Sure I go to different places but I also usually purchase
the same class of tickets (usually in the lowest available fare buckets) and I usually travel roughly the same number of miles — so this comparison is probably a good indication of how my redeemable mileage earning will drop once the new earnings system is in place.
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.
If an approved CRS, for which a
ticket has been purchased, does not fit in a particular seat on the aircraft, the aircraft operator has the responsibility to accommodate the CRS in another seat in the
same class of service.
Additionally, Delta has announced that as
of June 20, SkyMiles members will be able to use their miles for a number
of other products including upgrades to some cabin
classes, selecting preferred seats,
ticket change fees, award
ticket redeposit fees,
same - day confirmed fees, and external
ticket charges.
If you wait for a business
class fare sale and book with Chase points, there's a chance that you'll ues less points with Chase than you would with an airline mileage
ticket, and a
ticket booked with Ultimate Rewards comes with all the
same benefits
of booking a revenue
ticket.
The
same round - trip would cost you 130,000 KrisFlyer miles if you book a round - trip business
class ticket with any
of the Star Alliance airlines instead.
The key thing to note is that sometimes all
of the economy saver awards sell out before all
of the business saver awards do — and the price
of the economy award
tickets are then actually higher than a business
class award seat on the
same flight.
Even though the ideal dates do not have flight availability for 3 in economy, I would suggest putting his wife on a business
class ticket on the
same flight as the rest
of the family.
Business
class award
tickets will cost the
same with either
of those programs, too.
Economy
class award
tickets to Lisbon cost about the
same on all
of the alliances, except for American Airlines» off - peak awards.
Mixed - cabin: An award itinerary that includes different cabins or
classes of service on the
same ticket.
Members at the
same Medallion level will be cleared in order
of fare
class groupings for revenue
tickets, Award Tickets and Pay with Miles1 tickets, with higher fare classes among all ticket types holding higher pr
tickets, Award
Tickets and Pay with Miles1 tickets, with higher fare classes among all ticket types holding higher pr
Tickets and Pay with Miles1
tickets, with higher fare classes among all ticket types holding higher pr
tickets, with higher fare
classes among all
ticket types holding higher priority.
If you need to look in a higher redemption
class, see if you can get an award
ticket for the
same or fewer points by moving up a
class of service.
The companion must be booked into the
same class of service and on the
same flight as your
ticket.
Companion certificates can only be used for a coach
class seat on an Alaska Airlines operated flight with the purchase
of another
ticket on the
same Alaska Airlines flight within or between the continental United States, Alaska, Canada, Hawaii or Mexico.
Where the Reward is a Companion Reward and the person travelling on the paying
ticket changes his or her flight or
class of travel, the Companion Reward may be similarly amended for the
same amendment fees, subject to availability
of seats and the provisions
of section 4.4
of these Flying Club Terms
The discount voucher will be in the form
of a code that can be applied for a discount
of $ 1,000 when purchasing two
tickets, for the
same flights in the
same class of travel.
The real question for me is if I'd fly Garuda Indonesia first
class again at the standard award price
of 180,000 Garuda Miles for a one - way
ticket on the
same route.
Depending on the amount
of miles you have, you might also consider redeeming 120,000 miles for the
same ticket in first
class that would be an amazing use
of only 5,000 miles each way.
Economy
class tickets to Switzerland cost roughly the
same with all
of the alliances, with the exception
of American Airlines off - peak awards.
If you buy a discounted economy
ticket, though, youll end up paying nearly the
same amount
of miles to upgrade as you would to buy a first
class ticket in the first place.
- A first
class ticket to Asia can cost $ 27,000 but you can use 135,000 miles for that
same ticket, a value
of 20 cents per mile.
Note that the child's
ticket must be in the
same class of travel as at least one
ticketed adult; you can't redeem a first
class award and pay 10 %
of an unrestricted coach
ticket for the lap child.
- A first
class ticket to Hawaii can cost $ 3,000 but you can use 60,000 miles for that
same ticket, a value
of 6.7 cents per mile.
An award
ticket in Lufthansa business
class costs the
same amount as an award
ticket in Austrian business
class, and I have to assume a majority
of my readers would appreciate knowing with which their miles are better spent.
For example, the
same number
of miles required to spend a few days at United's A320 simulator can buy you a round - trip first -
class ticket to pretty much anywhere in the world.
Normally I write more about Singapore Suites than Singapore First
Class, both since most
of my Award Booking Clients aspire to fly Singapore Suites on the A380 and because as an award
ticket, Singapore Suites is the
same cost in KrisFlyer miles as Singapore First
Class.
That chart has some real values, such as the ability to fly business
class between the US and Europe for 90,000 miles roundtrip instead
of the usual 100,000, the ability to pop around Europe with several extra flights thrown in for 115,000 miles in business
class instead
of 100,000 miles roundtrip plus another 20,000 miles for each and every additional intra-European flight, and the ability to fly to Australia in business
class via Asia (not normally allowed on a single award
ticket) for an extra 25,000 miles — and make stopovers in Asia, and throw in Australian domestic flights at the
same time.
Reservations and bookings for both the Reward flight
of the Eligible Member and the Companion
Ticket of the companion must be made at the
same time, for the
same flight,
same date, in the
same class,
same cabin and on the
same passenger name record (PNR) for travel on the
same itinerary.
I also have 200k AmEx membership rewards points, which I can transfer to Air Canada, which seems to offer many
of the
same flights for 90k per
ticket (business
class).
Someone redeeming for U.S. domestic flights that are normally inexpensive will typically get much less face value out
of the
same number
of miles or points than someone redeeming for an international first
class award
ticket, which could have a retail value
of $ 20,000 or more.
They transported the family to Miami for $ 900 the next day and the put them on the only flight to Phoenix, booking and paying for
same day flights, two
of the
tickets had to be first
class.
Upgrades include:
Same class ticket, increased allowances for meals and every day expenses, entertainment benefit if you are delayed from returning to your departure point, delay
of baggage benefit increase and named hurricane coverage.
Q. TRIP INTERRUPTION — Subject to the Terms
of this insurance and in the event
of the Unexpected death
of a Relative
of the Insured Person, or in the event the Insured Person's trip or travel plans must be cancelled or interrupted as a result
of a break - in or substantial destruction due to a fire or Natural Disaster
of the Insured Person's principal residence in his / her Home Country, the Company will reimburse the Insured Person's actual expense up to the amount shown in the Schedule
of Benefits / Limits for the costs
of a one - way air or ground transportation
ticket of the
same class as the unused travel
ticket to transport the Insured Person from the International airport nearest to where the Insured Person was located at the time
of learning
of such death or destruction to the International airport nearest to: (i) the location
of the Relative's funeral or place
of burial, or (ii) the Insured Person's destroyed principal residence; subject to the following conditions and limitations:
R. TRIP INTERRUPTION — Subject to the Terms
of this insurance and in the event
of the Unexpected death
of a Relative
of the Insured Person, or in the event the Insured Person's trip or travel plans must be cancelled or interrupted as a result
of a break - in or substantial destruction due to a fire or Natural Disaster
of the Insured Person's principal residence in his / her Home Country, the Company will reimburse the Insured Person's actual expense up to the amount shown in the Schedule
of Benefits / Limits for the costs
of a one - way air or ground transportation
ticket of the
same class as the unused travel
ticket to transport the Insured Person from the International airport nearest to where the Insured Person was located at the time
of learning
of such death or destruction to the International airport nearest to: (i) the location
of the Relative's funeral or place
of burial, or (ii) the Insured Person's destroyed principal residence; subject to the following conditions and limitations:
Additional Trip Interruption Benefits: If You have insured $ 0 Trip cost, and You interrupt Your Trip for a covered Unforeseen reason, We will reimburse You for the additional cost incurred for one - way airfare (using the
same class of fare as the original travel
ticket) to return You to Your originally scheduled return destination, up to the Maximum Benefit Amount shown in the Schedule
of Benefits.
The plan pays for a one way air or ground trans - portation
ticket of the
same class as the unused travel
ticket, less the value
of the unused return
ticket.
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of this insurance and in the event of the Unexpected death of a Relative of the Insured Person, or in the event the Insured Person's trip or travel plans must be cancelled or interrupted as a result of a break - in or substantial destruction due to a fire or Natural Disaster of the Insured Person's principal residence in his / her Home Country, the Company will reimburse the Insured Person's actual expense up to the amount shown in the SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS / LIMITS for the costs of a one - way air or ground transportation ticket of the same class as the unused travel ticket to transport the Insured Person from the International airport nearest to where the Insured Person was located at the time of learning of such death or destruction to the International airport nearest to: (i) the location of the Relative's funeral or place of burial, or (ii) the Insured Person's destroyed principal residence; subject to the following conditions and limitations: (1) The Insured Person must be outside of his / her Home Country at the time of the Unexpected death of the Relative or the substantial destruction of the principal residence; a
of this insurance and in the event
of the Unexpected death of a Relative of the Insured Person, or in the event the Insured Person's trip or travel plans must be cancelled or interrupted as a result of a break - in or substantial destruction due to a fire or Natural Disaster of the Insured Person's principal residence in his / her Home Country, the Company will reimburse the Insured Person's actual expense up to the amount shown in the SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS / LIMITS for the costs of a one - way air or ground transportation ticket of the same class as the unused travel ticket to transport the Insured Person from the International airport nearest to where the Insured Person was located at the time of learning of such death or destruction to the International airport nearest to: (i) the location of the Relative's funeral or place of burial, or (ii) the Insured Person's destroyed principal residence; subject to the following conditions and limitations: (1) The Insured Person must be outside of his / her Home Country at the time of the Unexpected death of the Relative or the substantial destruction of the principal residence; a
of the Unexpected death
of a Relative of the Insured Person, or in the event the Insured Person's trip or travel plans must be cancelled or interrupted as a result of a break - in or substantial destruction due to a fire or Natural Disaster of the Insured Person's principal residence in his / her Home Country, the Company will reimburse the Insured Person's actual expense up to the amount shown in the SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS / LIMITS for the costs of a one - way air or ground transportation ticket of the same class as the unused travel ticket to transport the Insured Person from the International airport nearest to where the Insured Person was located at the time of learning of such death or destruction to the International airport nearest to: (i) the location of the Relative's funeral or place of burial, or (ii) the Insured Person's destroyed principal residence; subject to the following conditions and limitations: (1) The Insured Person must be outside of his / her Home Country at the time of the Unexpected death of the Relative or the substantial destruction of the principal residence; a
of a Relative
of the Insured Person, or in the event the Insured Person's trip or travel plans must be cancelled or interrupted as a result of a break - in or substantial destruction due to a fire or Natural Disaster of the Insured Person's principal residence in his / her Home Country, the Company will reimburse the Insured Person's actual expense up to the amount shown in the SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS / LIMITS for the costs of a one - way air or ground transportation ticket of the same class as the unused travel ticket to transport the Insured Person from the International airport nearest to where the Insured Person was located at the time of learning of such death or destruction to the International airport nearest to: (i) the location of the Relative's funeral or place of burial, or (ii) the Insured Person's destroyed principal residence; subject to the following conditions and limitations: (1) The Insured Person must be outside of his / her Home Country at the time of the Unexpected death of the Relative or the substantial destruction of the principal residence; a
of the Insured Person, or in the event the Insured Person's trip or travel plans must be cancelled or interrupted as a result
of a break - in or substantial destruction due to a fire or Natural Disaster of the Insured Person's principal residence in his / her Home Country, the Company will reimburse the Insured Person's actual expense up to the amount shown in the SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS / LIMITS for the costs of a one - way air or ground transportation ticket of the same class as the unused travel ticket to transport the Insured Person from the International airport nearest to where the Insured Person was located at the time of learning of such death or destruction to the International airport nearest to: (i) the location of the Relative's funeral or place of burial, or (ii) the Insured Person's destroyed principal residence; subject to the following conditions and limitations: (1) The Insured Person must be outside of his / her Home Country at the time of the Unexpected death of the Relative or the substantial destruction of the principal residence; a
of a break - in or substantial destruction due to a fire or Natural Disaster
of the Insured Person's principal residence in his / her Home Country, the Company will reimburse the Insured Person's actual expense up to the amount shown in the SCHEDULE OF BENEFITS / LIMITS for the costs of a one - way air or ground transportation ticket of the same class as the unused travel ticket to transport the Insured Person from the International airport nearest to where the Insured Person was located at the time of learning of such death or destruction to the International airport nearest to: (i) the location of the Relative's funeral or place of burial, or (ii) the Insured Person's destroyed principal residence; subject to the following conditions and limitations: (1) The Insured Person must be outside of his / her Home Country at the time of the Unexpected death of the Relative or the substantial destruction of the principal residence; a
of the Insured Person's principal residence in his / her Home Country, the Company will reimburse the Insured Person's actual expense up to the amount shown in the SCHEDULE
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of a one - way air or ground transportation
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