Whenever
we fly on revenue ticket, we get frequent flyer miles (in most instances).
Not exact matches
There has been a lot of talk lately about a shift in the industry to
revenue - based frequent flyer programs, where travelers are awarded miles based
on the cost of the
ticket and not the number of miles
flown.
They're also a great option for earning miles from paid
tickets on United Airlines, since you will almost always earn at least one Krisflyer mile for every mile you
fly on United (while United's own program is
revenue based, so you earn miles based
on the price of your
ticket before taxes and fees.)
Redemption for North Asia, Japan and Oceania (one of the most expensive places in the world to
fly to
on a
revenue ticket) start at 35,000 miles one way, just a bit more than a flight to Europe and less than the Middle East.
Now that miles are earned
on revenue, rather than distance
flown, the advantage of being a higher - tier elite is overwhelmed by the disadvantages of booking primarily cheap
tickets.
Revenue miles:
Revenue miles are miles
flown on a cash
ticket rather than an award
ticket.
Revenue based earning means that frequent flyer miles are earned based
on the price of the fare rather than the number of miles
flown, with multipliers for each level of elite status and for premium cabin
tickets.
On this trip, I
flew Singapore Airlines» Premium Economy Class by booking a cheap
revenue ticket from Los Angeles to Phuket, Thailand.
Redemptions for North Asia, Japan, and Oceania (one of the most expensive places in the world to
fly to
on a
revenue ticket) start at 35,000 miles one way, just a bit more than a flight to Europe.
-LSB-...] problem with Delta's new
revenue - based mileage earning (rewarding you points based
on the price of your
ticket instead of the miles you
fly) isn't -LSB-...]
With United's new
revenue - based frequent flyer program for earning miles from
flying, you earn miles based
on the price of your
ticket and not based
on the distance you
fly when traveling
on United.
-LSB-...] issuer asked the panel about Delta's move towards a more
revenue - based program (next year miles will be earned based
on the cost of a
ticket rather than distance
flown, and already earning elite status requires a minimum amount of spend -LSB-...]
Revenue based mileage earning is good for those who primarily
fly shorthaul and
on full fare
tickets.