A roundtrip award in economy costs 75,000 miles.
Not exact matches
So for only 20,000 miles each way, you can fly from Istanbul to Abu Dhabi or Dubai on Turkish Airlines or connect
in Cairo for a free stopover
in Egypt on a
roundtrip award.
And because British Airways has an
award redemption chart that's organized by distance flown instead of region, you'll only to cash
in 25,000 British Airways miles on a
roundtrip ticket from Los Angeles to Honolulu instead of the 45,000 miles American requires for that same flight.
It's also interesting that if you are someone who uses LifeMiles to travel to Central America or Colombia, you can earn a 50 % discount on a
roundtrip award ticket from the United States if you spend $ 12,000
in a calendar year, with the opportunity for another
award discount after $ 24,000 spending.
For example, on a
roundtrip economy
award for two passengers between New York City and Heathrow, passengers redeeming a Travel Together Ticket would pay $ 999
in order to spend 28,571 Avios instead of 120,000 Skymiles.
In fact, in some situations you can save miles by booking two one - way awards to complete roundtrip trave
In fact,
in some situations you can save miles by booking two one - way awards to complete roundtrip trave
in some situations you can save miles by booking two one - way
awards to complete
roundtrip travel.
Unfortunately,
in November 2017, Japan Airlines began assessing cash surcharges on
awards as high as $ 1,600 for a US to Dubai
roundtrip.
If you are going to be doing two very long
roundtrips (coast - to - coast) that push you into the fifth class of the distance chart, you are likely going to be better off buying two distinct
roundtrip awards from United / Aeroplan etc, which are priced based on the zone you fly
in.
The worst way to use Emirates
awards is on routes you wouldn't want to use Emirates for
in the first place: bad routing mixed with high prices, such as North America to Australia for 150,000 miles
roundtrip in economy, or eastern North America to western North America for 155,000 miles
roundtrip in economy.
The taxes on your
roundtrip award flight using Avios on Aer Lingus to Dublin will only be around $ 150, while flights routed from Heathrow cost nearly twice as much
in fees.
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roundtrip scheduled shared transfer to Downtown Pattaya per person per booking, spa credit - THB 500 per room or suite, late check out upon request (subject to availability), 10 % discount on Food and Beverage
in one of our 11
award - winning restaurants (excluding buffets), priority for room upgrade to next room category (subject to availability), be part of special monthly lucky draw to win exciting prizes and have the option to personalize your stay with unique optional extras
This means that redeeming with LAN is a great deal when you are booking
awards to lower South America where
awards can be as low as 90,000
roundtrip in business class.
Europeans frequently have access to transatlantic Business Class sales where the fares are well under $ 2,000
roundtrip (like here and here), so why would anybody pay over $ 3,400 for 115,000 miles
in a sale like this one to buy a Business Class
award ticket?
To use it, you just input your route, choose one - way or
roundtrip, the cabin you want to fly
in (economy, premium economy, business, or first), whether you're willing to make a stop or not, the type of
award (peak or off - peak), and which frequent flyer program (the 20 airlines are listed below) or credit card (Amex Membership Rewards, Chase Ultimate Rewards, Citi ThankYou Points, and / or Starwood Preferred Guest) you want to use and search.
For example, you can get a domestic
award flight
in Portugal for only 7,500 miles
roundtrip, or a flight between the U.S. and Portugal for 50,000 miles
in economy and 90,000 miles
in business.
Standard
awards are available
in all classes and begin at 20,000 miles
roundtrip within Europe.
This sees
roundtrip Business Class
awards cost just 55,000 miles and, bearing
in mind that this is for travel from or to the two US cities I've named, that's a fantastic deal!
First class
awards to Hawaii jumped
in price by 35,000 miles
roundtrip.
If you assume that $ 2,500 is a fair price for a Lufthansa Business Class
roundtrip ticket then, allowing for the $ 620
in fees you have to pay on the
award, 105, ooo miles is getting you $ 1,880 of value.
One big difference here is that
awards to Hawaii will now cost 45,000 miles
in coach instead of 40,000 miles
roundtrip.
80,000 Starpoints (which will convert to 100,000 JAL Miles) for a
roundtrip First Class
award in one of the better First Class cabins around can be a great redemption.
Even if you're using Alaska Mileage Plan miles you can't beat JAL's value
in Business Class (Milage Plan charges 110,000 miles for a
roundtrip Business Class
award)....
A
roundtrip Business Class
award between the US and Europe costs, at best, 115,000 miles and, if you were to buy miles
in this promotion to buy such an
award, they would set you back approximately $ 3,094.
On specific number of paid qualifying
roundtrip flights (as outlined
in the offer) members can earn 5,000 bonus
award miles, 10,000 bonus
award miles or up to a maximum of 25,000 bonus
award miles.
American offers Business Class SAAver
awards between the US and Europe at 115,000
roundtrip and those miles would cost around $ 2,035
in this promotion.
Most programs require a
roundtrip booking
in order to add a stopover into your itinerary and some
award programs don't allow stopovers at all.
A
roundtrip Qatar Airways Business Class
award from the US to the Middle East now requires 140,000 miles ($ 2,674
in this promotion) and, while wouldn't be too bad if this was a cash fare, once you take into account the lost earnings (you don't earn miles on
award travel) this isn't
in any way cheap.
If you fly United, that's enough for a
roundtrip business class ticket from North America to Europe on a Saver
Award and enough for two round trips from North America to Europe
in economy on a Saver
Award.
Korean Air doesn't partner with any carriers from Oceania, New Zealand and Australia, and its significantly higher
award prices for these areas (up to 110,000
in economy and 240,000
in first class
roundtrip) reflect this lack of coverage.
The total number of Avios required very closely corresponds to the sum of the percentages of the total itinerary flown
in each cabin multiplied by that cabin's
roundtrip Avios
award cost.
Combining these two
award bookings
in order of date flown results
in a one - way biz class flight from any two cities
in the US, a one - way flight biz class from San Francisco to Panama City, a
roundtrip biz class between Bogota and Lima, and an economy
roundtrip between San Francisco and Newark.
US Airways» best redemption is their
roundtrip award from the US to North Asia
in first class for 120,000 miles.
If you're based
in Europe and looking to escape to the Caribbean then Cayenne may be an option and, at 75,000 miles for a
roundtrip Business Class
award, that's truly excellent value.
If you can travel during the low season between September 7 and November 14, American Airlines offers off - peak MileSAAver
awards for only 25,000 miles
roundtrip in economy.
A United Airlines
award flight from the U.S. to Europe costs 60,000 MileagePlus miles
roundtrip in economy.
United is offering a special «20 % discount on
roundtrip Saver
Awards» to select cities
in Europe, which equates to 48,000 miles.
All of the programs discussed
in this post allow you to book one - way
award tickets for half of the miles of a
roundtrip ticket (so assume 12.5 K each way per person).
A
roundtrip award on Emirates first class between JFK and Milan (MPX) will require 217,500 miles plus ~ $ 1,440
in fees.
Although Delta prices its lowest
award flights to Hawaii at 45,000 for
roundtrip in economy and 90,000 for round - trip
in first class, you can book the exact same Delta flights using 25,000 Korean Air SKYPASS miles
in economy and 45,000 Korean Air SKYPASS miles
in first class.
A
roundtrip in business / first on a domestic trip may run you 75,000 miles, although with Delta's dynamic
award pricing many
awards may be much higher.
United saver level
award flights from the U.S. to the Caribbean are 35,000 miles
roundtrip in economy and 60,000
in first.
Assuming you can find United - metal saver availability
in coach for the days you want, you can save 20 % off a
roundtrip award from the US or Alaska to Porto, Portugal, Reykjavik, Iceland, Singapore, or Sydney, Australia.
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In the Southwest program, once your account reaches 16 credits, one standard roundtrip award credit is automatically generated, which expires in one yea
In the Southwest program, once your account reaches 16 credits, one standard
roundtrip award credit is automatically generated, which expires
in one yea
in one year.
Delta also devalued
awards to Tel Aviv and to Europe
in 2016, increasing the latter by 15,000
roundtrip (without any notice).
Make the most of this winter by enjoying a winter getaway with a 20 % discount on
roundtrip Saver
Awards in United Economy.
A
roundtrip award ticket to Europe from the United States usually costs an average of 50,000 miles
in coach or 100,000
in business class.
We're offering rare savings on Hawaii travel: a
roundtrip Saver
Award ticket
in United Economy ® is just 36,000 miles, regularly 45,000 miles.
Make the most of this winter by enjoying a 20 % discount on
roundtrip Saver
Awards in United Economy.
For a limited time, enjoy a discount of 5,000 miles on
roundtrip MileagePlus Saver
Awards in United Economy when you travel from the U.S. (excluding Hawaii) or Canada to Mexico.
In terms of comparison to other airlines, two domestic roundtrip award tickets in economy class on United would require 50,000 mile
In terms of comparison to other airlines, two domestic
roundtrip award tickets
in economy class on United would require 50,000 mile
in economy class on United would require 50,000 miles.