Most travelers will see
fewer miles awarded for each flight under revenue - based programs when compared to more traditional distance - based programs that consider the distance flown.
Not exact matches
Airline frequent flier programs have become less rewarding over the last
few years by offering
fewer upgrades to elite fliers and requiring more
miles than ever for
award tickets.
Tiger Woods was presumably at least a couple hundred
miles from TPC Sawgrass when Players Championship contender Justin Rose was assessed and then
awarded two shots for a penalty that a
few hours later the PGA Tour decided was not a penalty after all.
Her film work includes THE GREEN
MILE, A.I. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, and TOMBSTONE, to name a
few, but she is perhaps best known for playing Trixie in the critically acclaimed television drama DEADWOOD, and was nominated for a SAG
Award ® for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2007.
On television, his work has encompassed the BBC's classic production of JANE EYRE to the
award - winning documentary on wolves IN THE WILD, which took him to within a
few hundred
miles of the North Pole.
Redeem your bonus
miles for flights for 5,000
fewer miles — exclusive offer (
award travel start at just 20,000
miles)!
You know that
award availability can be tough to find on this flight from JFK, and buying the last
few thousand
miles could solve your problem.
Maybe a family or friend needs a
few extra
miles to get an
award ticket.
Japan Airlines Mileage Bank will require the
fewest miles from the East Coast for an economy class
award ticket, at just 39,000 Mileage Bank
miles round - trip.
Sometimes you can do everything right... but the timing of
award space begin released doesn't quite fit your schedule, and you're still a
few thousand
miles short of an amazing redemption.
They are especially useful if you are booking with Delta SkyMiles and need a
few more
miles to book your
award flight.
Korean Air SkyPass requires 45,000
miles for a round - trip business class
award ticket which is 15,000
miles fewer than the next closest program, Singapore Airlines.
But there are still decent deals like Economy Class to Europe and some domestic
awards for as
few as 5,000
miles one way.
Whither you need to top up your account for an
award flight or you have a
few unused
miles that could be put to good use by someone else, pooling
miles is a great way to maximize your buying power.
Japan Airlines Mileage Bank requires the
fewest miles for a round - trip nonstop economy class
award on American Airlines or Qantas to Sydney or Brisbane at 60,000
miles.
You'll use
fewer Singapore Airlines
miles to book
award flights on United Airlines between the mainland US, Alaska, & Canada and Hawaii.
And luckily, many
award tickets now cost
fewer miles!
Study the airline's
award charts and see if moving your trip a
few weeks can save you some
miles.
With many of the best airline
miles programs, we've never had to pay more than a
few bucks when booking
award travel.
With that being said, there are a
few exceptions or situations when
award tickets might earn you
miles after.
So for expensive
award flights or hotel stays, you'll often spend
fewer miles or points by transferring other flexible points to travel partners.
With elite status, you'll need
fewer miles for market fare flight
awards.
MileSAAver Off Peak
awards let you fly for
fewer miles during the off - season.
The only reason to really go for this transfer is if you need a
few more
miles for an
award flight.
Singapore Airlines has an entirely separate
award chart for flights on Virgin Atlantic and requires
few miles than using your Singapore
miles on Star Alliance flights.
The mileage cost to fly one of ANA's partner airlines to Japan aren't as good redeeming
miles for ANA flights, but the
award chart does have a
few solid partner redemption options.
Japan Airlines Mileage Bank requires the
fewest miles for a round - trip nonstop economy class
award on American Airlines or Qantas to Sydney or Brisbane at 60,000
miles.
Remember I said that sometimes the same
award can require more or
fewer miles in different programs?
When actual flying gets you
fewer and
fewer miles, alternative means of earning
miles can bring you closer to that coveted
award ticket.
Redeem round - trip flights with reduced mileage
awards for 7,500
fewer miles and save your points for other
awards.
These
awards can be purchased for
fewer miles and higher cash prices.
Leave it for topping off an account when you don't have time to earn the last
few miles for your next
award flight.
For more flexible travel plans with
fewer miles, use the MileSAAver
awards programs to pay for or subsidize your flights.
Unfortunately, Charlotte is just a
few miles out of range for a 4,500 Avios
award, which is unfortunate given US Air has a hub there American flyers could take advantage of otherwise.
Although the program's redemptions for
miles are generally priced conservatively, there are a
few excellent deals hidden in its
award charts.
Assuming you have the ability to earn
miles with your credit card spending, leave buying
miles for the times when you find
award space for the dates you want, but need a
few more
miles to make the booking happen.
Study the airline's
award charts and see if moving your trip a
few weeks can save you some
miles.
If you don't mind higher taxes and fees, are okay with booking round - trip
awards, and have Membership Rewards and SPG Starpoints, ANA Mileage Club can help you book Upper Class for the
fewest number of
miles.
If you earn a
few more Ultimate Rewards points, you could even book a one - way business class
award ticket for 62,500 Flying Blue
miles.
Fewer miles in circulation means less risk of
award chart inflation!»
Fly F and J a
few times internationally a year and have more
award miles than I can use, so status was only of marginal use.
Not only does Donna save a
few bucks on the trip by submitting all but Istanbul to Antalya as one
award, she also saves a stunning 52,500
miles!
So
Miles & More will charge you
fewer miles for business and first class
awards than if you used United
miles AND you get more availability.
When Alex booked our flight (back in 2016), this
award required
fewer miles, but the taxes were higher.
That means you can book it as a business class
award and use
fewer miles.
Off - peak economy
awards will also require
fewer miles, as will business class
award bookings.
While this isn't the best way to earn Alaska
miles because of the cost, it can help you get those last
few miles needed for to book a first class
award ticket with Cathay Pacific, one of Alaska's best international partners.
American's drab
award chart held an exciting surprise: off - peak travel from the US to Europe could cost as
few as 20,000
miles each way, or just 40,000
miles roundtrip.
Some would say a
few hundred bucks is worth saving your
miles for another
award down the line.
This is a big benefit if you need a
few more
miles to complete an
award booking.