It just makes it that much easier to accumulate United miles!Since I'm an avid MileagePlusX user, I thought I'd post my earnings for each quarter so that you can see
how valuable this miles earning tools is and how quickly they add up.
Not exact matches
Impress people by following through, by going above and beyond to make things happen, by going the extra
mile, and by showing them
how valuable they are!
To show
how miles can seem worthless, but still be
valuable lets look at Delta Skymiles.
I've also written about a nice opportunity to get free stopovers on domestic flights, making the Alaska Airlines award chart particularly
valuable:
How to Book Awards on Emirates with Alaska Airlines
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Because the value of hotel points varies more than airline
miles do, it's really important to have a sense of
how valuable the hotel points are (more on that below)
As for the
miles, just
how valuable do you think those will be?
Alaska
miles are one of the most
valuable reward currencies out there and many people don't even realize just
how much you can do with them.
The original point of that post was to show
how British Airways Business Class flyers could earn a very healthy haul of AAdvantage
Miles in the current promotion and to show
how valuable those AAdvantage
miles could be, compared to Avios, for long - haul reward flights.
As long as you know your
miles can be used on lots of other airlines besides the specific airline they're in, you can see
how much more
valuable your
miles can be and
how it opens up your options for earning them.
Those of us who have always struggled trying to combine our
miles with the
miles of family and friends without paying exorbitant fees for it, know
how valuable this is.
MileagePlus
miles are very
valuable — worth 1.52 cents per
mile by our estimates — but the value can vary greatly depending on
how you use your
miles.
US Airways
miles are the most
valuable miles right now because of
how cheap business class awards are on the US Airways award chart.
Much like airline
miles, hotel rewards points become substantially more
valuable once you understand
how to use them.
For example, I would think twice about booking via Rocket Miles if I were booking an SPG hotel, because of
how valuable SPG points are to me (and consistently valued at over 2.5 cents per
mile).
When you take the time to calculate
how much your reward points and
miles are worth, only then will you be able to earn the most
valuable travel rewards.
But if you're a frequent Delta flier, you know just
how valuable those Medallion
miles (known in Delta lingo as MQMs) can be.