United saver
level award availability from SFO is the best we've seen so far in our research.
Not exact matches
At some point we'd like to create a system that could calculate a precise value based on
award availability, fees,
award levels and ease of accrual, but for now these valuations are based on a combination of how much TPG would pay to buy points if given the opportunity, and the overall value I could get
from redeeming them.
At some point we'd like to create a system that could calculate a precise value based on
award availability, fees,
award levels and ease of accrual, but for now these valuations are based on a combination of how much TPG would pay to buy points if given the opportunity, and the overall value I could get
from redeeming them.
All of that aside, saver
level availability still exists, and Delta runs
award sales
from time to time.
Thanks to their
award chart devaluation I'm going to be crediting my Delta flights to Alaska Airlines next calendar year (hopefully after a status match gets me to MVP Gold or MVP Gold 75K), but in the meantime Platinum Medallion is absolutely priceless for the ability to rebook
awards — for free —
from the «medium» and «high»
levels to the «low»
level as
award availability appears.
From the WSJ article: Delta has been rapped in recent years for having stingy
awards ticket
availability at the lowest mileage
levels.
The site assigned various weights to all the categories of perks that come with elite status
levels, ranging
from 25 percent for in - flight perks like upgrades, preferred seats and free amenities to 5 percent for special reservations treatment (priority phone line and enhanced
award availability).
If you use United MileagePlus as your primary airline rewards program, it can even be worth signing up for one of their co-branded credit cards just for access to last - seat «Standard» -
level award availability, even if you never spend a dollar on the card, since access to those Standard
awards can increase the value of Ultimate Rewards points transferred in
from Chase.
At some point I'd like to create a system that could calculate a precise value based on
award availability, fees,
award levels, and ease of accrual, but for now these valuations are based on a combination of how much I would pay to buy points if given the opportunity, and the overall value I could get
from redeeming them.