Club Carlson points aren't worth as much, on average, as other travel currencies, so transerring them to irlines for any type
of flight redemption is going to yield a very low return, and we advise against it.
Not exact matches
Flights from the East Coast U.S. can easily cost over $ 500 round trip, so this is a great value
redemption that doesn't require a bunch
of miles!
Virgin Atlantic doesn't have one
of the best award
redemption charts for
flights.
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Based on sample itineraries for award
flight redemptions, we estimate the rewards rate
of the Citi ® / AAdvantage ® Executive World Elite ™ Mastercard ® to be between 1.35 % and 2.7 %:
If the
flights required
redemption of miles or points, we used the average number
of points needed for those
flights, based on the
redemption schedules as published by the provider.
Now that you have a handle on how to book a British Airways business class award
flight, let's take a look at some
of the best
redemption options.
From the east coast, using American AAdvantage miles during their off - peak timeframe is still a solid
redemption but, if you have a lot
of SPG Starpoints, considering transferring them to JAL Mileage Bank to book the same
flight on American Airlines for 39,000 miles.
But the best benefit
of this card is the 10 percent
redemption rebate program: Every time you book an award
flight using your American Airlines miles, the airline will give you back 10 percent
of the miles you spent, up to 10,000 miles per calendar year.
You can book any
flight at any time with your points directly through the Chase Travel portal, where your points have a fixed value
of 1.25 or 1.5 cents per point for travel
redemptions.
Remember that when you use your SkyMiles towards
flights on Delta or any
of their partner airlines the
redemption values can vary.
Redemption of these SkyMiles provide discounts on Delta
flights which is a considerable benefit for the Delta regular; however, the SkyMiles system is just one aspect
of the Gold Delta card travel benefit package.
The main reward for accruing Starpoints ® is to receive free nights at one
of the mentioned hotels through
redemption of a certain sum
of points; however, Starpoints ® can be redeemed for SPG ®
flights with over 150 airlines.
If you used just 7,500 points transferred to British Airways from your Chase Ultimate Rewards portal for that
flight instead
of paying $ 300, then your
redemption value is around 4 cents per point on that transaction.
Valuation: The new British Airways award chart went into effect at the end
of April, dramatically increasing the mileage requirements for most premium cabin
redemptions, particularly on long - haul
flights.
While you won't always get a fantastic deal redeeming for
flights, being strategic and planning your
redemptions carefully will often result in a surprising amount
of free travel.
Most valuable option: Your primary option for point
redemption will be to turn in your SkyMiles for an awards
flight where a certain amount
of miles can be used in exchange for a
flight.
Flights from the East Coast U.S. can easily cost over $ 500 round trip, so this is a great value
redemption that doesn't require a bunch
of miles!
The CitiBusiness ® / AAdvantage ® Platinum Select ® World Mastercard ® is one
of the few cards to qualify for AA's reduced mileage
redemptions, which give a 7,500 mile discount each time you book a
flight with AAdvantage miles, on select destinations.
* For any type
of travel you book through RBC Rewards other than
flights from the Air Travel
Redemption Schedule, you may redeem RBC Rewards points at the rate
of 1.0 % (100 points per CAD $ 1.00) to pay for all or part
of your booking, including associated taxes and fees.
Air Travel Reward
redemptions from the Air Travel
Redemption Schedule start at 15,000 points for a round trip short - haul
flight in economy class with a maximum ticket price
of $ 350.
When you book a
flight from the Air Travel
Redemption Schedule, you may also decide to redeem RBC Rewards at the rate
of 1 % to pay for any taxes and service fees (including sales, GST, departure and transportation taxes and fees, airport improvement fees, or other taxes), excess baggage charges, immigration fees, governmental fees and levies, customs charges and passenger facilities charges, health or other inspection fees, fuel surcharges and other non-ticket costs or charges which may be imposed.
If the
flights required
redemption of miles or points, we used the average
of the appropriate
redemption schedules as published by the provider.
«That's hard to achieve, and fewer than 1 %
of redemptions are for long - haul
flights.
Airlines don't use a public formula to calculate the
redemption cost
of a reward
flight.
Logically, we're drawn to think
of using British Airways points from Britain, but these short distance award rules also apply to partner
flights and are great
redemption for other parts
of the world.
The number
of points needed for any particular Southwest
flight is set by Southwest and will vary depending on destination, time, day
of travel, demand, point
redemption rate, and other factors and is subject to change.
Judging by the value
of the initial bonus offer, this is good for an extra
flight through mile
redemption.
One great
redemption from the Flying Blue program is for
flights to Hawaii from the continental U.S. Round - trip
flights cost 30,000 Flying Blue miles and less than $ 10 in fees — considering that
flights from the East Coast usually cost $ 500 — $ 900 round trip, we're talking some great
redemptions even at the lower end
of the value spectrum.
The number
of points needed for any particular Southwest
flight is set by Southwest and will vary depending on destination, time, day
of travel, demand, point
redemption rate, and other factors and are subject to change.
The mileage cost to fly one
of ANA's partner airlines to Japan aren't as good redeeming miles for ANA
flights, but the award chart does have a few solid partner
redemption options.
Unlike most other airlines, Southwest award
flight redemptions are based on the cost
of the ticket in most cases.
Although
flight availability can be limited, some
of these
redemptions can save you a lot
of miles!
While Delta SkyMiles can be tough to use for booking award
flights to Australia because
of incredibly high
redemption rates, your miles can be useful if you find saver level award space.
The trickiest part
of using the card is not knowing how many points you will need for a
flight redemption until you search fares on the website.
For example, Air Canada offers short - haul and long - haul
redemption options for domestic
flights, allowing you to save miles as compared to Singapore Air, which charges a uniform amount
of miles for any domestic
flight.
After you earn Avios in any
of these ways, you can decide whether or not to transfer Avios to partner programs or keep them for
redemptions on British Airways
flights.
There will probably be a better
redemption option available for most
flights, but Hawaiian Airlines «program has a secret weapon: the airline is partners with many major carriers and not an exclusive member
of any one alliance.
Check out the round - trip
redemption rates and an estimate
of the taxes and fees you can expect when using ANA Mileage Club to book United
flights to Sydney.
Short - haul
flights in the U.S. on American and Alaska tend to be some
of the best
redemptions available.
While the chart is limited in terms
of North American destinations, at just 44,000 miles one - way, this
redemption pairs extremely well with a cheap intra-Europe
flight on a low - cost carrier to get to your final destination.
If you've been avoiding using those Avios points because
of the hefty fuel surcharges that eat into
redemptions for overseas
flights on British Airways, look into using your points on domestic fares instead.
One
redemption option available to customers is booking through American Express Travel, where members can redeem points for a
flight (or other travel) at a rate
of 1 cent each.
But in the winter,
flights to Europe are nowhere near as full, and there's often a bounty
of award
redemptions available.
If your
flights are more than 650 miles, you can still find some great value with British Airways Avios when flying within Asia and Europe, as they often have some
of the better
redemption rates for both economy class and business class.
However, I can easily find
redemption values upward
of 5.5 cents per mile (e.g., a business class
flight on Virgin Australia).
As we have discussed, both US Airways and Air Canada (Aeroplan) are part
of the Star Alliance and both have access to essentially the same pool
of flights available for award
flight redemption.
While it's possible to maximize value further and take advantage
of the 10 %
Redemption Bonus right away by booking
flights and splitting hotel nights into separate bookings over the course
of a few days, we'd keep things simple in this case by recommending Tiffany's husband apply his bonus toward the taxes and fees on the Alaska award bookings, wiping out these costs entirely, and having Tiffany apply her bonus toward the total hotel booking at Hotels.com.
With The Blue Business ℠ Plus Credit Card from American Express, you can stay on top
of your monthly expenses while earning Membership Reward points good toward
flights, hotels, and hundreds
of other
redemptions.
So, finding the cheapest cash
flight using ITA also means finding the lowest - miles option when making this kind
of redemption.