US Airways offers off - peak awards to Europe for just 35,000
miles roundtrip between January 15 — February 28.
The rates for business travel are very good — 80,000
miles roundtrip between Europe and North America is a bargain, even with the fuel surcharges.
Not exact matches
You'll never see an Arctic tern carrying a trophy in its beak, but it would be perfectly justified in doing so: these tiny birds make an astounding 44,000 -
mile roundtrip journey
between Greenland and Antarctica each year.
If you can be flexible with your travel dates and fly off peak, you can get
roundtrip tickets
between the U.S. to Europe for only 45,000
miles.
Redeeming for economy tickets
between the U.S. and Europe at 60,000
miles roundtrip also offers great value.
You can also snap magnificent pictures of the canyon from the Waipoo Falls Trail hike, a 3.2 -
mile roundtrip hike, which is located just off the highway
between mile markers 14 and 15.
A
roundtrip flight
between Los Angeles and Sydney in business is 85,000
miles, and 115,000
miles in first.
A business class ticket on Cathay Pacific
between Los Angeles and Hong Kong falls into Asia
Miles award Zone D (5,000 to 7,500
miles) and costs 120,000
miles per
roundtrip.
Roundtrip between New York and Italy runs 45,000
miles in economy, 90,000
miles in business and 135,000
miles in first class, while United charges 60,000, 115,000 and 160,000
miles, respectively, for the same route on their own planes.
Brussels has an unbelievably generous rate on Etihad for flights
between New York and the Belgian capital: 21,972 for economy and 36,620
miles for business, per
roundtrip.
For example, a
roundtrip flight
between the U.S. and London is 40,000
miles in economy and 90,000 in business, which is considerably cheaper than Delta's own levels (60,000 in economy and 125,000
miles in business).
A flight
between the U.S. and Europe will only cost you 40,000
miles per
roundtrip if you fly
between October 15 and May 15.
From a positive point of view those with foreign - based MileagePlus accounts (or at least those with UK MileagePlus accounts) can now buy enough
miles for two
roundtrip Business Class awards
between Europe and the US on United operated flights (115,000
miles each).
Think about this: If you purchase 60,000
miles - plus the 60,000 bonus - for a total of 120,000 United
miles, you'd have enough
miles for a Business Class
roundtrip ticket to Europe, which normally costs
between $ 6,000 to over $ 10,000.
Since the regular award cost for a
roundtrip flight
between the U.S. and Europe for all major airlines is 60,000
miles, you will often come out ahead by booking your flight via the Citi Travel Center.
If you want to visit both of these fantastic islands in one trip, you can fly
between Kauai and Maui on Hawaiian Airlines for 10,000 AAdvantage
miles roundtrip.
To Paris (11,000
miles roundtrip), you'll earn 50 % to 100 % bonus award
miles for flights
between April 11 and May 31.
Most offer
between 25,000 - 30,000
miles just for signing up for a card — enough
miles for a
roundtrip domestic ticket.
For example, you can get a domestic award flight in Portugal for only 7,500
miles roundtrip, or a flight
between the U.S. and Portugal for 50,000
miles in economy and 90,000
miles in business.
A
roundtrip flight
between New York and Cairo will cost you 85,000
miles.
Also during the off season, business class flights
between the U.S. and South America on Star Alliance carriers are only 90,000
miles roundtrip, and
between the U.S. and Oceania are only 130,000
miles.
Off - peak flights
between the U.S. and Europe are about 10,000
miles cheaper per
roundtrip for both economy and business class.
For example, 25,000
miles can fly you
roundtrip in economy
between the U.S. and Costa Rica or a Caribbean island when booked on off - peak dates, which is a steal.
A
Miles & More Business Class award flight
between the US and Europe will cost 105,000
miles roundtrip and, as you can see from this randomly selected set of dates, a JFK to Frankfurt
roundtrip will cost around $ 2,500:
It's a three -
mile roundtrip, so afterwards you'll still have time and energy to explore Mill Valley's staircases and secret gardens
between the beautiful houses.
It normally costs 60,000
miles to fly
roundtrip between North America and Europe.
A
roundtrip Business Class award
between the US and Europe costs, at best, 115,000
miles and, if you were to buy
miles in this promotion to buy such an award, they would set you back approximately $ 3,094.
The highlight of this month's Promo Awards is probably the 75,000
mile roundtrip Business Class award
between Europe and Havana (see it before its complete ruined) and the discounted award to Dubai isn't bad either.
Here is a an example of a flight
between Dallas and Amsterdam for only 25,000
miles roundtrip:
A business class flight
between North America and Europe can run as low as 62,500
miles per
roundtrip, but the $ 500 in taxes and fuel surcharges makes it somewhat less appealing.
While
Miles & More bargains can be spectacular for example, 30,000
miles in economy and 55,000 in business per
roundtrip between North America and Europe it also often has high fuel surcharges, which can be as much as $ 1,000 for premium class flights.
75,000
miles for
roundtrip Business Class travel
between Europe and the Caribbean is very good value indeed... especially when you consider that the flights to / from Havana are scheduled at over 9 hours.
Northern South America (including Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru) drops in price from 40,000 to 35,000
miles roundtrip from mid-January and mid-June and
between mid-August and the end of November.
You can easily get an off - peak, economy class JAL flight
between the U.S. and Japan for only 40,000
miles roundtrip.
For instance, an economy award ticket
between Korea and Japan costs 30,000
miles roundtrip, and a Prestige award costs 45,000
miles.
If you travel off peak
between October 15, and May 15, flights to Russia will only cost 40,000
miles roundtrip.
The
roundtrip between Moscow and Saint Petersburg will only set you back 9,000
miles.
American offers Business Class SAAver awards
between the US and Europe at 115,000
roundtrip and those
miles would cost around $ 2,035 in this promotion.
Northern Asia (including Japan and South Korea) price out 65,000
miles (down from 70,000
miles)
roundtrip between January and April and
between July and November.
American Airlines has launched a promotion which allows AAdvantage members to earn up to 50,000 AAdvantage
miles when they travel
roundtrip between the US and Europe.
If you're getting the Optimum rate, it's hard to find a bad redemption in the S7 Priority program, though flights
between North America and Africa, India or the South Pacific are a little steep at 100,000
miles roundtrip.
Coincidentally the number of
miles saved by booking before D - Day (85,000) is exactly enough to book another Business Class
roundtrip ticket
between Europe and the Middle East post devaluation.
That means that you can fly
roundtrip between the continental U.S. and Hawaii for 30,000
miles in economy or 60,000 in business on Delta.
If you can travel during the low season
between September 7 and November 14, American Airlines offers off - peak MileSAAver awards for only 25,000
miles roundtrip in economy.
For example, a
roundtrip between Salt Lake City and Denver can be booked for 20,000
miles, or $ 128 if paid with cash.
Another excellent redemption option is flying
between New York and Los Angeles or San Francisco on United in a premium business class cabin with lie - flat beds for 30,000
miles roundtrip.
There is some very good news here for those booking Economy Class fares — 20,000
miles for a
roundtrip award
between the UK and the East coast is cheap.
Flights
between the U.S. and northern South America are only 35,000
miles roundtrip.
I'm thrilled to redeem ANA Mileage Club
miles for Lufthansa first class
roundtrip between New York and Frankfurt 100,000
miles plus ~ $ 800 in fuel surcharges.
My family's favorite vacation destination is Hawaii, and via their own version of a «Cyber Monday» offering, United is making it 20 % cheaper to get there on
miles if you book a
roundtrip economy saver award by December 8th and travel
between January 7 — March 10, 2018.