Given the fact that American Airlines allows bookings up to 331 days in advance, miles can be used on March 21st, 2016 to
redeem for award flights based on the current award chart through February 15, 2017.
Not exact matches
When
redeeming Etihad miles
for flights on Royal Air Maroc, you'll be looking at a distance -
based award chart.
While JetBlue
awards points strictly
based on how much you paid
for your
flights, there's some variability on how much points are worth when you go to
redeem them.
Some frequent fliers, known as «travel hackers,» take advantage of distance -
based programs by earning lots of miles on cheap
flights and then
redeeming them
for more expensive
award tickets.
convert Avios points are extremely cost effective when
redeemed for short - haul
flights on both American Airlines and British Airways, although the cost of an
award flight will increase if there are multiple segments as the cost of a ticket with multiple segments is
based on the combined cost of each individual segment.
Southwest Airlines utilizes a revenue -
based award chart, which means there's no set number of points to
redeem for a certain
award flight.
As a revenue -
based program, they have a pretty clear dollar value when
redeemed for free Virgin America
award flights.
For example, with Qantas» distance - based chart, you'll redeem the same 180,000 miles for a flight between New York and Milan, but in the case of Qantas, that's round - trip — yes, you can book a round - trip award via Qantas at the same rate Alaska charges for a one - w
For example, with Qantas» distance -
based chart, you'll
redeem the same 180,000 miles
for a flight between New York and Milan, but in the case of Qantas, that's round - trip — yes, you can book a round - trip award via Qantas at the same rate Alaska charges for a one - w
for a
flight between New York and Milan, but in the case of Qantas, that's round - trip — yes, you can book a round - trip
award via Qantas at the same rate Alaska charges
for a one - w
for a one - way.
Because Alaska does
awards pricing
based on which region you're flying to, it's also possible to
redeem strategically — say,
for expensive, long - haul
flights — to get the most out of your miles.
Today, I want to go through how you can maximize the carrier's distance -
based award chart the next time you're looking to
redeem your points
for (nearly) free
flights.
Virgin America has a fare -
based award program, meaning the cost of the ticket determines how many Elevate points you need to
redeem for a
flight.