Most
flight reward schemes only allow certain flights to be booked with points, usually those that they'd struggle to sell.
Not exact matches
Watch out for taxes and charges, though, as all
reward schemes make you pay these on top when you book a
flight using points.
Under its
Reward Saver
scheme, you pay a fixed # 35 fee on most short - haul economy
flights, as long as you earn at least one point in the year before you book.
You can then use these points to buy a whole host of things from
flights to toilet roll to annual theme park passes, depending on the individual
rewards scheme.
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.
The partnership allows members of the hotel groups loyalty programme, Best Western
Rewards (R), to collect» Virgin Atlantic Frequent Flyer Club Miles» instead of the
schemes traditional «points» to gain free
flights across the globe.