Nights + Flights redemptions come in two flavors: 60,000 Starpoints for 50,000 airline miles and five nights at a category three hotel (typically Sheraton, Four Points or Westin) or 70,000 Starpoints for
the same number of airline miles and nights, but category four hotels (typically W and Westin, with some Sheratons in top destinations).
Not exact matches
Except for Melbourne, the redemption rates for economy, business, and first class awards from the U.S. to major cities in eastern Australia will require the
same number of Japan
Airlines Mileage Bank miles.
That's the
same number of miles it would cost you to book a domestic flight with United
Airlines!
As a reminder, the American
Airlines chart is zoned - based, meaning any flight from the U.S. to either country will require the
same number of miles.
Yet you would only get 2,000
airline miles if you transferred the
same number of points, for a value
of $ 40 ($.02 / point).
Most
airlines charge the
same number of miles for one - way and round - trip awards, which means you won't redeem any more points or miles to get the
same trip.
The
number of Delta
airlines frequent flyer miles you'll need to redeem your ticket is the
same regardless
of flight time.
Both Spirit
Airlines credit cards earn the
same number of miles on every purchase, 2 miles per dollar.
That's almost the
same number of British Airways miles you'd need to shell out for a domestic United
Airlines flight!
That's the
same number of miles it would cost you to book a domestic flight with United
Airlines!
Being able to use free stopovers when they're offered by your
airline frequent flyer program is a terrific benefit that allows you to see more places for the
same number of miles.
But if you got two cents per point by transferring them to, say, United
Airlines first and then buying a flight, you'd get $ 400
of value out
of the
same number of points.
A
number of airlines still offer some flavor
of «economy plus,» which will have you sitting in the
same seat as everyone else, with extra legroom and a few perks.
Mixed - cabin itineraries often occur when using a mix
of airlines that do not all offer the
same number of cabin classes.
Some
airlines, like American, allow you to make free changes to the dates
of your flights and the flight
numbers themselves as long as your city pairs remain the
same.
On the Seattle - based
airline's 737 - 800 jets, the
number of first - class seats will be reduced from 16 to 12, while it will remain the
same on its 737 - 900s and E175s.
Because American
Airlines uses a region - based award chart it has always meant that you could find trips
of vastly differing distances that cost the
same number of AAdvantage miles (e.g. LHR - LAX - LHR vs LHR - JFK - LHR)....
Back in August 2016 Delta announced a
number of new services out
of Boston, in September
of the
same year it added flights to Dublin, as
of 1 April this year the
airline will offer Delta One service between Boston and LAX and now Delta has said that it will offer flights to Las Vegas out
of Beantown.
Both loyalty currencies cost around the
same in the promotions but with MileagePlus miles you can avoid paying fuel surcharges when using them on United and a
number of other
airlines and, on top
of that, you can purchase long - haul premium cabin awards on United for fewer miles than you can on British Airways.
American
Airlines uses a region - based award chart so awards between two regions cost the
same number of miles irrespective
of how long the flight is.
Flying Co miles can be earned on all UK journeys with Tristar, regardless
of the
airline so be sure to register your Flying Club membership
number when booking either using the link or telephone
number below and your Flying Co account will be credited at the
same time.
I'm struggling to understand how
airlines like Asiana and Lufthansa can offer such little seat width when they offer the same number of seats in a row as Singapore Airlines and Kor
airlines like Asiana and Lufthansa can offer such little seat width when they offer the
same number of seats in a row as Singapore
Airlines and Kor
Airlines and Korean Air.
I guess this is good news from a Million Miler earnings perspective but, as customers end up with exactly the
same number of miles, I'm not sure why American
Airlines felt the need to change this.
Once again it's important to remember that, unlike British Airways, American
Airlines will charge you the
same number of miles for a flight between London and New York as they will for a flight between London and Hawaii — and that's despite the fact that Hawaii is over 4,500 miles further away.
As American
Airlines has, to all intents and purposes, kept the way we earn elite status the
same (at least for the time being) I have not performed any analysis on the
number of Elite Qualifying Miles I've earned.
Others travelers on your
same reservation usually receive their first bags checked for free, too, up to a limit
of a certain
number of travelers that varies by
airline.
Daraius also mentions a different offer for the Visa and Amex cards that provides the
same number of miles as well as a $ 150 statement credit after an American
Airlines purchase.
United
Airlines has promotions pretty much every month for buying miles, but they all max out at a 100 % bonus or a 50 % discount (exactly the
same offer because United usually limits the
number of miles one can purchase per year including any possible bonuses to 150K).
Compare that to transferring points to
airline programs where you can turn the
same number of points into travel valued at over $ 1,000.
Specifically, Travelport has received a
number of industry accolades over the past year for its pioneering air merchandising solutions, including Travelport Rich Content and Branding, which allows
airlines to display and promote their entire product range, including their ancillary products and fare families, in exactly the
same way as they do on their own websites.
Alaska
Airlines charges the
same number of miles to travel to Hong Kong as they do to travel to South Africa through Hong Kong.
Does the
airline honor those points in the
same way they honor points from their own
airline cards (i.e.: blackout days,
number of points needed for flight, etc.)?
The
same strategy also works on
airlines such as Southwest, which determines the
number of miles required for a flight based on the flight's price and popularity.
With coalition membership rewards programs, your rewards are protected since they have any
number of airline and other merchandise partners, which don't all change at the
same time.