The difference in value between business - or first - class flights under 1,000 miles and those over 1,000 miles was 10 times as big as the
difference for economy flights.
One great benefit of the Enhanced Business Platinum Amex card is a 35 - percent point rebate that's applied whenever points are
redeemed for economy flights on the cardholder's annually selected airline, or for any premium - class flights on any airline via American Express Travel.
You'll earn from 100
points for economy flights within the British Isles to 1,200 points for business class flights between Ireland and the United States.
On the other hand, if you're
searching for economy flights, you should be able to find plenty of flights 6 + months out and decent availability for flights under 6 months out.
Flying domestically in America on Virgin America starts at 10,000 miles round -
trip for an economy flight from Los Angeles to San Francisco.
This is because United has a competitive award
chart for economy flights, offers a free stopover on round trip international flights, and has no fuel surcharges.
A lot of people have really been loving the American Express Business Platinum card since it was updated last year to include a 50 % points rebate on all business class flights (and one chosen
airline for economy flights) when booked with points through the Amex portal.
The default setting is a
search for economy flights, but if you're looking for a higher class, Google Flights is equipped to run that search as well.
Singapore Airlines also partners with Alaska Airlines who requires 24,000 miles round -
trip for economy flights from Washington, Oregon and California to Hawaii.
Delta SkyMiles offers the best
value for economy flights to Colombo, while American Airlines offers the best value for premium classes.
For economy flights, cash is still king.
* 2 bags included (23 kg)
for economy flights to / from Ghana, Kenya, Japan (booked from 1 July 2016), Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone Connecting between India and USA / Bermuda / Canada, or connecting from Saudi Arabia to USA / Bermuda / Canada
However,
for economy flights, I found a lot more availability.
As a result, you should come out ahead when transferring to JetBlue and redeeming
for economy flights.
There are many ways to make the most of the Flying Blue program when it comes to redeeming your Membership Rewards points
for economy flights.
However, the carrier's program does offer some decent value when you want to transfer your Membership Rewards points to Emirates and redeem
for economy flights.