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One question I have is if I have membership with United and I have miles awarded though surveys and past flights will those still expire even if I get the credit card?

Not exact matches

Summer's not yet over and Hollywood's annual awards race has already started — though you may have to hop a plane and travel several thousand miles to notice.

The travel savings is also enough to outperform some of the top travel credit cards --- though by not awarding you miles like some of those cards, you have less opportunities to maximize your rewards rate.

You are welcome to use your US Airways miles for award flights on United though.

Though many flagship carriers now award redeemable miles based on the cost of a ticket, HawaiianMiles still lets flyers earn miles based on the distance of their flight.

This is why United didn't touch its 25,000 - mile domestic awards (even though they make up the vast majority of their customers» redemptions) and why many credit cards offer a sign - up bonus that can immediately provide a low - level redemption.

That's not the total for a one - way award ticket, though: it's the total miles required for a round - trip economy class award.

As an award flight though, it costs 15,000 Aeroplan miles — a 3.3 - cent - per - mile value.

If that seems too expensive to you though, you can buy the 55,000 miles (40,000 + 16,000 bonus) you need for the award ticket for just $ 1182.50 including taxes.

Even though Hawaii is a challenging destination, especially on a set schedule, the potential for very high value redemptions on intra-Hawaiian flights using United miles and the chance to stay at one of the best Hyatt resorts in the world still make this a compelling choice for many award travelers!

In addition, Alaska has a variety of partner award charts, though these typically price out at the standard 12,500 mile price each way.

You can fly on Star Alliance partner Austrian by booking with a frequent - flyer program such as United MileagePlus from 60,000 miles per round trip or even by booking via Avianca LifeMiles, also for 60,000 miles per round trip, though without the $ 75 close - in award ticketing fee that United charges within 21 days of travel.

Even though an award ticket is 185,000 miles, carrier surcharges are actually very reasonable at just $ 408, and the final redemption value is 9.3 CPM.

Though the dates are a bit restrictive you must travel in the month indicated and the booking window moderately last - minute, these awards will save you 25 - 50 percent of the required miles on any given route, even in upper classes.

Though the 2013 Flying Blue devaluation made flying in economy much easier, the number of miles required for first class awards increased as much as 80 percent on some routes.

Japan Airlines has an excellent distance - based award chart for premium cabin redemptions, though their miles are difficult to obtain.

United's current business class award redemption rate is 57,500 miles (though this is changing in November with MileagePlus» most recent devaluation), and will usually be through either Amsterdam or Brussels.

It might be better, though, to secure that upgrade with miles or get an award ticket with a big credit card sign - up bonus.

They don't let you book First Class awards with partners at all, they rarely have low - level award availability (and I think this might get worse after the recent devaluation), you can only redeem round trip flights (one - ways are coming in 2015 though), and in general their miles are much harder to use than those of other programs.

Though American charges a late booking fee and relatively hefty change fees, it has pretty reliable availability booking in advance or close - in (except for big holiday seasons like Christmas) and incredibly low off - peak award rates internationally, so your American Airlines miles can be more valuable than those of other domestic carriers.

If you need tens of thousands of miles right away for an upcoming award, the current sale is a better strategy — even though you're paying a higher price.

At a minimum, you should aim for at least 1.5 cents per mile in value from your SkyMiles, though awards can easily get you 4 or more cents per mile in value.

Though economy award remain the same for both, to get to Oceania, you'll be paying 150,000 miles instead of 120,000 miles in business, and a whopping 220,000 miles instead of 150,000 miles in first class — an increase of 70,000 miles!

Though I'm primarily discussing economy redemptions here, I also wanted to mention that booking through Virgin Atlantic, you can get first - class award tickets for domestic travel in the U.S. for an absolute steal: just 45,000 miles.

Though the credit cards offer awards in miles, they are translated to Premier Kilometers at a rate of 1.6 kilometers per mile.

Even though the search result screen implies that the cost starts at 55,000 miles, it does not mean you will always be able to get an award seat at that level.

United MileagePlus has a big advantage when it comes to earning miles for awards, though.

If you ever manage to find low - level award availability with Delta, you could make a killing redeeming cheaply - earned Virgin Atlantic miles for that award, though I certainly wouldn't hold my breath.

Marriott Rewards has the right to terminate the Marriott Rewards Program or to change, limit, modify or cancel the Marriott Rewards Program Rules, regulations, policies, procedures, conditions of participation, benefits, awards, and special offers, in whole or in part, at any time, with or without notice, even though such changes may affect the value of points or miles.

For this award though, I already had Asiana miles sitting around from a transfer I made in May, in anticipation of possibly booking an award from the United States to Europe with Asiana miles that I never booked.

They can now earn and redeem miles with United, though award flights must be booked through Azule.

As shown on their Star Alliance partner award chart, flights from North America to Europe can be booked as low as 55,000 miles, but partner airlines are not given the 15 % discount and the redemption rates are higher, so the deal is not to sweet (though still decent).

Though Miles & More awards carry high fuel surcharges, their redemption rates are relatively comparable to the main domestic airlines, though occasionally with a bit of a discount, such as 50,000 miles for round - trip flights between the U.S. and Europe in economy Though Miles & More awards carry high fuel surcharges, their redemption rates are relatively comparable to the main domestic airlines, though occasionally with a bit of a discount, such as 50,000 miles for round - trip flights between the U.S. and Europe in economy though occasionally with a bit of a discount, such as 50,000 miles for round - trip flights between the U.S. and Europe in economy class.

A good deal on any award ticket is when the value of redeeming your miles gets close to 1.5 CPM, though ideally it would exceed that.

And so, we do know that 98,000 round trip is actually a great deal — even though it's not long ago that a standard award in Business Class to Europe was 50,000 miles each way.

I also could have used 10,000 Avianca miles (transfered from Citi ThankYou) though Avianca would charge $ 50, or Singapore Airlines which can now book United awards online.

Though United has majorly devalued its award chart, the fact that it doesn't charge or pass on fuel surcharges makes MileagePlus miles one of the best ways to book many highly desirable airlines and premium cabins that would otherwise require at least $ 500 in fees.

A round trip award costs only 25,000 miles in economy, even though you have to fly through the U.S. anyway.

For the purpose of this article, I'll look at destinations in sub-Saharan Africa, even though some airlines charge fewer miles for awards to northern African countries like Egypt and Morocco.

If you are willing to get the card, though, you'll get a 15,000 - mile sign - up bonus, which is good for up to three round - trip flights, and the chance to get award flights at rates far lower than those offered by other programs.

In general, though, buying miles — or «accelerating,» «boosting» or «multiplying» them — is not a cost - effective way to reach an award ticket.

Southwest, though, consistently makes award seats available on nearly every flight, typically for a reasonable number of miles.

United miles are still more valuable for travel to Europe, though not by a huge margin anymore, ever since Lufthansa stopped releasing first class award space in advance.

What really, really, really bites, though, is that my favorite award, between the US and Asia, goes from 120,000 miles to 175,000 miles.

Even though you don't earn elite miles on award tickets and I value my airline elite status greatly, there's something extremely satisfying about booking an expensive domestic flight and only paying $ 2.50 in fees, which is what most carriers charge per segment on domestic US flights (plus any ticketing fees).

On July 15 Aeroplan raised the price of this award by 10,000 miles (it was originally 80,000 miles), though it's still an excellent value.

I'll defer to you on experience as mine is limited, though 90,000 in C to europe with alaska miles beats 100,000 with skymiles by a little, when such an award can be found.

In regards to credit card travel insurance: even though you may have earned the miles or points from your card, the travel insurance from your credit card may not apply on an award booking.

There are considerations though — for example, you won't earn miles, and you may have award booking fees.

50,000 Delta miles still reliably gets you a roundtrip to Europe during the summer in Economy Class, even though Delta no longer uses a published menu of award prices.