Not exact matches
If you pay for
Business or First
Class flights then you can still rack up a lot of miles from flying but those of us flying at the back are seeing a far
lower rate of return than ever before — Delta and United (and soon American) base the number of miles they
award travelers on the cost of the
ticket purchased (less taxes) so the cheaper
ticket you by the fewer miles you'll earn.
I've often said that, generally, I can't bring myself to cough up the extra miles needed for a First
Class award ticket when
Business Class on most airlines is more than good enough for me (that's not me being
low - maintenance, that's just how good the
Business Class hard product often is) but I'll happily do whatever it takes not to sit in Economy.
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.
Conclusion: China Airlines often offers
business class tickets at much
lower prices than competitors or has
award availability when there are few other choices left.