Today TPG Contributor Jason Steele looks at opportunities
for maximizing award redemptions in Flying Blue, which is now a transfer partner of three out of four of the major points programs.
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Maximizing rewards to book
award flights can require a lot of research and strategizing, so it definitely isn't
for everyone.
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Whither you need to top up your account
for an
award flight or you have a few unused miles that could be put to good use by someone else, pooling miles is a great way to
maximize your buying power.
See our article on How to Redeem Delta SkyMiles
for details on the many
award options to
maximize your SkyMiles value.
The British Airways Visa Signature Card (
for example) allows you to
maximize the carrier's distance - based
award program, while the IHG Rewards Club Select Credit Card opens up many luxurious redemptions.
With a paid ticket, you would, of course, pay
for that transcontinental or Hawaii flight, but if
for example you've earned United miles with a credit card, you can use a United free one - way to
maximize your
award.
Here's four ways that we like to
maximize using Avios
for free travel
awards
Make sure to take the increased
award rates into account when deciding whether or not to apply for the card, and if you're considering getting the card for the 2 for 1 companion voucher, see How to Maximize the British Airways Companion Ticket on Award Tr
award rates into account when deciding whether or not to apply
for the card, and if you're considering getting the card
for the 2
for 1 companion voucher, see How to
Maximize the British Airways Companion Ticket on
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Hot Tip: To
maximize U.S. domestic Avios
awards, look
for nonstops from American Airlines and Alaska Airlines hubs in New York, Philadelphia, Charlotte, Miami, Chicago, Dallas, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Seattle.
If you research the many methods
for booking an
award ticket, you'll find there are plenty of ways to
maximize your miles.
You'd never be want to pay
for those seats using Flexperks or Arrival points as you'd have to spend ungodly amounts to cover the cash cost of the tickets) To me, the flexibility to book seats I want, when I want, vastly outweighs
maximizing the value I could theoretically obtain IF I could find availability using «optimal»
award programs.
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For months I've been planning on this being a year of mileage redemptions: this will be my last year as a Platinum Medallion, enjoying free
award redeposit and reissue, allowing me to
maximize the value I get from my Skymiles by locking in «low» - level
award space as it becomes available.
Now that you know how to find the prices
for different
awards, let's take a look at some good uses of BA Avios that really show the different ways to
maximize the BA
award chart.
Also, some other cards utilize confusing tiered - pricing structures which are not ideal
for a lot of people and can make it inconvenient to
maximize award value.
Here's four ways that we like to
maximize using Avios
for free travel
awards
American sets a maximum permitted mileage
for each city pair, and
award itineraries can not exceed this number by more than 25 percent, so it can be difficult to be creative on routings to
maximize miles earned
Learning how to search and book
awards seats on partner airlines is crucial to
maximizing the value of your points and increasing your options
for getting to where you want -LSB-...]
Learning how to search and book
awards seats on partner airlines is crucial to
maximizing the value of your points and increasing your options
for getting to where you want to go.
Our premier
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This essentially eviscerates the exceptional value on that one
award route
for those that liked to
maximize the distance - based
award chart.
I would never hesitate to speak
for Scott, so what I think Scott was trying to say is that certain points (such as American Express Membership Rewards earned on a Platinum card, which was the actual subject of his post) are so incredibly valuable when used
for premium cabin
award redemptions on a regular
award chart that it's almost a shame to not
maximize them
for that purpose.
For more information on these
awards and how to
maximize them, check out this post.
In fact, airline alliances and partnerships are the keys to
maximizing the value of the airline miles you earn and redeem
for award travel.
I love both the AAdvantage and Dividend Miles programs
for different reasons, so the more we know about key dates, the better we can
maximize both
award charts while they're still around.
Like any
award redemption, value is in the eye of the beholder, so you may have your own strategy
for maximizing Cash + Points rates.
For the person that was «
maximizing» Aeroplan
awards (flying from the US to Asia on ANA, Lufthansa, Thai, etc.), I'd say the value of their miles was cut in half virtually overnight.
For more information, check out TPG's post on
maximizing distance - based
awards using British Airways Avios.
They never charge fuel surcharges, they allow free date changes, they have very flexible routing rules, they allow one - way
awards for half the mileage, they have a short - haul
award for 20,000 miles, they allow
for a stopover and an open - jaw so that you can really
maximize an
award trip into multiple free trips, they have an around - the - world
award to visit tons of cities on one
award ticket, and they have dozens of partners to fly on, most of which can be booked on their website.
To
maximize this new
award chart, you need to know Alaska's generous
award - routing policy, which allows
for stopovers on one - way tickets.
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Now let's look at how to
maximize the
award chart
for partner airlines (which includes if you are flying ANA and any partner segment).
Today, I want to go through how you can
maximize the carrier's distance - based
award chart the next time you're looking to redeem your points
for (nearly) free flights.
To
maximize this benefit
for 2013 you need to book
award flights now totaling 100,000 redeemed miles (or more) either today or tomorrow (12/31/2013).
The Delta SkyMiles program is known
for being stingy, tricky to
maximize and hard to understand since the airline doesn't publish
award charts and uses variable, revenue - based pricing.
Signing up
for one of Hilton HHonor's four credit cards, which automatically come with elite status and
award up to 12 bonus points
for every dollar, is another way to
maximize your rewards.
By being prepared, you can snag some downright bargains, even on hard - to - get
awards, and end up
maximizing your points
for your specific travel goals.
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