Not only are Alaska's award prices often better than BA's own, but you can also book
a stopover on your award redemption.
Not exact matches
They have also increased the value of their
award redemption options by offering an extra
stopover on their own flights, as well as through partnerships with select airlines.
They have also increased the value of their
award redemption options by offering an extra
stopover on their own flights,... read more
Probably the best way to book Cathay Pacific
award tickets, the Alaska Airlines Mileage Plan program has good
redemption rates and allows a
stopover on one - way
awards.
They offer some of the best
redemption rates
on many routes and have flexible routing rules allowing for one way
awards and for
stopovers on those
awards, too.
I like Alaska's
award chart for partner
redemptions, the upgrades
on award tickets, and the generous
stopover rules.
Also, do we still get a free
stopover on international
award redemption?
The Alaska Mileage Plan route is also appealing, with its low
redemption rates, free
stopover on one - way
awards, ability to book online, and attainability of miles.
Flying Blue also allows a
stopover and open jaw routing
on roundtrip
awards, so even if you have to pay fuel surcharges, you may be able to get well more than the standard 1 cent per point or less that Citi gives for ThankYou point
redemptions.
Alaska Airlines is a perennial favorite among frequent flyers due to its excellent service, solid
redemptions on its own metal, generous
stopover policy and some outstanding
awards on partner airlines.
Booking
awards: Miles & More basics are laid out in this post, but the key things to keep in mind are that you can only have two
stopovers and two open jaws
on round - trip
awards, that you can score deals like 30,000 - mile economy
awards between select cities in the US and Europe, and that its
award chart is not the best deal overall, but there are some interesting
redemptions like North America to Hawaii for 40,000 miles round - trip in economy, domestic business - and first - class
awards for 35,000 / 50,000 miles respectively, and business class to Central and Southeast Asia as well as Australia / New Zealand for 135,000 miles.