Per the new chart, you need only 2,000 miles over the number of miles needed
for economy redemptions.
While Flying Blue is great
for economy redemptions, I would keep in mind these items when booking award travel through their program:
Domestic travel often offers higher value
for economy redemptions.
Not exact matches
Considering this
redemption would only cost 12,500 Avios each way
for economy tickets, you can get some great value out of your miles on this route!
He argues that the bishops» concept of justice is less comprehensive than that of the Bible: «In the
economy of God, the whole created order is the object of
redemption, and justice is rendering whatever is required
for the fullest possible flourishing of all creation» (p. 474).
Plus, there are some new routes
for mileage earning and
redemption that are worth exploring, but beware the basic
economy fares that seem to be expanding from third - party sites.
Economy redemptions cost just 30,000 Flying Blue miles
for a round - trip flight operated by a SkyTeam partner Delta Air Lines.
Except
for Melbourne, the
redemption rates
for economy, business, and first class awards from the U.S. to major cities in eastern Australia will require the same number of Japan Airlines Mileage Bank miles.
Air Travel Reward
redemptions from the Air Travel
Redemption Schedule start at 15,000 points
for a round trip short - haul flight in
economy class with a maximum ticket price of $ 350.
Another solid
redemption is roundtrip
economy to Hawaii
for just 45,000 miles.
Economy redemptions cost just 30,000 Flying Blue miles
for a round - trip flight operated by a SkyTeam partner Delta Air Lines.
With ANA Mileage Club, you will find the best
redemption rates
for economy class and business class to Australia on United Airlines.
All the
redemptions above can actually be booked with Korean Air SKYPASS miles
for a bit cheaper: 10,000 miles
for flights within Korea, 30,000 miles within Asia (China and Japan,
for example), and 70,000 miles from Seoul to Honolulu — all in
economy class.
These flights will generally be an hour or less, so unless your miles are burning a hole in your pocket it might be better to redeem an
economy ticket and save the extra miles
for another (more exciting) award
redemption.
Another solid
redemption is roundtrip
economy to Hawaii
for just 45,000 miles.
The United website has a user - friendly mile -
redemption interface, and availability is generally not bad in the
economy seating section, except
for prime travel time.
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.
If you're not going quite that far and just heading to Asia 2, you won't save any miles
for those premium cabin
redemptions, and it will actually cost you more in
economy!
The most common award
redemption is a domestic flight
for 25,000 miles round trip in
economy class.
At some point, we'll take a look at the best Upper Class
redemptions to Europe, too, but
for now, these
Economy options are the best ways to get where you're going in Europe!
Charts make it easier to determine the cost of an award
redemption:
for example, knowing that you'll need 60,000 miles
for a roundtrip
economy ticket from the U.S. to Europe.
However, adding a short - haul
economy flight to a long - haul business or first class flight may, as in my example, drastically reduce the number of Iberia Avios required
for your award
redemption.
Economy class
redemptions cost just 50,000 Flying Blue miles
for a round - trip flight operated by a mix of SkyTeam partners, such as Delta, Air France or KLM.
Including this, Justin would still save about 22,000 miles as opposed to ponying up 40,000 per person
for a full
Economy redemption home on United alone.
The same applies to Business Class travel: at just 1,000 points more than
Economy redemptions for one zone trips, this step up can result in a much more comfortable trip
for a few points more.
This means that you can score roundtrip
economy or business class seats
for more than half - off the normal
redemption price.
You can find the round - trip
redemption rates
for both
economy and business class, as well as estimates of the respective taxes and fees required.
Redemptions start as low as 5,000 miles
for one - way
economy tickets, so there are plenty of opportunities to only use a portion of the miles earned from the sign - up bonus.
Plus, there are some new routes
for mileage earning and
redemption that are worth exploring, but beware the basic
economy fares that seem to be expanding from third - party sites.
But it's generally not a smart
redemption if you only have enough
for economy class or don't want to pay the extra points
for first or business class.
The KrisFlyer program has some amazing partner
redemption options to the Middle East and North Africa: one - way in
economy class
for 37, 500 miles, one - way in business
for 57,400 miles, or one - way in first class
for 75,000 miles.
One thing to bear in mind is that there may be times when
economy flights are not available
for award
redemption.
You should be able to get around 1.4 cents per point in value
for economy class
redemptions with your Qantas points.
Considering this
redemption would only cost 12,500 Avios each way
for economy tickets, you can get some great value out of your miles on this route!
We've seen plenty of airfare sales that let travelers purchase a flight to Europe in
economy for that amount, so an
economy class
redemption might not be the best use of Flying Club miles!
The award chart shows the same
redemption level — 15,000 miles —
for all round - trip intra-Japan flights in
economy class, no matter the distance.
Redemption of miles
for economy class ticket usually yields less value than business class (in a lot of cases, business class ticket usually has three to four times cash value, but only costs twice amount of miles).
GarudaMiles members can get 90 %
redemption discount
for flights with Garuda Indonesia to all domestic and international routes in First Class, Business Class and
Economy Class.
That high price is simply not worth it
for premium
economy redemptions (although Delta knows that many unassuming travelers will book it and diminish the value of their miles in the process).
If you can ever find a promo award to Europe
for 25,000 in
economy, that's one of the most valuable sweet - spot
redemptions available.
As an added note, check out the
redemptions for DWF to CPT on
economy on United versus Aeroplan.
Redemption for economy seats on United Airlines metal aren't too bad and are pretty much in line with the other legacy carriers.
Almost all of the search results you find
for business class
redemptions will be mixed - class cabins, with the long legs from the States being in
economy or at best premium
economy.
Currently, United does not allow
redemption of MileagePlus miles
for Lufthansa (or any Star Alliance) premium
economy.
Until our premium
economy seats are assigned a fare class and loaded
for sale, it's too soon to say what the upgrade policies will be or what rates will be applied
for redemption awards.
The
economy redemption to Europe
for 55,000 miles is decent but the mileage requirement
for 88,000 miles to Europe in business class is one of the best sweet spot
redemptions out there and absolutely one of the best ways to use miles and points to get to Europe.
Virgin Atlantic has great award
redemption values
for flights between the U.S. (especially Eastern U.S.) and Europe in both classes,
economy and business, although outrageous Heathrow Airport fees and fuel surcharges in Upper Class make business class TY
redemptions on Virgin a less attractive option.
If you have to pay high fees or fuel surcharges on an
economy or short - haul flight, you should be especially cautious about using points
for that
redemption.
United award
redemptions are best
for an
economy ticket and good deals can be found
for domestic U.S. flights.
While the changes generally improve
redemption options, such as adding options
for Premium
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