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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.

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So you might begin to see some of the considerations award travelers must keep in mind when deciding which airline to fly with, as well as which points or miles to use.

While award bookings may be made using another person's miles and account, benefits such as Economy Plus seating and other Premier member privileges will only apply if the traveler themselves is a Premier member.

Exploring Oceania can be a real treat for award travelers, since trips less than 800 miles will only cost you 8,000 United Miles.

Travel rewards credit cards figure heavily into most award travelers» strategies, allowing them to earn valuable sign - up bonuses along with points or miles for everyday purchases.

Unless you are a serious traveler, earning enough miles by flying to pay for awards flights can be difficult.

Fiji Airways doesn't allow business award seats, so mile travelers end up in coach for their return flights for most of the year.

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!

Travelers often get frustrated when they attempt to redeem airline award miles.

Many travelers who earn frequent flyer miles aren't always interested in booking an award ticket.

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!

There has been a lot of talk lately about a shift in the industry to revenue - based frequent flyer programs, where travelers are awarded miles based on the cost of the ticket and not the number of miles flown.

In summary, many travelers who plan in advance will be able to book award travel now and pay lower prices to stretch the value of their American Airlines miles.

Beginning award travelers should start out by focusing on earning miles with just one airline and points with one hotel chain.

Travelers join frequent flyer programs for a number of reasons, including racking up miles, qualifying for elite status, earning travel awards, and obtaining a higher level of customer service.

Exploring Oceania can be a real treat for award travelers, since trips less than 800 miles will only cost you 8,000 United Miles.

If you are a frequent traveler, both the number of airlines and their quality will be important: You will not only be able to earn miles on a large number of flights, you will also have access to some of the best airlines for aspirational award travel — a trip in Singapore Airlines or Lufthansa First Class will make any honeymoon very special!

Most travelers will see fewer miles awarded for each flight under revenue - based programs when compared to more traditional distance - based programs that consider the distance flown.

The redemption prices will increase if you want to reserve the more flexible Standard award which is not worth the additional miles for most travelers.

So, travelers are awarded bonus miles which appear to be closely correlated the night rate.

If a traveler makes an award booking and then fails to cancel the ticket before the flight departs a fee of $ 125 will be levied if the traveler wants the miles restored to his / her account.

The biggest pitfall I see travelers falling into surrounds the airlines that charge «surcharges» on their award tickets — for a lot of the airlines the days of free award travel are long gone and this can catch out those who are new to collecting miles / points.

For travelers on award tickets issued or re-issued on or after April 15, 2015: Checked baggage service charge waivers will be based on the traveler's MileagePlus status level, rather than the status of the member whose miles were used to purchase the award ticket.

A traveler who has all their miles in one program may fall victim to a massive devaluation and be left with a significantly reduced ability to book award travel.

Based on what we're seeing Flying Blue will be awarding miles based on how much travelers spend (rather than the distance flown) at some point in the near future and that's going to be a big hit to a lot of flyers....

With the ability to earn miles quickly, a discounted companion award ticket and bonus miles for spending on the card, the loyal Virgin Atlantic traveler will receive value beyond the annual $ 90 fee.

This gives you the traditional 25,000 - mile U.S. domestic round - trip award ticket familiar to many travelers.

There is currently a technical glitch that is preventing travelers from booking Emirates first class awards after March 28, 2015, with Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan miles.

Travelers now earn fewer miles per flight, and they must redeem more miles to book an award reservation.

KrisFlyer awards aren't cheap so it's likely that travelers, especially those traveling as a family, will only have enough miles for an award in one direction.

While travelers can buy Starpoints to use to book award nights at upscale hotels a better use may be to convert them to airline miles at a good rate.

The ultimate winners could be travelers looking to burn their AAdvantage miles as I can already see pretty good award availability for next year... I'm even tempted to book an award for myself

I believe that part of most airlines game plan for award redemption is to intentionally make award travel difficult to book in order to discourage travelers from getting the most out of their miles.

Travelers enrolled at the base level will receive five miles per dollar spent, while top levels will yield 11 miles per dollar, a change that can reduce award miles up to 51 % on a given trip.

One of the best values for a U.S. traveler is an award flight between Los Angeles and Hong Kong, which costs 72,000 miles in premium economy and 120,000 miles in business (72,000 and 120,000 Membership Rewards points respectively).

Using a mileage redemption service like Award Advocate can help take the stress out of finding the award space, save you miles, and most important for busy business travelers — save you Award Advocate can help take the stress out of finding the award space, save you miles, and most important for busy business travelers — save you award space, save you miles, and most important for busy business travelers — save you time.

Travelers on the low fare may not earn too many miles because United awards miles based on the cost of the ticket.

While devaluations of frequent traveler programs are unfortunately pretty common these days — Philippine Airlines» Mabuhay Miles program devaluated their miles last year by up to 50 % — this years award changes by Philippine Airlines are a massive overhaul and serious devaluation of your miles of up to 184 % — the worst I've ever seen!

Instead, we are highly frequent travelers who understand the award booking rules and know how to use miles and points to maximize their value.

Predictably, this will work out great for those who buy last minute tickets at higher, walk - up prices (mostly business travelers), but will award fewer miles for those who make discounted, advance fare purchases.

I am an American Award traveler, I usually get a lot of miles that I use for tickets and these changes surely will affect my plans.

Airline alliance partnerships are extremely valuable for award travelers because miles earned on 1 airline can be redeemed on another airline, as long as they're in the same alliance.

Award travelers, especially those just starting out, are told to earn miles and points around a specific travel goal.

Award travelers are familiar with the concept of stopovers because many airline loyalty programs allow free stopovers on tickets booked with airline miles and points.

Hoarding miles, however, is never recommended as this type of mile - based currency only devalues over time as airlines raise award ticket prices, tighten availability and adjust their programs to discourage loyalty among lower - spending travelers.

Last year, Delta and United each announced a radical transformation of their frequent flier programs, switching from awarding miles based on the distance flown to fare based, rewarding business travelers paying top dollar for first class and last minute flights at the expense of other fliers.

Those who buy pricey tickets will continue to earn a fare chunk of miles, though less so than they may assume, but aspirational awards for budget - conscious travelers will now become significantly more difficult to obtain.

If you're a light traveler (you haven't racked up anything close to what you need for a significant award in an airline or hotel program) but are a heavy - duty shopper, you can earn miles and points when shopping online at such merchants as The Gap, Tommy Hilfiger, Barnes & Noble, Best Buy, Body Shop and our favorite, Mrs. Field's Cookies.

As part of its continuing transition to the New American, American Airlines abruptly discontinued its oneworld explorer awards, which allowed intrepid travelers to hop around pretty much anywhere they wanted to in the world, with an impressive number of stops for a minor amount of miles.