Many
of our international award tickets let you include a free stopover.
As is always the problem with lots
of international award tickets is finding the domestic flights to connect to the long haul flights on partners.
Not exact matches
Starting in August 2017, changing an
international award ticket will cost KRW30, 000 (≈ US$ 26), while redeposit will deduct 3,000 miles (or 10,000 if more than a year from date
of booking).
I do hold to One Mile at a Time's policy
of never keeping more than enough miles to redeem for a couple
of first class
international award tickets.
If you book an
international business or first class
award ticket, the value
of your miles could be significantly higher.
Yes, there has been a Centurion Lounge at LaGuardia Airport for some time... but if you are flying out
of NYC on an
international award ticket, you're probably going out
of JFK.
You can pair the Companion Pass with any
of the above
award tickets on domestic and
international flights to maximize the value you get out
of your trip.
While this isn't the best way to earn Alaska miles because
of the cost, it can help you get those last few miles needed for to book a first class
award ticket with Cathay Pacific, one
of Alaska's best
international partners.
Normally the best use
of frequent flyer miles is for
international premium cabin
awards because these are expensive
tickets if you pay with cash but not very expensive if you pay with miles.
Passenger is responsible for all taxes, fees, baggage fees and surcharges applicable to
award travel, including, with respect to government imposed taxes and fees, September 11th Security Fee
of $ 5.60 per one - way trip that does not include a government defined stopover, US Customs, Immigration and APHIS User Fees
of $ 17.50 for each
international arrival in the U.S.; and non-U.S. government
ticket taxes, fees and airport charges may add up to $ 275 per
ticket as
of January 1, 2018.
The purchaser
of an
award ticket is responsible for all applicable taxes, fees, and checked baggage charges imposed by the transporting carrier (s) or U.S. or
international authorities.
In order to search for a flight with a partner airline using JMB miles, choose «JMB partner airlines
award ticket reservation» instead
of the JAL
international award ticket option.
Remember that for
international business or first class
awards, you'll be avoiding the cost
of a
ticket that could cost thousands
of dollars.
Starting in August 2017, changing an
international award ticket will cost KRW30, 000 (≈ US$ 26), while redeposit will deduct 3,000 miles (or 10,000 if more than a year from date
of booking).
Citi does not partner with one
of the three US legacy carriers (Delta, American, United), therefore if you would like to you use your miles to book an
international award ticket you will need to navigate the
award chart
of one
of the foreign carriers.
Further, since the
award chart is distance - based, domestic versus
international travel does not play a direct role in deciding the cost
of your
award ticket.
However, the lack
of first class
award tickets on
international routes does impose an upper limit since those often represent the most valuable use
of miles.
Virgin Atlantic offers
international service and has several partners, but it's
award chart requires a lot
of miles, it collects massive fuel surcharges, and it often requires round - trip
tickets.
While it might not be easy to get an
international award ticket from a smaller hub, as well as hubs where Delta is the only one or one
of a very few options, you can always get to a major airport on a reduced fare or an
award ticket with another frequent flyer program.
When
award space is availble, it's not too difficult to find an economy class
award ticket for 25,000 miles instead
of paying $ 500 (valuing miles at 2 cents each), or an
international business class
award ticket for 120,000 miles instead
of $ 6,000 (valuing miles at 5 cents each).
I had been collecting Alaska Airlines miles for a number
of years, redeeming miles for domestic
tickets here and there (I've since learned that Alaska miles are best used for
international award tickets).
Wan na Get Away Fare Redemptions: Although I often talk
of the value
of transferable points thanks to the flexibility they give you to top up accounts and book premium
international tickets on a whim, Rapid Rewards represents the flip side
of award tickets where you know you are getting a great (semi) fixed value on
award tickets of about 1.8 - 2 cents each on Wan na Get Away (leisure) fares and you can redeem them for any open seat on a flight, just as if you were buying it.
Passengers traveling with an infant under 2 years
of age and minors under 15 years
of age traveling alone on an
international flight can not book an
Award ticket online.
«It's hard to get
award travel
tickets for 25,000 miles these days, so I consider it to be a good use
of my frequent - flier miles to upgrade,» says Bowles, an attorney who lives in Winter Park, Colo. «I always use them for
international flights, overnight flights or flights over four hours.»
Rules: For
international, roundtrip
award tickets, United allows two open - jaws and one stopover (as long as the total number
of connections for each direction does not exceed 3.)
Infants traveling on certain partner carriers with
award ticketed passengers to
international destinations are subject to an additional fee at the point
of departure.
Someone redeeming for U.S. domestic flights that are normally inexpensive will typically get much less face value out
of the same number
of miles or points than someone redeeming for an
international first class
award ticket, which could have a retail value
of $ 20,000 or more.
Other prize winners include Lebohang Kganye and Simon Gush, South Africa (Prix Coup de Cœur du jury, prix de l'Institut français: $ 1,500); Aboubacar Traoré, Mali (
International Organisation
of La Francophonie Prize: $ 3,000); Em» Kal Eyongakpa, Cameroon (The Tierney Bamako
Award: project development in collaboration with Market Photo Workshop, Johannesburg); George Senga, DRC (Royal Air Maroc, Prix Léon l'Africain: 2 business class
tickets to Marrakech including accommodation), Lucia Nhamo, Zimbabwe (Special prize, Lanchonete.org: residency in Sao Paolo).