Even a relatively
low value flight award is still more valuable than redemptions for hotels, cruises or rental cards which are only worth one cent per point.
Even a relatively
low value flight award is still more valuable than redemptions for hotels, cruises or rental cards which are only worth one cent per point.
Not exact matches
With other rewards programs such as Delta, American and United, major international carriers, the
value of a mile can fluctuate drastically across the world, and can be very
low for domestic
flights.
If a
flight is cheap, there is a good chance that the redemption
value is pretty
low to redeem miles.
With other rewards programs such as Delta, American and United, major international carriers, the
value of a mile can fluctuate drastically across the world, and can be very
low for domestic
flights.
We based this range on different types of spending, from those with the highest rewards potential to the
lowest, and an AAdvantage miles
value of $ 0.017 per mile (based on sample
flight itineraries).
I figured 338k +55 k (ebp spend) + $ 400 (incidentals) +160 (
lowest value of in
flight wifi)- $ 450 AF.
The
value is especially good on the Wan na Get Away
flights, with many routes as
low as 4,500 points one way.
Consider this, in 2013 a short haul
flight between Toronto and Ottawa would have required 950 points during the
low season; that same
flight now would require 1,200 points — a 25 % decrease in the
value of each point.
One great redemption from the Flying Blue program is for
flights to Hawaii from the continental U.S. Round - trip
flights cost 30,000 Flying Blue miles and less than $ 10 in fees — considering that
flights from the East Coast usually cost $ 500 — $ 900 round trip, we're talking some great redemptions even at the
lower end of the
value spectrum.
It is possible to find higher redemption rates for your points, but in some cases (especially with
lower cost
flights or hotel nights), the 1.5 cents per point
value can be better than redeeming for an award directly through the airline or hotel programs.
FlexPerks are also good for those who often book
flights where the
value of traditional airline miles is relatively
low, such as domestic economy class tickets.
The First Milenomics Hedge against no
low level award
flights are fixed
value miles / points.
Alitalia charges large fuel surcharges on its own
flights and partner airline
flights, but, if you do some searching, you can find good
values despite the surcharges and you can sometimes get a
lower fuel surcharge by booking a partner airline through Alitalia than directly with that airline.
So you buy the miles at a
low price, which then when redeeming for
flights at a higher
value.
With distance - based charts, travel award
value can depend on slight distance differences that put a
flight into a
lower or higher price bracket.
One great redemption from the Flying Blue program is for
flights to Hawaii from the continental U.S. Round - trip
flights cost 30,000 Flying Blue miles and less than $ 10 in fees — considering that
flights from the East Coast usually cost $ 500 — $ 900 round trip, we're talking some great redemptions even at the
lower end of the
value spectrum.
With two to five star hotels paired with
flights from every major UK airport on a variety of
low cost airlines, your
flight and board package on an all inclusive holiday always offers tremendous
value for money.
When traveling domestically, United has the same redemption rates as other major U.S. carriers (25,000 miles for the
lowest - priced round - trip
flight), so their MileagePlus miles are only of special
value if you are trying to go somewhere that is primarily served only by Untied.
There's a lot of available
flights but not many at the
lowest price.You can also get some good
value if you opt to use miles, starting from about 2,000 miles (plus at least $ 5.60) for the cheapest
flights.
The pros are that you can get decent
value for your points even when redeeming them for relatively cheap
flights since the award price will also be relatively
low.
The
value is especially good on the Wan na Get Away
flights, with many routes as
low as 4,500 points one way.
You can get decent
value for your points even when redeeming them for relatively cheap
flights, since the award price will also be relatively
low.
«A decade ago they fell out of fashion in favour of «DIY» holidays - with people matching
low cost
flights with hotels - but parents travelling with young children don't want to take any risks and now realise the
value and security of a package holidays.»
At 140,000 miles, which is the
lowest possible rate on partner business class
flights to Europe on United, and $ 166 in taxes and fees, that's a nearly a 5 - cent - per - mile
value on a really great plane with access to top lounges.
In
low season, this
flight costs $ 850, giving you a 2.4 - cent
value for your miles, while in high season, when
flights are regularly $ 1,500 per person round - trip, you can get more than a 4 - cents - per - mile
value.
Combined with the
lower prices, this looks like it will be one of the best
values available for
flights to Hawaii.
You're aiming for expensive
flights with
low point / mile requirements to maximize your
value.
But when you can book these
flights for a relatively
low amount of miles, you receive a very high amount of
value per point redeemed.
Short haul
flights are usually where you can get the best
value out of Avios because fares can be expensive while the number of Avios needed is
low.
My friend's
flights: His departure city, here in the States, is SFO (San Francisco): 60K FF miles plus $ 110.6 in fees; lowest retail value for his specific itinerary (based on pricing on Google Flights): $
flights: His departure city, here in the States, is SFO (San Francisco): 60K FF miles plus $ 110.6 in fees;
lowest retail
value for his specific itinerary (based on pricing on Google
Flights): $
Flights): $ 5,329.
For example, if I redeem 10,000 miles on a $ 100
flight, I am getting a
value of $ 0.01 / mile — which is pretty
low.
Generally, Starpoints give you a
value of around 1.5 -2.3 cents per dollar on rooms and 1.3 - 4.3 cents per dollar on
flights (with economy at the
lower end and premium cabins at the upper end).
Though it may not seem logical to transfer your points to an Asian carrier to book a
flight within the U.S., one sweet spot of the Singapore Airlines award chart is the
value for U.S. domestic
flights in the
lower 48 states and between the mainland U.S. and Hawaii.
Since domestic
flights are generally only 2 - 5 hours, and flown more frequently than international
flights, it makes sense for them to have
lower values.
Chase Sapphire offers over 2 domestic ticket rewards, and even the
lowest value card, the AMEX Blue Sky, provides the equivalent of 1.5 domestic
flights.
While 1.6 cents is what I regard as a
low valuation for points (I prefer to redeem my miles and points for at least 5 cents per point in
value, if not 8 or 10 cents or more per point), 1.6 cents isn't horrible given that you'd also be earning miles on the paid
flight.
For example, short - haul
flights to Canada and Mexico, have
lower values because the the number of miles needed for long
flights does not scale in proportion to fare cost.
Book
flights easily - Some rewards programs pull a bait and switch with their members,
lowering the
value of travel points during certain seasons, for example.
This great
value reef trip gives you 2 hours of snorkelling beautiful coral reefs and 25 minutes on a
low level scenic
flight.
Because of the card's
lower redemption
value, cardholders will need considerably more points to earn a free
flight.
Sure, we've got the best
flight deals around but we also offer the
lowest prices on
flights in all classes of service, complex routings and stopover fares, as well as
value - packed round the world itineraries.
We based this range on different types of spending, from those with the highest rewards potential to the
lowest, and an AAdvantage miles
value of $ 0.017 per mile (based on sample
flight itineraries).
Family vacationers
value economy and are willing to sacrifice convenient
flights for
lower fares.