You can check the miles required for a given award
flight on airlines redemption chart, but there is no easy guide to the additional fees you'll be charged.
Not exact matches
The other TrueBlue
redemption options include magazine subscriptions as well as points
redemption towards
flights on Hawaiian
Airlines.
From the east coast, using American AAdvantage miles during their off - peak timeframe is still a solid
redemption but, if you have a lot of SPG Starpoints, considering transferring them to JAL Mileage Bank to book the same
flight on American
Airlines for 39,000 miles.
Remember that when you use your SkyMiles towards
flights on Delta or any of their partner
airlines the
redemption values can vary.
As you can see, Flying Blue requires 5,000 more miles to fly Delta than Korean Air SkyPass, but it has the same
redemption rate for award
flights on Alaska
Airlines.
Here are some sample
redemption rates that include either
flights on Qantas or American
Airlines (not both):
Redeeming JetBlue points for the highest value after earning them with this card is a little more challenging than
on some other
airlines, since there are no fixed - value awards for
flight redemptions.
The $ 120 travel credit can not be used towards
airline redemptions on the
Flight Rewards Chart.
Unlike most other
airlines, Southwest award
flight redemptions are based
on the cost of the ticket in most cases.
These aren't the best premium cabin
redemptions out there, especially if you are looking to connect
on to a further destination (since British Airways charges separately for all
flights), but it's not a bad option if you want to experience Japan
Airlines or American
Airlines business or first class.
The distance - based award chart can be great for short - haul
flights and sweet - spot
redemptions on partner
airlines.
Taxes, fees, and carrier charges apply
on British Airways and its oneworld partner
airlines redemption flights and upgrades.
In this case, using a bank card that allows you to buy a ticket
on virtually any
airline using points — such as a Capital One Venture or a Barclaycard Arrival card — is going to make less sense than it might in other situations, because the airfares are relatively high this time of year, and
redemption levels for
flights on in those cards» programs are based
on the dollar price of the
flight.
You can't term these as the best possible premium cabin
redemptions, more so if you need to take a connecting
flight to another destination (as British Airways charges you separately for different
flights), it's still a good deal if you're keen
on experiencing the Japan
Airlines travel in its first or business class.
They have also increased the value of their award
redemption options by offering an extra stopover
on their own
flights, as well as through partnerships with select
airlines.
1.6 cents per point
redemptions on American
Airlines through Travel Center (all
flights now at 1.25 cents per point)
However, SPG
Flights redemptions do have the added advantage of earning elite qualifying and redeemable miles
on most
airlines.
Accrued miles can then be used
on any American
flight, upgrade, or
redemption travel
on a partner
airline, as well as some vacations, car rentals, hotels, and other retail products.
In conjunction with the competitive
redemption rates to Hawaii, Singapore KrisFlyer is the go - to program for booking award
flights on United
Airlines.
Redeeming JetBlue points for the highest value after earning them with this card is a little more challenging than
on some other
airlines, since there are no fixed - value awards for
flight redemptions.
As you can see, Flying Blue requires 5,000 more miles to fly Delta than Korean Air SkyPass, but it has the same
redemption rate for award
flights on Alaska
Airlines.
The
redemption rates above (round - trip) aren't quite as good, but the ability to redeem Korean Air SkyPass miles for
flights on Alaska
Airlines and Hawaiian
Airlines provides you with more nonstop routes from the continental 49 states (see below for details).
The
airline will increase one - way and roundtrip
redemption rates for
flights on its own
airline in the Refundable Coach and Refundable First categories as of January 14.
Conversely, longer
flights in premium cabins can cost a fortune compared to what other
airlines charge for the same
redemption, even
on the same exact
flight.
While you can find good reward
redemption options with any of these travel partners, your best
redemption options will be the
airline rewards as your points can easily be worth at least 2 cents each
on many
flights because you have more options and competition with
flights.
On top of all that, on some airlines, 120,000 miles won't get you far at all — like on Delta — so I've started to question just how good a redemption these Marriott Flight and Hotel packages actually ar
On top of all that,
on some airlines, 120,000 miles won't get you far at all — like on Delta — so I've started to question just how good a redemption these Marriott Flight and Hotel packages actually ar
on some
airlines, 120,000 miles won't get you far at all — like
on Delta — so I've started to question just how good a redemption these Marriott Flight and Hotel packages actually ar
on Delta — so I've started to question just how good a
redemption these Marriott
Flight and Hotel packages actually are.
Air India Flying Returns offers one of the best
redemption for short haul
flight on United
Airlines in USA.
There are a few other partners, but these are typically the best values and also have the most extensive opportunities for
redemption (e.g., Avios can be used to book domestic
flights on American
Airlines and Alaska
Airlines).
Often if you're low
on points
on a certain
airline, or having trouble finding low - level
redemptions in both directions
on the
flights you need, it makes sense to split your itinerary
on two
airlines, but there's no point doing this with Delta.
The
redemption levels offered
on Hawaiian
Airlines, China
Airlines» only non-SkyTeam partner have a poor value as well: 25,000 for a round - trip interisland
flight and 40,000 between Hawaii and the U.S. mainland.
Most of the rest of the Membership Rewards
airline partners (such as Air France, ANA, Aeroplan) charge stupid fuel surcharges
on most of their
flights, which makes them mostly useless for those of us who are so cheap that we don't even want to pay a few hundred dollars for a premium
redemption.
American
Airlines offers reduced
redemption rates
on flights to Hawaii during its off - peak seasons (January 12 to March 13 and August 22 to December 15).
That's because different programs have different
redemption rates and award available
on their own
flights and
on partner
airlines.
For instance, you could transfer the Chase points to Marriott and then to Hawaiian
Airlines, then book
flights on JetBlue, because JetBlue and Hawaiian are
airline partners that allow frequent - flier
redemptions on each other.
Redemptions using HawaiianMiles
on Hawaiian
Airlines - operated
flights are very straightforward, though they can be costly if you don't snag the lowest
redemption level called Coach SuperSaver.
The award chart for
flights on Vietnam
Airlines is distance - based and has some good
redemptions for short - and medium - haul
flights.
Have you redeemed Ultimate Rewards points to book Singapore
Airlines or partner
flights on any of these or other
redemptions?
From the east coast, using American AAdvantage miles during their off - peak timeframe is still a solid
redemption but, if you have a lot of SPG Starpoints, considering transferring them to JAL Mileage Bank to book the same
flight on American
Airlines for 39,000 miles.
Have you redeemed Ultimate Rewards points to book United
Airlines or Star Alliance
flights on any of these or other
redemptions?
Although the rewards earning scheme is the same as many other
airline cards, Southwest offers its members two free bags
on each
flight, and
redemptions are based
on the cash price of a ticket.
You can also use Etihad Guest miles for redeeming award tickets
on American
Airlines flights as per this
redemption table.
That makes it ideal for short - haul
redemptions, including
flights on its partners American
Airlines and Alaska
Airlines in the U.S..
Unfortunately it's difficult to redeem miles
on Hawaiian
Airlines since most mainland loyalty programs only allow
redemptions on inter-island
flights.
The AAdvantage Platinum card has a lot to offer anyone who flies
on American
Airlines with some regularity, including free checked bags, a mileage refund
on all
redemptions and discounted award
flights.
Fuel and insurance surcharges from all
redemption award tickets
on Singapore
Airlines and SilkAir operated
flights will be removed.
To start with, you can take advantage of some of the
redemptions noted above, like British Airways short - haul awards, Flying Blue to Hawaii or the Caribbean, transatlantic
flights on Virgin Atlantic and Singapore
Airlines first suites.
As already stated, Alaskan
Airlines, JAL, and Etihad all offer cheaper
redemptions for these
flights on American, so I'd definitely consider booking an American
flight with them, first.
Iberia used to have a strange
redemption system that used a different miles value than most (i.e., you used to earn something like 10 or 20 points
on short domestic
flights), but since the
airline merged with BA in 2010, things have taken a much more useful turn.
As shown
on their Star Alliance partner award chart,
flights from North America to Europe can be booked as low as 55,000 miles, but partner
airlines are not given the 15 % discount and the
redemption rates are higher, so the deal is not to sweet (though still decent).
Le Club AccorHotels loyalty programme members can enjoy the same benefit of converting their points into Qatar Airways Privilege Club Qmiles for
redemption on flights to the more than 150 places the
airline flies.