Finally, he used Delta
miles for award seats from Boston back to D.C.
Finally, he used Delta
miles for award seats from Boston back to D.C.
Even if you're willing to shell out
the miles for an award seat on that route, it's very expensive.
~ 13,000 points for two tickets is a much better deal than 50,000
miles for award seats on United (which didn't have any saver - level award space, that day or the next).
But in recent years, travel rewards experts have lowered their valuations of AAdvantage miles as the airline began requiring more
miles for award seats, and made fewer seats available at the lowest mileage levels.
Not exact matches
Finally, those whose schedules preclude searching
for award seats months in advance will also find their
miles to be less valuable.
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Finally, those whose schedules preclude searching
for award seats months in advance will also find their
miles to be less valuable.
Generally, the only time it makes sense to book a British Airways first class
award is by using the British Airways Travel Together Ticket so you can get 2 first class
seats for the
miles of on.
To get the most out of airline
miles, you really need to pay attention to things like what airline partners you can use with which
miles, where to search
for award seats, and how many
miles is a «good» price to pay.
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seat on a plane that is available
for purchase by using
miles.
Usually, the best redemption options
for AAdvantage
miles are
award flights and
seat upgrades on American and its OneWorld partners.
I thought if an
award seat is showing on BA, it will be available
for AA
miles holder too.
They are happy to offer you the
award seat for twice the
miles, destroying the value equation.
The next time you search
for business class
award space to Seoul, South Korea on Korean Air's site, you'll notice they even let you know how many
seats are available to be booked with Korean SkyPass
miles.
Your credit card
miles and points can get you access to
award seats that let you travel
for just the cost of taxes.
But now, airlines have devalued their
miles by raising the number of
miles needed
for award seats, and by reducing the number of
award seats available.
But with airlines increasing the number of
miles needed
for many
awards, and reducing the number of
seats they make available
for the lowest mileage levels, these programs have lost some of their value.
Aeroplan charges 70,000
miles for a partner First
award from the US to Europe so I transferred 130,000 AmEx Membership Rewards over to Aeroplan to top off my Aeroplan account, booked the
awards online, and even selected my
seats.
For award tickets, you can book
award seats on alliance members at the low level with other alliance member's
miles.
Strategies
for unlocking airline
award seats — Airline frequent flier programs make it easier to earn
miles than to redeem them
for tickets.
Additionally, Delta has announced that as of June 20, SkyMiles members will be able to use their
miles for a number of other products including upgrades to some cabin classes, selecting preferred
seats, ticket change fees,
award ticket redeposit fees, same - day confirmed fees, and external ticket charges.
Fiji Airways doesn't allow business
award seats, so
mile travelers end up in coach
for their return flights
for most of the year.
American Airlines surprised many today when it announced several customer - friendly changes to its frequent - flier program.The new «One - Way Flex
Awards» will allow customers to book one - way tickets
for half the amount of
miles needed
for a round - trip ticket, and will also let passengers book multi-city itineraries and combine
award seats with non-
award seats.Under the old paradigm, passengers could only book round - trips to and from the same city and were forced to fly in an
award seat of equal value
for both legs of the journey.This often made booking
award travel an exercise in futility —
for example, an
award seat might be available only on an outbound journey, but not the return trip.But now passengers will be able to fly to New York in an
award seat, and return in a premium - fare
seat if a return
award seat is not available.
Often, people sign up
for a credit card and its accompanying airline rewards program, but when they go to redeem the
miles, they become disappointed in the availability of
award seats.
But the big bonus with this site is that it helps travelers search
for award seats, which is often what we're collecting those
miles for in the first place!
We've been covering the topic all week, first talking about the need
for a pool of domestic
miles, and then tricks
for searching
for award seats with those
miles.
American will let you put
award tickets on hold
for up to 5 days, so make sure you put the ticket on hold to ensure you have the
seat locked in before you buy
miles.
Award tickets may be booked as shortly as two hours prior to a flight when they are available, and because American itself operates the flight, rather than a partner, that means that any available
seat can be ours
for the AAnytime rate of 35,000
miles.
Removing these high priced, YQ heavy flights also removes a large number of low level
awards — which further hurts your ability to find
seats to book with your AA
miles.This is why a good amount of diversity in your mileage programs is important, as is knowing your demand
for miles.
It costs 25,000
miles for a roundtrip, but finding
award seats during high season is another story.
Because they don't have any transfer partners, the only way
for you to earn enough
miles to redeem
for an
award is to put your butt in a
seat.
United has made cuts there, as well, making it harder
for general members to access last -
seat availability, prevent their
miles from expiring, and change their
award bookings with minimal fees.
While the AAdvantage program catches a continuous and mostly (well - deserved) flogging from the
miles and points community due to lack of
award seats on many routes, AAdvantage
miles still hold exceptional value
for partner
awards.
American Airlines is very bad at releasing Saver
Award seats so it's dangerous to assume that you'll be able to find an economical use
for the
miles with any great ease.
See related: As airlines merge, frequent flier
miles decline in value, Strategies
for unlocking airline
award seats, Rankings
for frequent flier programs: 2 surveys, similar results
Two caveats: You can't buy a first class
seat with
miles from Delta, and if you're able to fly during the low season, you can get an off - peak
award ticket in economy from American or US Airways
for only 15,000
miles.
As an example of how one program works, United normally offers its saver
award seats in the lower 48 states at 12,500
miles each way, but when a saver
award isn't available, those with a United co-branded credit card or United elite status typically can secure an
award seat at the 25,000 -
mile standard
award level each direction, as long as
seats are still available
for sale with cash.
Domestic business
awards are double the price of economy, so you could get one business class
award seat for 50,000 United
miles.
What you do know is that a round - trip Delta
award flight generally costs 30,000 SkyMiles
for an economy
seat and 60,000
miles for business class.
Because the
miles are being used to purchase a cash ticket you don't have to wait
for award availability to open up — as long a there's
seat for sale on the aircraft customers can use
miles to pay (or part pay)
for that
seat.
Do this when
award seats are available
for the dates you want and you're worried they won't be available by the time you earn the rest of the
miles.
This allows you to book
award seats on Delta
for just 25,000 SkyPass
miles round - trip in economy, and a mere 45,000
miles in first class.
Award seats are available on these routes
for those who would rather not part with cash but, if you're using United
Miles (or
Miles & More
miles) you'll only be getting around 1.0 cents /
mile in value:
It's important to remember that not all
award seats that are shown on the Etihad Guest website are available to be booked using AAdvantage
Miles — Etihad needs to have «Guest Business»
awards available
for there to be availability
for AAdvantage
miles redemptions.
Those include free upgrades confirmed up to 48 hours before departure; free access to extra-legroom Economy Plus
seating; equivalent Gold status in United's Star Alliance, with lounge access on international trips; two free checked bags; Preferred Access priority treatment
for security and boarding; and eight
award miles per dollar spent on United air fares.