Delta is actually the best for booking Australia business class awards, one of the toughest frequent
flyer awards out there, because of their partnership with Virgin Australia (which has the best availability non-stop between the U.S. and Australia, especially on their Los Angeles — Brisbane flight).
Not exact matches
The Citi / AAdvantage Executive World Elite Mastercard stands
out for American Airlines frequent
flyers, while also offering nonloyalists an opportunity to break into the OneWorld airline alliance and diversify the miles in their
award portfolio.
Unfortunately, Charlotte is just a few miles
out of range for a 4,500 Avios
award, which is unfortunate given US Air has a hub there American
flyers could take advantage of otherwise.
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AAdvantage program president Suzanne Rubin sent
out an email to frequent
flyer members saying «We will combine your
award mileage balances, your Million Miler balances and your elite - qualifying activity from both programs.»
Qantas» frequent
flyer program isn't one of the simplest
out there, especially considering that they have 4 separate
award charts!
Its
award chart is in kilometers, which works
out quite well for a U.S.
flyer, and there are no surcharges added to Aeroméxico's own
award tickets.
Of course, some frequent
flyer program members might have simply overlooked available flights given the complaint regarding poor search tools, number four on the list, and the difficulty (including flights not showing up in a search) in booking
awards on partner airlines, a peeve that rounded
out the top five.
Frequent
flyers love United because it has some of the most flexible
awards out there, which can easily be molded into free one - ways, European city tours or round - the - world adventures.
Although I don't fly United very often (mostly because when I do I deal with nasty / clueless employees or my travel reservations simply aren't honored), I rank their frequent
flyer miles as the most valuable mileage currency
out there thanks to low fees on
award tickets, the ability to book one - way
awards and great airline partners in Star Alliance.
Though you'll see a somewhat similar approach with some domestic carriers, like Virgin America and Jet Blue, who charge their frequent
flyers a redemption rate based on the current cost of the ticket, most carriers break
out their
award redemptions into zones.
Your frequent
flyer account will be
awarded bonus miles for dining in the restaurant, take
out, or even for restaurant gift cards.
The company said it is inviting Lufthansa frequent
flyers to try
out a single roundtrip flight for 25,000
award miles, or an all - you - can - fly membership for travel within California (and to Las Vegas) with redemptions starting at 50,000 for a one - month participation.
It's nearly impossible to use airline frequent
flyer awards during blacked
out peak holiday season, so this is the time of year to focus on using credit card rewards such as Chase Ultimate Rewards or American Express Membership Rewards which do not have blackout dates.
With a commitment to high - quality service, membership in a major alliance and very reasonable
award redemptions, Qatar is an easy choice for North American
flyers looking to check
out the luxurious experience of a Middle Eastern airline.
When Air New Zealand came
out with changes to its frequent
flyer program from points to dollars in 2004, I worried about what it would mean for the future of frequent
flyer program value, although they kept both a points as money idea and a traditional
award chart (with saver
awards also continuing to be made available to partner airlines).
In addition to offering the fifth night free on
award bookings, the Starwood Preferred Guest program also allows you to transfer points
out of the program and into some of the most popular frequent
flyer programs.
It's nearly impossible to use airline frequent
flyer awards during the blacked
out, heavily restricted peak holiday season.