Some of them have
high mileage redemption rates, some make redemptions a bit complicated, while others hit you with excessive fuel surcharges.
Not exact matches
Its separate partnerships with many world carriers mean
high versatility in
mileage usage, but different
redemption rates also apply to each partner.
For example, tickets to Hawaii are notoriously
high priced — both in terms of cash and
mileage redemption rates.
But it's not nearly enough to just allocate them some kind of uniform valuation, as some miles may be very valuable for a given type of
redemption (e.g. Avios for short - haul economy awards) and quite a poor value for other types of
redemptions (for Avios, ultra long - haul in a premium cabin with
high mileage cost and often
high fuel surcharges).
Well, the «glory days» have now come to an end — as of today, Alaska
Mileage Plan
redemptions for Emirates have skyrocketed, with first - class award increases jumping as
high as 100 %.