These points and miles are less valuable when used
for domestic flights in economy class, especially when travelers have the ability to book flights with plenty of advanced notice.
These points and miles are less valuable when
used for domestic flights in economy class, especially when travelers have the ability to book flights with plenty of advanced notice.
While these fees are generally
lower for domestic flights, they will be higher for international flights, typically costing more than $ 100 depending on your destination or route.
The baggage allowances vary across these cards, but each allows at least one free checked bag for the cardholder (sometimes
only for domestic flights).
I am either booking cheap $ 150 - 250
fares for domestic flights, maybe the odd $ 300, or I'm in the $ 700 - 800 range for international flights.
You will need to request your upgrade from 3 to 21 days before your scheduled departure for international flights, and 3 to 15
days for domestic flights.
Whether you are
waiting for a domestic flight or getting ready to head overseas, you want the most comfortable experience possible on the ground and in the air.
While the programs we've mentioned so far can definitely be useful when booking domestic flights, there is one airline that is only
useful for domestic flights, but is certainly worth mentioning.
The AAdvantage rewards chart will not change for flight distance, meaning if you need to redeem
miles for a domestic flight, try to make it a long domestic flight.
These points and miles are less valuable when used
for domestic flights in economy class, especially when travelers have the ability to book flights with plenty of advanced notice.
You can even use them on American Airlines and Alaska Airlines
for domestic flights within the U.S. with rates starting at 7,500 Avios for the shortest flights.
When you transfer points to partners, the value depends on the partner and the usage of the miles, but you can get a return of anywhere from 1.4 cents per mile
for a domestic flight on United or Southwest, which would typically run in the $ 300 to $ 400 range, to 4 to 5 cents per mile when you redeem for upper class, long - haul flights.
For the purposes of data collection, we sampled prices
for domestic flights between New York City (JFK / LGA) and Los Angeles (LAX), booked a little more than a month in advance.
Between the sign - up bonus, extra miles on several kinds of purchases and cardholder perks, the Citi ® / AAdvantage ® Platinum Select ® World Elite ™ Mastercard ® offers good value if you frequently fly
American for domestic flights.
Generally, I try to avoid redeeming miles
for domestic flights with these programs, because as mentioned I've got the Southwest Companion Pass and can get Brad and I around the country for very cheap with Southwest.
The most aspirational awards are often the most expensive: you can probably
pay for a domestic flight in coach, but you need to rely on miles if you'll ever fly in international first class.
In the past when making a mistake at Cebu Pacific, you had to pay a P1, 500 change
fee for domestic flights, P2, 300 for international short - haul flights and P2, 500 for international long - haul flights to make a correction, in addition to any fare difference.
The TSA advises arriving at least two hours
early for domestic flights during the peak holiday season in anticipation of longer lines.
British Airways (a Membership Rewards partner) is very useful for short haul flights and should be part of your toolkit, but Delta miles are hard to use
for domestic flights because Delta availability at the low - level is poor, though their SkyTeam partners do have good award availability.