@Ryan — my newbie understanding of the «low» partner awards is that Delta will only «pay» for
a partner award when the lowest award fare class is available from the partner.
Using the example above, where we found that the British Airways award ended up costing about the same as the United
partner award when we value Ultimate Rewards points at 2.2 cents each, now when we book a companion ticket for an additional $ 931 we're saving not 100,000 Ultimate Rewards points, but 140,000.
You can sometimes get more value by being flexible and booking Saver or
partner awards when cash tickets are expensive.
Not exact matches
The group is also one of the GGFR1
partners to receive an
award for its efforts, in September 2015,
when its Nigerian affiliate was recognized for achieving flare - out on the Ofon offshore field.
Case in point: the
partners created a «Genius
Award» to reward employees who did stellar work, but the program languished
when the founders became too busy to hand out the
awards.
ANA uses different
award charts
when flying their own metal versus flying with an ANA
partner like United Airlines.
Each Sapphire Preferred point is worth at least 1.25 cents, but really, they're worth a lot more
when used to redeem for
award flights at
partner airlines or free stays at premium hotels.
From Mike Tyson starring in The Hangover after having served a prison sentence for rape, to Chris Brown playing at the Grammies
when a few years earlier he beat his girlfriend en route to the
awards, to Mel Gibson taking on starring roles after severely beating his
partner.
ANA Mileage Club does pass on carrier - imposed surcharges
when booking
award tickets with many
partners, but not on flights with United Airlines, so you won't have to worry about that
when flying to London.
The surcharges are particularly bad on these 2 Star Alliance
partners when you book premium cabin
awards.
One important point to remember
when using United miles to book this flight is that Lufthansa only releases first class
award space to its Star Alliance
partners 14 days before departure.
Each Sapphire Preferred point is worth at least 1.25 cents, but really, they're worth a lot more
when used to redeem for
award flights at
partner airlines or free stays at premium hotels.
Here's what you need to look for
when booking an
award flight to Australia on either Delta or their
partner Virgin Australia.
Bonus miles can be a real help
when you're looking to book a trip, and now Chase is giving United MileagePlus Chase cardholders an opportunity to get 30 % more bonus
award miles by simply shopping with participating
partners or by taking a variety of surveys.
Primary United MileagePlus Chase Cardmember, register by May 25, 2018, to receive 30 % bonus
award miles — up to 2,000 —
when you spend and / or take surveys with our participating
partners.
Furthermore, we want to help traders make better choices about who they
partner with and we hope that
when traders see the
awards displayed on the winning brokers» website, they will feel confident about
partnering with that company.
I recommend using the Alaska Airlines website only
when trying to book an
award flight operated by Alaska Airlines or Horizon Air, or for a few select
partners that are relatively easy to find.
When paired with the Citi Prestige ® Card or Citi ThankYou ® Premier Card, points earned with the Citi AT&T Access More card could be transferred to any of the ThankYou Points airline transfer
partners and redeemed for
award flights.
The airlines may not stipulate it clearly in its terms and conditions but you are also liable for taxes and surcharges
when you book an
award seat with Air Canada or some of its
partners.
After February 1,
when the new
partner award chart takes effect, that'll increase to 140,000 United miles (let's assume the taxes and fees stay the same for now).
While
award availability in economy class has generally improved on American Airlines and its
partners over the last few years, you will have more options
when you can choose any airline to fly to your destination.
Here's what you need to look for
when booking an
award flight to Australia on either Delta or their
partner Virgin Australia.
Keep an eye on the
partners of your Host program, and learn which search engines show
partner flights, and
when you'll need to call in to book an
award.
Award tickets may be booked as shortly as two hours prior to a flight
when they are available, and because American itself operates the flight, rather than a
partner, that means that any available seat can be ours for the AAnytime rate of 35,000 miles.
You can search for
award tickets on Delta.com and can easily redeem SkyMiles on flights with Delta Air Lines and
partner carriers
when using their search engine.
Consider the fact that Hilton Honors points are worth roughly 0.4 cents per point, while you can transfer ThankYou Points an airline
partner and easily get 1.7 cents per point
when booking an
award flight.
Earn
Award Miles
when you fly with Flying Blue travel
partners or take advantage of offers from the many non-travel
partners in the program.
The points can be transferred to
partners or used as cash through the Amex travel center, which offers a choice for purchasing a ticket with points
when award seats aren't available.
I've heard rumors that
when United ran their 2014 proposed
award chart revision (which at the time raised prices absurdly across the board) by their
partners at Chase, the folks at Chase went ballistic, which is what resulted in the split United metal /
partner metal
award charts.
If you need help figuring out where to search for
award space
when redeeming with Air France / KLM's
partner airlines, make sure you read our simple
award search guide.
ANA Mileage Club often passes on fuel surcharges
when you book
award flights, but these surcharges are not required
when booking with their Star Alliance
partner United Airlines.
When you mix Iberia and a Oneworld
partner airline (or mix 2 Oneworld
partner airlines), there is an entirely different
award chart that is not subject to peak and off - peak dates (see here).
Japan Airlines does require you to call
when booking
partner award tickets, but the process is simple.
When you look for an
award flight, always pay attention to the cash portions of your ticket to avoid or minimize fuel surcharges imposed by some Delta
partner airlines.
Alaska
partners with many airlines, which means there are plenty of options
when it comes to redeeming Mileage Plan miles for
award flights.
United is in the Star Alliance network, which means it has many other airline
partners whose members can use their miles to book flights operated by United
when a saver
award is available.
However, Air France / KLM's ability to search for SkyTeam
partner award space is better as Delta sometimes doesn't show availability
when it actually exists.
If you don't see
award space
when you run a search, double check on Air France's site as it is generally the best place to search SkyTeam
partners.
A further 100,000 Qantas Points will also be
awarded when the Platinum One Member earns 7,000 Status Credits flights with a Qantas (QF) flight number (including
partner airline flights with a Qantas (QF) flight number) or on flights with a Jetstar Airlines (JQ, 3K, GK and BL) flight number (including
partner airline flights with a Jetstar Airlines flight number) within a single Membership Year.
This is another one of ANA's sweet spots
when it comes to business class
award travel on
partners.
Putting an
award flight on hold can be particularly useful
when transferring points from one of Singapore's
partners.
The standard Asia Miles
award chart is displayed below, which applies
when flying on Cathay Pacific or up to one
partner:
Qantas is also a
partner of both programs, although they are historically more restrictive
when releasing
award space.
You can visit American's website to find the current
award chart for travel booked on or before March 21, as well as the new
award charts for travel on American and travel on
partner airlines
when booked on or after March 22.
I think ANA definitely offers the most oppurtunity but both Aeroplan and Singapore Airlines can really come in handy
when you need to book one way
awards on Star Alliance
partners.
It still errors out from time to time with me, but it's always convenient
when you search and book
partner awards online.
Awards booked through American Airlines using AAdvantage Miles don't come with surcharges... but that's not the case if you plan to use the miles for travel on a number of American's airline
partners — make sure you factor in these surcharges
when working out just how good a deal an
award booking is.
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The worst values with HawaiianMiles come
when using those miles to book
partners with disadvantageous
award charts, such as ANA, American Airlines and Korean Air, which charge significantly more miles for the same routes than Hawaiian does.
Between now and October 31, 2017, you can earn up to 3,000 bonus
award miles on top of the miles you'd normally earn
when you engage with our qualifying MileagePlus
partners.