When award space is availble, it's not too difficult to find an economy class award ticket for 25,000 miles instead of paying $ 500 (valuing miles at 2 cents each), or
an international business class award ticket for 120,000 miles instead of $ 6,000 (valuing miles at 5 cents each).
Not exact matches
If you book an
international business or first
class award ticket, the value of your miles could be significantly higher.
Remember that for
international business or first
class awards, you'll be avoiding the cost of a
ticket that could cost thousands of dollars.
Low level
award redemptions for premium
business class international round - trip
tickets can usually be found for 140,000 miles, but Delta occasionally has flash sales where those
awards cost just 110,000 miles.
JAL
International First
Class and
Business Class award tickets mileage requirements are changing, see the charts below for flights from Vancouver and other North American cities to Japan (not until Nov 1, 2015, now that's advance notice!!).
Other prize winners include Lebohang Kganye and Simon Gush, South Africa (Prix Coup de Cœur du jury, prix de l'Institut français: $ 1,500); Aboubacar Traoré, Mali (
International Organisation of La Francophonie Prize: $ 3,000); Em» Kal Eyongakpa, Cameroon (The Tierney Bamako
Award: project development in collaboration with Market Photo Workshop, Johannesburg); George Senga, DRC (Royal Air Maroc, Prix Léon l'Africain: 2
business class tickets to Marrakech including accommodation), Lucia Nhamo, Zimbabwe (Special prize, Lanchonete.org: residency in Sao Paolo).