Not only does the card offer 53,000 AAdvantage miles after spending requirements are met (enough to cover an off -
peak economy trip to Asia), but cardholders get 10 percent of their redeemed miles back, bringing the total cost of the award to 45,000 miles round - trip.
Not exact matches
Because Mileage Bank miles are a bit harder to earn, it could be easier for you to use American AAdvantage miles to book off -
peak economy class award tickets for 45,000 miles round -
trip on flights operated by American Airlines.
The US Airways award chart suddenly has a former great deal missing: gone are the off -
peak awards to South America that cost 35,000 miles round -
trip in
economy and 60,000 miles round -
trip in business class.
A round -
trip economy class ticket to Europe, for example, can be secured for 45,000 miles during off -
peak travel times.
JAL off -
peak awards are just 40,000 miles round -
trip from the U.S. to Japan in
economy.
You can also make this
trip in
economy for 17,500 miles during
peak season, or 15,000 miles during off -
peak times.
If you fly between October 1 and April 30, you can get an
economy round -
trip ticket at the Off -
Peak rate of 50,000 miles.
Award flights from the 48 contiguous states to Japan on American Airlines are 65,000 miles round -
trip in
economy class off -
peak, and 70,000 miles
peak.
Round -
trip economy tickets cost just 35,000 AAdvantage miles compared to
Peak MileSAAver Level 2
economy award seats which cost 45,000 miles.
A quick glance at airfares on Google Flights for June and July 2017 show round
trips in the $ 1,300 range in
economy — a good price for
peak season transatlantic flights.
Otherwise, American Airlines offers
economy off -
peak round -
trips for 50,000 miles from anywhere in the U.S.
Because Mileage Bank miles are a bit harder to earn, it could be easier for you to use American AAdvantage miles to book off -
peak economy class award tickets for 45,000 miles round -
trip on flights operated by American Airlines.
That's a lot of miles for a single, Business Class, round -
trip flight that's only marginally more expensive that an
Economy Class fare during
peak season.
That means round -
trip off -
peak economy award seats are only 25,000 miles.
American offers off -
peak awards to Hawaii for just 40,000 miles round -
trip in
economy, which are 45,000 miles normally.
You should also consider transferring your points to miles with American, which offers awards to Georgia in
economy class starting at 45,000 miles round -
trip during off -
peak times, and 60,000 miles during the rest of the year.
Singapore Airlines is offering President's Day airfare specials, with business class available from New York to Frankfurt for $ 1995 round
trip on weekdays through
peak summer travel season and many other routes on sale in both premium
economy and business class.
Off -
peak awards from the U.S. to Europe, for example, now cost 45,000 miles round -
trip in
economy class through American AAdvantage and are only valid for a few months from late January to March and again from November to early December, completely excluding the holiday season.
American Airlines also offers discounted off -
peak awards to Europe through May 15, 2014, which require only 40,000 AAdvantage miles round -
trip in
economy.
This conveniently leaves you 40,000 miles, which you can use for a round -
trip from the US to Hawaii in
economy during the off -
peak dates of December 29 - March 12, August 11 - November 18 and November 24 - December 10 (note that there are different off -
peak dates for travel from Hawaii).
The price for off -
peak economy to Europe only increased 2,500 miles each way, for a total of 45,000 miles round -
trip per person.
Another sweet spot is an
Economy award redemption from London to the USA East Coast (New York, Washington, Baltimore, and Boston) which only costs 26,000 Avios for the round
trip in off -
peak periods (but these flights come with heavy taxes making them not so attractive after all).
For example, it looks to me like an
economy traveler could do your illustrated sample 20k mile
trip for 100,000 with the Explorer, but for 97,500 off -
peak (you get a free stopover in New York) with a series of one - ways.
When BA first announced the nonstops it offered a special
economy fare of just $ 500 round
trip, but that fare is long gone now that
peak summer season approaches.