purchasing full - fare
Economy class tickets.
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.
Though I'm primarily discussing
economy redemptions here, I also wanted to mention that booking through Virgin Atlantic, you can get first -
class award
tickets for
domestic travel in the U.S. for an absolute steal: just 45,000 miles.
While we all enjoy booking an extravagant first
class award to Asia and getting a massive amount of value out of our miles, the truth is award
tickets simply aren't available every time we want to book and some travel needs like
domestic economy tickets don't offer such great value.
This guide is based on
economy class tickets for
domestic flights.
But you can more than pay for that with the card's free companion
ticket, which allows you to take one person with you on any
domestic flight in
economy or first
class.
It is fairly easy, for example, to find a $ 500
domestic ticket in
economy class that would cost only 25,000 miles — a value of two cents per point.
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.
For US
domestic travel, you can buy
tickets at 1.25 cents / point, which is good value for
economy class tickets — and earns you mileage and elite credit to boot!
In terms of comparison to other airlines, two
domestic roundtrip award
tickets in
economy class on United would require 50,000 miles.
Also, international flights and business / first
class tickets will almost always give you more value per point than a
domestic economy ticket.
You'll need more lead time for premium awards, such as an international first -
class ticket, than you will for a
domestic economy flight.