Between now and December 11, you can earn triple Avios
points for flights between Europe and North America on American, British Airways, Finnair, or Iberia.
Not exact matches
While several airlines, including United, Japan Airlines, and All Nippon Airways, offer direct
flights between New York and Tokyo, Korean Air offers the most frequent flyer award availability — useful
for us, since we only had a little bit of schedule flexibility — and is a transfer partner of Chase, whose
points we had already started to earn.
This extra feature can enable you to shop around
for the best use of your
points, choosing
between a hotel stay or using
points to top off a mileage award
flight.
City, the leaders, are gunning
for a 14th successive league win - which would equal the all - time record in the English top
flight - and can put a huge 11
points between themselves and second - place United if they prevail.
When traveling with young children on
flights that require a transfer at some
point in your journey make sure that you pick an itinerary that has enough time in -
between flights for you to wait
for a stroller to come up from the cargo hold and to be hauling small children, car seats and any other gear to your next gate.
This extra feature can enable you to shop around
for the best use of your
points, choosing
between a hotel stay or using
points to top off a mileage award
flight.
So you can get a
flight that costs up to $ 400
for 20,000
points,
between $ 401 and $ 600
for 30,000
points,
between $ 601 and $ 800
for 40,000
points, etc..
Functionally, the difference
between points and miles is quite substantial, both in terms of how you pay
for flights and what types of costs can be covered.
And it helps if you sign up
for the right travel credit card — one that doesn't just focus on
points — but also has perks like companion
flights, amazing insurance coverage and flexibility with transferring
points between cards.
For example, A-List Preferred (the middle status
between A-List and Companion Pass), requires 50 qualifying one - way
flights or 70,000 TQPs within a calendar year, and includes added perks such as free inflight Wi - Fi, Priority Check - In and Boarding, and a 100 %
point earning bonus on Southwest
flights.
One way to experience Suites class is to book a
flight between New York and Frankfurt one - way
for 76,000
points.
Between the bonus and
points earned through everyday spending, she was able to rack up enough
for a
flight to Greece!
Points for flights are valued at $ 0.01 per
point, and other options are valued
between $ 0.007 - $ 0.005 per
point.
Using Elevate program
points to redeem
for flights on Hawaiian Airlines - operated
flights presents an opportunity to use a set number of
points instead: 20,000 Elevate
points in economy and 50,000 in business
for a round - trip ticket
between San Francisco and Honolulu,
for example.
So you can get a
flight that costs up to $ 400
for 20,000
points,
between $ 401 and $ 600
for 30,000
points,
between $ 601 and $ 800
for 40,000
points, etc..
Exchange
points between Elevate and other loyalty programs at
Points.com, and before you know it you'll have enough
for a free
flight on Virgin America.
Flight prices vary quite a bit
for Mint, but the lowest price I was able to find
for flights between JFK and LAX was 52,000 reward
points one - way.
In comparison, JetBlue offers award
flights to Costa Rica
for between 10,000 and 15,000 TrueBlue
points per leg, depending on the dates.
You can expect to get
between 1 and 1.3 cents per
point, or up to 1.7 cents per
point if you redeem
for their new Mint class on transcontinental
flights.
14.5.5 Surface Segments are permitted as part of oneworld Classic
Flight Reward Itineraries, but the distance
between the disembarkation
point and the next embarkation point will be included in the Reward Point zone calculation for that Itine
point and the next embarkation
point will be included in the Reward Point zone calculation for that Itine
point will be included in the Reward
Point zone calculation for that Itine
Point zone calculation
for that Itinerary.
For example, a roundtrip award flight between Ft. Lauderdale and St. Thomas costs 17,400 points and $ 11.20, while the revenue fare for the same flight is $ 3
For example, a roundtrip award
flight between Ft. Lauderdale and St. Thomas costs 17,400
points and $ 11.20, while the revenue fare
for the same flight is $ 3
for the same
flight is $ 300.
For example, using the Membership Rewards
points to redeem a premium class
flight on Cathay Pacific
between New York and Hong Kong in first class can yield up to 13 cents per
point.
Flights between North America and Japan on Japan Airlines also offer an excellent value
for your Eastern Miles
points, especially in premium classes.
Offer valid only
for JetBlue Award
Flights purchased using TrueBlue points directly on jetblue.com between now and 6/19/17 (the earlier of 11:59 PM EST or local) for flights between 6/15/17 and 7
Flights purchased using TrueBlue
points directly on jetblue.com
between now and 6/19/17 (the earlier of 11:59 PM EST or local)
for flights between 6/15/17 and 7
flights between 6/15/17 and 7/31/17.
A quick search
for availability about 7 + months out showed many open business class and first class seats
between Hong Kong and Sydney and so you'd just need to find Cathay Pacific
flights from departure
points in the US (SFO or LAX).
If you're wondering, Emirates operates a
flight between New York and Milan which you can get
for 85,000 Emirates Skywards
points one way in First Class.
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).
It's best to transfer your ThankYou
points to Singapore's loyalty program, KrisFlyer, because it offers a 15 percent discount to members booking award
flights online.With the discount, you can fly one way
between New York and Frankfurt, or Houston and Moscow, in the carrier's extravagant First Suite
for 57,375 miles and $ 203 in taxes and fuel surcharges.
Not only does British Airways awards 140 Tier
Points for Business Class
flights across the Atlantic but it also awards 140 Tier
Points for Business Class
flights between the two US coasts — here's Philadelphia to Los Angeles
for example:
Eligible
flights are
flights for travel
between 1 October 2015 and 29 February 2016 inclusive that are marketed and operated by Virgin Australia on which Velocity
Points can be earned and booked in a fare class that normally accrues
Points.
An offer available to all Aquire members is a promotion to earn double Aquire
points on eligible Qantas
flights for bookings made
between 9 October and 16 November 2014,
for travel by the end of the year.
General members now earn 80
points for a discounted round - trip
flight in coach
between the U.S. and Israel.
Redeem your TrueBlue
points for an Award
Flight by August 4 and save 25 % when you travel
between September 7 and November 16, 2016.
Fares must be purchased using TrueBlue
points between now and 8/4/16 (the earlier of 11:59 PM EST or local)
for flights on Mon through Thurs and Sat.
Europe has something
for everyone — with so many airlines flying
between the U.S. and Europe, it should be easy
for you to book your next
flight using miles and
points.
You'll earn from 100
points for economy
flights within the British Isles to 1,200
points for business class
flights between Ireland and the United States.
Such a
flight would normally cost
between $ 5,000 and $ 10,000, making your
points far more valuable than they would be when redeemed
for gift cards, merchandise, and travel reservations booked directly through American Express Travel, which are generally worth about one cent each, with occasional promotions that can increase their value.
A quick search
for availability about 7 months out showed many open business class seats (sometimes up to 5 seats open)
between Hong Kong and Auckland and so you'd just need to find Cathay Pacific
flights from departure
points in the US (SFO or LAX).
I just received a targeted email from Southwest Airlines offering me A-list status
for through 2015
for flying just 3 round trips (6 one - way
flights) or by earning 8,750 tier qualifying
points through either flying Southwest or by earning them via the Chase Southwest Credit card
between January 22 and April 18, 2015!
It can't be too much to assume that consumers can see the value difference
between paying one price
for a
flight on airline A and considerably more
for the same
flight on airline B with the only difference being that airline B allows
for the accrual of miles (in truth that's unlikely to be the only difference but that's a
point for another time).
Etihad's
points can be used to redeem
for its epic first class apartment on
flights between Abu Dhabi and London, Melbourne, Mumbai, New York, and Sydney.
To be eligible
for the triple
points offer, you will need to register your Velocity number and book
between 3 December 2014 and 7 December 2014,
for flights between 8 January â $ «30 September 2015.
Southwest Airlines has released a targeted promotion
for flights during the usually slow pre-holiday, post summer season which offers travelers up to triple Rapid Reward
points on all
flights booked and flown
between Sept 18, 2014 and November 20, 2014.
Eligible
flights are
flights for travel
between 8 January â $ «30 September 2015 inclusive that are marketed and operated by Virgin Australia on which Velocity
Points can be earned and booked in a fare class that normally accrues
Points.
Virgin is offering sale fares
between Hawaii and LAX
for as little as $ 338 round trip — today (Tuesday) only — and is offering Elevate members an award
flight price starting at 8,278
points.
Consider transfering your Chase Ultimate Rewards
points to Virgin Atlantic
for flights between the U.S. and the Europe.
First class awards on Garuda Indonesia usually cost 180,000 Garuda Miles (or Citi ThankYou
Points)
for a
flight between London (LHR) and Jakarta (CGK), but the promo rate is 95,000 miles.
One of the best values
for a U.S. traveler is an award
flight between Los Angeles and Hong Kong, which costs 72,000 miles in premium economy and 120,000 miles in business (72,000 and 120,000 Membership Rewards
points respectively).
As the
flight examples below show, the value in cents per
point for Southwest
flights is usually
between 1.4 and 1.6 cents per
point.
Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards kicked off the double
points promo last week, good
for all
flights booked and traveled
between now and Nov 21.