Milez.biz allows you to compare
flight redemption rates of different frequent flyer programs.
Not exact matches
Because you can earn 7 miles per dollar spent on Delta
flights with this card, this high
redemption rate gives the card a huge boost in value.
Based on sample itineraries for award
flight redemptions, we estimate the rewards
rate of the Citi ® / AAdvantage ® Executive World Elite ™ Mastercard ® to be between 1.35 % and 2.7 %:
They don't have the best
redemption rates, but the program is easy to use and won't require more miles if you need a connecting
flight.
Redemption rates start at just 10,000 SkyMiles ® for select one - way domestic
flights in the continental U.S. and Alaska on Delta Air Lines.
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.
While the
redemption rates aren't the cheapest out there, it's easy to book with American AAdvantage and get connecting
flights to a gateway airport with
flights to Australia.
Here are some sample
redemption rates that include either
flights on Qantas or American Airlines (not both):
Southwest states that many
flights will remain at the same
redemption rate.
* For any type of travel you book through RBC Rewards other than
flights from the Air Travel
Redemption Schedule, you may redeem RBC Rewards points at the
rate of 1.0 % (100 points per CAD $ 1.00) to pay for all or part of your booking, including associated taxes and fees.
When you book a
flight from the Air Travel
Redemption Schedule, you may also decide to redeem RBC Rewards at the
rate of 1 % to pay for any taxes and service fees (including sales, GST, departure and transportation taxes and fees, airport improvement fees, or other taxes), excess baggage charges, immigration fees, governmental fees and levies, customs charges and passenger facilities charges, health or other inspection fees, fuel surcharges and other non-ticket costs or charges which may be imposed.
The number of points needed for any particular Southwest
flight is set by Southwest and will vary depending on destination, time, day of travel, demand, point
redemption rate, and other factors and is subject to change.
The number of points needed for any particular Southwest
flight is set by Southwest and will vary depending on destination, time, day of travel, demand, point
redemption rate, and other factors and are subject to change.
While Delta SkyMiles can be tough to use for booking award
flights to Australia because of incredibly high
redemption rates, your miles can be useful if you find saver level award space.
While the
redemption rates aren't the cheapest out there, it's easy to book with American AAdvantage and get connecting
flights to a gateway airport with
flights to Australia.
However, be careful: the distance - based award chart can also result in less favorable
redemption rates on long - haul
flights.
Check out the round - trip
redemption rates and an estimate of the taxes and fees you can expect when using ANA Mileage Club to book United
flights to Sydney.
One
redemption option available to customers is booking through American Express Travel, where members can redeem points for a
flight (or other travel) at a
rate of 1 cent each.
Delta.com is known for showing the same seat on the same
flight at completely different
redemption rates depending on when and how you search and not because the
rate has actually changed.
If your
flights are more than 650 miles, you can still find some great value with British Airways Avios when flying within Asia and Europe, as they often have some of the better
redemption rates for both economy class and business class.
It is possible to find higher
redemption rates for your points, but in some cases (especially with lower cost
flights or hotel nights), the 1.5 cents per point value can be better than redeeming for an award directly through the airline or hotel programs.
Effective September 1, Virgin Atlantic is improving some of the
redemption rates for Delta
flights, and all Virgin Atlantic awards have variable pricing between standard and peak travel dates.
This card has gone through a roller coaster of sorts after several key benefits were removed (among them American Admirals Club lounge access and a higher
redemption rate of 1.65 cents per point for American Airlines
flights).
Compare this to the $ 0.01
redemption rate for
flights through the Amex Travel Portal and $ 0.0125 in Chase Ultimate Rewards.
However, there are still many
flights which will stay at the current
redemption rate.
Points
redemptions come with a 10 % rebate, and all purchases earn 2 points per $ 1, so this card can easily cover two roundtrip
flights at present
rates.
Because of this there is no real benefit to taking a
flight redemption at 1 cent per point since you can take a cash
redemption at that
rate and buy a ticket outright.
This presents the potential for great
redemption rates on short
flights if award space is available.
This is one of the best
redemption rates for business class
flights to Europe in the industry.
In conjunction with the competitive
redemption rates to Hawaii, Singapore KrisFlyer is the go - to program for booking award
flights on United Airlines.
ANA offers one of the lowest
redemption rates on
flights operated by Star Alliance partners between North America and Japan.
One - way
flights within Japan start at 5,000 Mileage Club miles, but the actual
redemption rates are based on the season and the distance between cities.
The number of points needed for any particular Southwest
flight is set by Southwest and will vary depending on destination, time, day of travel, demand, point
redemption rate, and other factors and is subject to change.
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.
That might not sound like much, but due to Spirit's low
redemption rates, it can be worth up to three round - trip
flights within one region.
When traveling domestically, United has the same
redemption rates as other major U.S. carriers (25,000 miles for the lowest - priced round - trip
flight), so their MileagePlus miles are only of special value if you are trying to go somewhere that is primarily served only by Untied.
Select the best
flights at the best
redemption rates with the amount of time you want in between for layovers.
Eastern Miles offers good
redemption rates on domestic
flights in China, starting at 6,000 points one - way, and 12,000 points roundtrip.
The number of points needed for any particular Southwest
flight is set by Southwest and will vary depending on destination, time, day of travel, demand, point
redemption rate, and other factors and are subject to change.
It's possible that BA will keep the current Avios
redemption rates and add a more expensive
redemption rate (linked to the cash fare) for when standard Avios
redemptions have sold out on a
flight.
Another great option to use Virgin miles for
flights to Europe is on Delta, which, sometimes, offers better
redemption rates than Delta's own.
It has a flat
redemption rate of 100 points per mile, but offers a 5 %
redemption bonus allowing you to use points for future awards
flights.
The 2 %
flight redemption is a great cross-card quality as it is an industry competitive
rate.
Premium cabin
redemptions took the biggest hit with American charging more for most routes, Alaska getting rid of its bargain Emirates awards and Singapore removing cheaper
rates for
flights to parts of Europe.
Here's a chart of
flights from the United States operated by American Airlines with new
redemption starting next year, compared to current
rates.
And while these two frequent flyer programs offer similar
redemption rates for
flights to many destinations, AAdvantage also offers some great off peak awards.
These are discounted
redemption rates and include
flights on their partners as well as on their own planes.
Their award program, JAL Mileage Bank (JMB), is flexible and offers some great
redemption rates on
flights between the U.S. and Japan.