Take advantage of a flat 15,000 -
point award chart Wyndham Rewards has a flat award chart where all their hotels are just 15,000 points per night, which means you can pick from any of their oceanfront properties.
Not only does Hyatt have an excellent
all points award chart, it also gives you the flexibility of redeeming points and cash for your stays.
In addition to having a great all -
points award chart, Hyatt also gives you the option to redeem points and cash for a stay.
Not exact matches
However, the United
award chart shows that business class saver tickets only cost 60,000 each way, or 120,000 round - trip for the same exact flight, a quarter of how many miles or
points you would have needed with cash back or a statement credit.
In contrast, frequent flyer miles and hotel
points invariably lose value over time as companies change their
award charts.
In contrast, frequent flyer miles and hotel
points invariably lose value over time as companies change their
award charts.
With no
awards chart, it can be difficult to find out how far your
points will take you.
There were no positive indicators on the VLO
chart so I did not
award any
points for the
chart parameter.
With a distance - based
award chart, it's particularly important to find
award flights that are nonstop so you don't have to use more miles and
points.
Often derided for not having a public
award chart and increasing redemption rates without notice, Delta SkyMiles could still be useful if you have American Express Membership Rewards
points and / or SPG Starpoints.
A free night
award chart is being introduced in 2019 where the amount of
points required for a free night will depend on peak, standard and off - peak pricing at all hotels.
If you transfer your
points to partners with valuable
award charts, it is not very difficult to achieve redemption values of at least 2 cents /
point (often 3 - 4) which widens the value disparity even more.
Their
awards chart is well priced and the transfer makes for a great
point conversion most of the time.
That said, it is important to take a look at the
award chart and the website to determine how many
points it will cost to get to your destination of choice.
At some
point in the future, they will update their
chart, but for now you can book American Airlines
awards the old way.
There is no
award chart - the number of
points needed depends on how much the flight costs.
Often derided for not having a public
award chart and increasing redemption rates without notice, Delta SkyMiles could still be useful if you have American Express Membership Rewards
points and / or SPG Starpoints.
(I'm fudging the numbers here because the new
award chart maxes out at 95,000
points in peak season, so you'd actually need $ 31,667 in spend — but that doesn't really roll off the tongue.
Finally, if you want the ability to earn tons of
points but don't want to be locked into the United
award chart (just in case there's a better option for some of your travel), you can look to Chase cards that earn Ultimate Rewards.
Remember, Hilton no longer has an
award chart that divides hotels into categories, so you won't be able to easily predict how many
points an
award stay will cost.
Hilton no longer has an
award chart that divides hotels into categories, though, so you won't be able to easily predict how many
points an
award stay will cost.
As a
point of comparison, United's own
award chart charges 22,500 miles each way for economy class and 40,000 miles each way for first class (on a two - cabin plane).
Since they generally have a summer break to work with, Grant and Bonnie used the Delta
award chart to figure out the lowest possible cost in terms of
points.
Award charts are key when considering hotel cards — Just because it's easy to rack up
points on a hotel card doesn't mean you'll become a resort regular for free.
As per
award chart, a round - trip ticket from New York City to Honolulu costs 35,000 Elevate
points in economy and 80,000
points in business class.
While my takeaway from my
point density
charts is that paid hotel stays are an incredibly inefficient means of generating sufficient
points for
award stays, that only holds if you're paying for your own stays.
Like other hotel brands, Hyatt's
chart is split into categories that determine the number of
points required for an
award stay.
Virgin America utilizes a revenue - based
award chart on its own flights, which means a more expensive cash flight will require more reward
points to book.
Others
pointed out, as I have, that in some cases
award charts need to be inflated if
points are earned and redeemed based on spend, a feature of most hotel loyalty programs.
In the last two days the community has been abuzz with Wyndham's announcement that they're doing away with their
award chart entirely and implementing a new «one size fits all» pricing of 15,000
points per night for all the hotel chains in their portfolio.
You can then transfer those
points to Virgin Atlantic, which has a generous
award chart with flight redemptions based on one - way distance, and occasionally offers transfer bonuses adding to the potential value.
If you don't want to mess with
award charts and
award availability, then another great everyday rewards card is the Barclaycard Arrival World Elite MasterCard ($ 89 annual fee, waived the first year) that earns 2x
points on all charges.
Contrast that to some other Hilton properties at the top end of the
award chart that cost 95,000
points per night, and you can see how Egypt is a huge value on
points.
Something to keep in mind is that Hilton no longer has an
award chart that divides hotels into categories, so you won't easily be able to predict how many
points an
award stay will cost.
Ritz - Carlton's
award chart has five tiers, with nightly rates running from 30,000 to 70,000
points.
However, I eventually found my way to American's
award chart, where I noticed something exciting: «Off - Peak» travel from the US to Europe could cost as little as 40,000
points roundtrip.
I had talked about using my one way with Delta to fly up to Seattle, but since this turned into a United booking I wanted to exploit a wonderful weak -
point of their
award chart:
Not all miles and
points are created equally, and every
award chart has its own
point redemption valuations for various flights.
Wyndham Rewards has one of the most interesting
award charts out there since all their properties are a flat 15,000
points per night, and this even includes their Viva family of all - inclusive resorts.
For both alliances, there is no additional transfer of
points necessary, but rather
award availability based on
award charts.
The bonuses are either too small to buy most tickets when converted to cash, or the
points are too valuable to waste on inflated
award charts when converted to miles.
Here's a real - life example of decision making using this
chart: I'm planning a 2 - night stay at the Hilton Molino Stucky Venice this January, when the cheapest standard room
award is 50,000 HHonors
points.
Justin's already on the right track, as United its
award chart indicates the best option for this trip given their current
point balances.
With one of the most competitive
award charts in the industry, every
point you earn makes a significant dent in the required
points for your next
award stay.
Maximum of 4 people per room, with those additional people incurring additional
points charge per the
award chart.
The mileage cost of British Airways
awards is given in Membership Rewards
points, since this
chart shows the combined effects of Membership Rewards transfer bonuses and a Travel Together Ticket.
In March, when I stayed there, it was a Category 5 hotel, costing 35,000
points year round under the old
award chart.
I checked Delta's
award chart first, since I had a few thousand
points left over in my account after booking the Portland flight.
Transfer your
points to BA Avios (1 RBC Avion = 1 BA Avios) and pay using the BA Avios
Award chart 4.
A couple final
points to keep in mind with Cathay Pacific Asia Miles are that they utilize a distance - based
award chart and one - way
awards require more than half has many miles as a round - trip
award ticket.