Not exact matches
60,000 miles is a
roundtrip ticket to Germany with
United miles
on United or Lufthansa or other partners.
You can get a
roundtrip to Europe in Economy Class
on United or its many partners for 60,000 miles
on many days and to Asia for 70,000 - 85,000 miles, even when airfares are $ 1,200 or more.
It's actually quite easy to rack up enough miles for a
roundtrip award flight from the US to Europe
on American, Delta or
United, even if you don't fly very often.
There are a few caveats: flights to most non-Virgin Atlantic routes or destinations are not searchable online, and
roundtrip flights returning from Europe specifically to the
United States often tack
on hefty fuel charges.
It's also interesting that if you are someone who uses LifeMiles to travel to Central America or Colombia, you can earn a 50 % discount
on a
roundtrip award ticket from the
United States if you spend $ 12,000 in a calendar year, with the opportunity for another award discount after $ 24,000 spending.
If you are going to be doing two very long
roundtrips (coast - to - coast) that push you into the fifth class of the distance chart, you are likely going to be better off buying two distinct
roundtrip awards from
United / Aeroplan etc, which are priced based
on the zone you fly in.
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.
Business Class fares
on United's Star Alliance partners are more expensive (140,000 miles for a
roundtrip booking) so to book one of those with miles bought in this sale would cost $ 3,150.
Redeeming
on Air Canada, you can fly LAX — JFK
on United Airlines business class for 25,000 miles (50,000 miles
roundtrip).
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).
Instead of booking just a
roundtrip ticket between the
United States and Costa Rica, go to the Multiple Destination link
on the
United website to book, then enter city pairs in these countries and your preferred dates.
While the number of miles needed for a Business Class redemption isn't exactly low (you're better off trying to get to / from Europe
on United's own aircraft which will only cost 115,000 for
roundtrip Business Class), the taxes for a premium cabin award are low for a European route.
It would cost you 80,000 miles
roundtrip on United.
My preferred method of getting to New Zealand would be to book a
roundtrip with ANA miles
on United Airlines since they don't pass
on fuel surcharges and your total fees would be minimal.
For example, a flight within Croatia
on Croatia Airlines costs only 15K in economy or 25K in Business, the same flight booked via
United would cost 25K / 40K
roundtrip.
To qualify, register for the offer before travel, then purchase and complete paid qualifying
roundtrips to any destination worldwide
on United or
United Express ® operated flights.
If you fly
United, that's enough for a
roundtrip business class ticket from North America to Europe
on a Saver Award and enough for two round trips from North America to Europe in economy
on a Saver Award.
American Airlines AAdvantage miles are very hard to use economically thanks to the dearth of premium cabin SAAver awards,
United Miles are ok but 100,000 won't get you a
roundtrip Business Class award to any major long - haul destination (if you're heading east or west) while 100,000 Alaska Miles will get you some nice
roundtrip redemptions
on Cathay Pacific and even American (subject to award availability).
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.
If you want to book a domestic
on a Star Alliance carrier, both
United and US Airways charge 25,000 miles
roundtrip, but Starwood converts at 2:1 for
United and 1:1 for US Airways.
The additional flight will operate
on Tuesdays and will be the airline's sixth weekly
roundtrip linking the
United States and Cuba.
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.
United is offering a special «20 % discount
on roundtrip Saver Awards» to select cities in Europe, which equates to 48,000 miles.
United Airlines and All Nippon Airways (ANA) each allow a stopover
on round - trip bookings, while Japan Airlines allows up to 3 stopovers
on a
roundtrip award ticket.
I just booked a
roundtrip business class ticket from Vancouver to Sydney for $ 675
on ANA, a Star Alliance partner of
United Airlines.
While
United is going to tighten up its stopover rules after October 6, you can still enjoy a «detour»
on the way to or from your destination
on the condition that they are in the same region (for example you will still be able to visit London and Munich
on the same
roundtrip flight, but not Paris and Hong Kong).
Economy flights to Hawaii
on United are also a great deal at just 35,000 miles
roundtrip, or 55,000 miles if you splurge for business class.
All three of the major U.S. airlines» frequent flyer programs — American Airlines AAdvantage,
United MileagePlus and Delta SkyMiles — are based
on one - way award tickets, so normally you can buy two one - way tickets or a
roundtrip to your destination for the same price.
In our last post
on stopovers, we talked about how to use
United's free stopovers to see two places in Europe for the same amount of miles as a
roundtrip.
Make the most of this winter by enjoying a winter getaway with a 20 % discount
on roundtrip Saver Awards in
United Economy.
The same
roundtrip flight to SCL
on United would require 110,000
United miles, so that's a savings of 40,000 miles!
For context, once you hit the minimum spend
on the Sapphire Preferred, you'd only be 1,000 points short of having a
roundtrip economy trip covered from Houston to London via
United Airlines!
We're offering rare savings
on Hawaii travel: a
roundtrip Saver Award ticket in
United Economy ® is just 36,000 miles, regularly 45,000 miles.
If you transfer points to Singapore Airlines and book your economy award seat
on United, it costs 35,000 miles
roundtrip to Hawaii, or 55,000 miles to Europe.
Make the most of this winter by enjoying a 20 % discount
on roundtrip Saver Awards in
United Economy.
United had relatively friendly award routing rules that allowed one stopover and two open jaws
on roundtrip award tickets.Those rules are gone now though and have been replaced by the «Excursionist Perk,» which is essentially a free segment
on an international itinerary.
For a limited time, enjoy a discount of 5,000 miles
on roundtrip MileagePlus Saver Awards in
United Economy when you travel from the U.S. (excluding Hawaii) or Canada to Mexico.
Plus,
on roundtrip tickets,
United still allows you to make one stopover either coming or going.
For this offer, «
roundtrip» is defined as travel from an origin city to a destination city with return travel ending at the origin city, and with all segments
on flights operated by
United Airlines.
I also had the needed number of miles
on United to get both Beth and I to Australia (160,000 miles in economy
roundtrip on United).
I already had a return ticket, but you could use a
United free one way to maximize your award if you book a
roundtrip on Lufthansa or other Star Alliance carrier using
United miles.
In terms of comparison to other airlines, two domestic
roundtrip award tickets in economy class
on United would require 50,000 miles.
I was always told by
United that
on a
roundtrip award flt, that once you start the outbound you can not change the return.
United international
roundtrips allow a stopover and two open jaws which basically allows one to tack
on free or heavily discounted one ways to
roundtrips.
Plus, if you're booking a
roundtrip award using
United miles, you can tack
on a free
United one - way.
On the business version, save 3 % to 10 % automatically on business expenses from FedEx, Hertz, OfficeMax, and more with OPEN Savings, annual Companion Certificate for one roundtrip economy ticket in the 48 contiguous United State
On the business version, save 3 % to 10 % automatically
on business expenses from FedEx, Hertz, OfficeMax, and more with OPEN Savings, annual Companion Certificate for one roundtrip economy ticket in the 48 contiguous United State
on business expenses from FedEx, Hertz, OfficeMax, and more with OPEN Savings, annual Companion Certificate for one
roundtrip economy ticket in the 48 contiguous
United States.
Note that you can still enjoy
United Free One Ways (although
United miles are worth less with the
United Award Chart Devaluation) and US Airways (although only
roundtrip award travel is allowed) and that Alaska allows an international stopover even
on a one way award.
Economy awards to Europe, for example
on Lufthansa or Turkish Airways, cost 60,000 LifeMiles
roundtrip, the same as
United MileagePlus miles.
In Business class
on a Star Alliance partner you'll pay 126,000 LifeMiles
roundtrip, somewhat better than the 140,000 MileagePlus miles
United would charge.
- Miles & More is the mileage program of Lufthansa as well as Austrian and SWISS, and members get more access to premium award tickets - All three airlines are part of Star Alliance, so you can use these miles
on any of the 27 partner airlines including US Airways and
United (and Miles & More awards can be booked one - way, which US Airways awards can not)- You can book a
roundtrip domestic business class award
on United and US Airways for 35,000 miles, or a first class ticket for 50,000 miles.