Some mileage award redemption rates will increase, others will decrease by as much as 40 percent and some will stay the same, Rubin said.
Not exact matches
If you are traveling from the West Coast, Japan Airlines
Mileage Bank will still have the best
redemption rates, though the
redemption rates aren't quite as good compared to
award tickets from New York City.
Except for Melbourne, the
redemption rates for economy, business, and first class
awards from the U.S. to major cities in eastern Australia will require the same number of Japan Airlines
Mileage Bank miles.
ANA
Mileage Club will require a round - trip
award but
redemption rates are good and you can book stopovers.
This is a definitely a Your -
Mileage - May - Vary situation, though, as my checks for
award nights with both programs yielded several fair
redemption options and several that were quite poor when compared with the cash
rate.
For each
award, I calculated an «imputed
redemption value,» which is the
rate at which a British Airways Visa Travel Together Ticket
redemption is buying American AAdvantage miles, Delta Skymiles (or Membership Rewards points), or United
Mileage Plus miles (or Chase Ultimate Rewards points).
Probably the best way to book Cathay Pacific
award tickets, the Alaska Airlines
Mileage Plan program has good
redemption rates and allows a stopover on one - way
awards.
Add these benefits to some of the most flexible
awards around, with two open jaws, one stopover, and the ability to combine different cabins and
redemption rates in one itinerary, and you have a very powerful
mileage program.
Mileage Plan topped the list in last year's
award redemption satisfaction survey as well, with an 85 % satisfaction
rate among its members,
Their
award program, JAL
Mileage Bank (JMB), is flexible and offers some great
redemption rates on flights between the U.S. and Japan.
If you are traveling from the West Coast, Japan Airlines
Mileage Bank will still have the best
redemption rates, though the
redemption rates aren't quite as good compared to
award tickets from New York City.
If you're not familiar with Alaska'a
award program,
Mileage Plan, it's one of the best
award programs due to solid
redemption rates, flexible routing rules, and a number of quality partners that span across alliances.
For
award flights on partners this dynamic pricing wasn't a huge headache since partner
awards are subject to the lowest tier of the dynamic pricing, so all you had to know is what the lowest
redemption rate is for a route and that would tell you the
mileage requirement for a partner
award.
If the value of a partially used ticket is applied to travel outside of the promotion period, a new one - way ticket must be purchased or a new one - way
award at the applicable
mileage -
redemption rate must be redeemed.
If a wholly unused ticket is exchanged for travel outside of the promotion period, the
mileage will be credited back into the member's account, subject to an applicable service charge, and a new ticket will be issued at the
mileage -
redemption rate commensurate with the new
award.
The Alaska
Mileage Plan route is also appealing, with its low
redemption rates, free stopover on one - way
awards, ability to book online, and attainability of miles.
If a wholly unused ticket is exchanged for travel outside of the promotion period or travel that does not otherwise comply with the terms and conditions of this promotion, the
mileage will be credited back into the member's account, subject to an applicable service charge, and a new ticket will be issued at the
mileage redemption rate commensurate with the new
award.