From sleepy air traffic controllers to the neverending saga of frequent -
flier mile redemption, the world of travel news keeps on spinning.
Not exact matches
Airlines are changing their frequent
flier programs in other ways as well: American Airlines AAL, -0.57 % changed its rewards structure in April (for travel beginning in June) so that for about half the year it will increase its
redemption rate to 30,000
miles, up from the previous 25,000
miles, and on the busiest days will charge 50,000
miles; however, during less busy times, it will lower the rate to 20,000
miles.
The people who I suggest a frequent
flier «points» card for (for example aeroplan) would be people who have specific target
redemptions in mind and know that they will have enough opportunities to use their Aeroplan
miles for a good return.
Among the airlines that have announced changes to their frequent
flier programs, United Airlines said beginning at the end of 2007,
miles that remain in accounts without additional earnings or
redemptions for 18 months in a row will expire, down from 36 months previously.
I tend to book long - haul international trips using multiple reservations, as I feel that this method permits me to combine different itineraries that work for my schedule, while also enabling me to maximize accrual (and
redemption) of frequent
flier miles as well as get the best prices.
«For
fliers redeeming their
miles, Delta will continue to award tickets by pricing them in
miles, not in actual cash fares, offering different levels of availability as it does today -LSB-...] Delta plans to introduce a system with up to five tiers of
redemption choices so customers will have a wider variety of options, including one - way reward tickets and the ability to redeem tickets using both
miles and cash, Mr. Robertson said.
You might not always be able to get points in your preferred frequent
flier program, but it may be possible to make a
redemption through a partner, such as using Singapore's KrisFlyer
miles to travel on United Airlines.
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.
A lot of frequent
fliers use their
miles solely for First Class and Business Class airline
redemptions.
The table below outlines first class
redemption requirements for the major frequent
flier programs and, based on the amount of spend that is required to earn those
miles, I've outlined when it's better to pay for a ticket out of pocket and / or redeem Arrival Plus
Miles.
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 24, 2017 / PRNewswire / — UpgradedPoints.com («UP») announces a convenient online tool that shows consumers where and how to transfer their travel points and frequent
flier miles, and provides
redemption options to achieve the most value from them.