Sentences with phrase «even on award redemption»

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Sometimes, Flying Blue offers what's called Promo Awards — a discount on redemptions between select North American cities and Europe — which offers even better redemption rates.

Sometimes, Flying Blue offers what's called Promo Awards — a discount on redemptions between select North American cities and Europe — which offers even better redemption rates.

That's less than ideal, but since Marriott Rewards points are seldom worth even a cent each on award night redemptions, I don't consider it a great sacrifice given the potential upside of the experiment.

Even though Hawaii is a challenging destination, especially on a set schedule, the potential for very high value redemptions on intra-Hawaiian flights using United miles and the chance to stay at one of the best Hyatt resorts in the world still make this a compelling choice for many award travelers!

Often the best flight, in terms of schedule, stops, or experience, is offered on a partner, so you want to make sure you see them.Click your preferred dates on the award calendar, even if the days are marked in white, which implies there is no space in the lowest redemption categories.

I'd rather store them elsewhere where I can get better value on my redemptions — or even earn points with a transferable currency like Citi, Chase, or American Express» reward programs, so I can transfer them to any carrier where I can get a fantastic first or business class award.

But even if you don't want to go with the hassle of finding award space on a plane, there are still plenty of gift card and cash - like redemption opportunities available that provide essentially a full rebate for those hotel nights.

As stated, award availability for (saver) business class to New Zealand on United is not great and you'll need to book far in advance if you want to even have a chance to snag redemptions with business class seats between the US and Australia / New Zealand.

American Airlines AAdvantage miles are very hard to use economically thanks to the dearth of premium cabin SAAver awards, United Miles are ok but 100,000 won't get you a roundtrip Business Class award to any major long - haul destination (if you're heading east or west) while 100,000 Alaska Miles will get you some nice roundtrip redemptions on Cathay Pacific and even American (subject to award availability).

Some die - hard AA lovers did try to put lipstick on that pig, but things are even worse than you showed because your clearly objective evaluation of how you'll be hit on the EARN side once AA switches over to the revenue system did not include the change that's been made to the award charts on the REDEMPTION side!

Here's a link to the Avianca Star Alliance award chart and even a quick glance should tell you that there are some nice redemptions on offer.

More than that, the airline's frequent flyer program, Asiana Club, offers solid award redemptions on both Asiana and partner flights, making this card a good option for just about anyone, even if you don't fly Asiana.

Starwood gives you the «5th night free» on all award redemptions of Category 3 and above and they also have a great offering called «Nights and Flights» which add even more value to your point redemptions.

It even says this on Virgin Atlantic's Singapore award chart: «Redemptions in Business Class and First Class on their A380, 777 - 300ER and A340 - 500 aircraft types are not available.»

After demystifying Hilton HHonors AXON and GLON award redemptions and helping readers choose amongst the three (now four) Hilton credit cards, TPG contributor Nick fills us in on how to stretch your Hilton HHonors points even further with Premium Room Rewards and Room Upgrade Rewards.

While airlines are raising the price of their first class award redemptions (United announced a recent hike from 160,000 to a whopping 280,000 miles for first class from the US to the Middle East on its partners, and Delta will not even allow fliers to cash in miles for international first class seats), there are still some good deals out there.

Why it's worth it: Even if you don't spend a total of $ 10,000 in the first year to earn 75,000 Avios, earning 50,000 Avios can open the door to some great redemptions, such as domestic business - class awards on American and off - peak Aer Lingus flights to Europe.

Flying Blue also allows a stopover and open jaw routing on roundtrip awards, so even if you have to pay fuel surcharges, you may be able to get well more than the standard 1 cent per point or less that Citi gives for ThankYou point redemptions.

Pros: The ability buy miles cheaply and price out awards combining both miles and cash based on your needs, no fuel surcharges even on premium tickets, relatively low redemption rates for many awards.