He would need only 45,000 points to book five
roundtrip flights like the short Santa Rosa to Seattle trip I described at the beginning.
Not exact matches
Air Canada's award chart has some valuable sweet spots,
like 110,000 miles
roundtrip for business class
flights to Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
Cards
like the Citi AAdvantage Executive World Elite MasterCard or Platinum Select - branded Visa, MasterCard, or American Express options each come with a 7,500 mile discount for
roundtrip travel on
flights over 500 miles or 2,000 mile discount for
flights under 500 miles.
The most likely way someone will find value from this sale is by using the miles for expensive short - hop
flights like BOS - JFK where a
roundtrip will cost just 9,000 Avios (if you book before the 2 Feb 2016 devaluation) but can easily cost $ 500 + when paying in cash.
If you're patient enough and were able to get the business version of the Aviator Red when it comes out and also snag the Citi AAdvantage Platinum Select cards, you might be able stockpile over 200,000 AAdvantage miles over the next 3 to 6 months and have enough miles to book a
roundtrip long - haul first class
flight on some of the top airlines
like Etihad.
Now, 56,000 miles for a
roundtrip flight to Japan surely sounds
like a great deal, and it is.
That 5,000 point bonus means you can book a domestic
roundtrip flight with airlines
like American or United for only 20,000 Starpoints.
With ANA you can book Star Alliance
flights like those on ANA or Thai Airways which have good availability onward to New Zealand, for just 120,000 miles
roundtrip using any ANA partner, or 105,000 — 120,000 miles
roundtrip using ANA's own
flights.
While 48,000 miles compared to 60,000 for a
roundtrip economy
flight to Europe sounds
like a good deal, it's not the best out there.
If you're able to find
flights like our LAX to FLL route, those 40,000 points could get you a free
roundtrip flight with 6,000 points left over towards your next jetsetting vacation.