First and business -
class tickets on all airlines get the rebate, but you'll only get 2 cents per point for economy tickets on your selected airline.
American Airlines will happily sell you flights on its partner airlines and, as long as you
purchase tickets on those airlines through American, you can upgrade those flights with AAdvantage Miles....
Credit cards offered through an airline allow consumers to earn miles
toward tickets on that airline only, while some bank - sponsored airline credit cards allow the cardholder to choose which airline to apply the earned miles to.
Reduced - price Sky Club access — The cardmember can visit a Sky Club for $ 29 per visit as long as they have a same -
day ticket on any airline.
If this is the case, click through to review all of the Alaska Airlines routing options, and decide if it makes more sense to get a cheap
cash ticket on another airline to get to your international departure point.
Fifty thousand rewards points can be redeemed for a $ 1,000
ticket on any airline with no blackout dates or seat restrictions, giving Mastercard ® Titanium Card ™ a rich travel rewards component.
When using a generic airline card, the bank actually takes the cash value of your miles (approximately 1 cent to 2 cents per mile) and purchases a
discount ticket on any airline you choose.
If the hotel you want is in the contiguous US or Canada, that means that you and your partner can use the 50,000 miles to each fly for free on saver award
tickets on an airline like American Airlines, and then have five free hotel nights at your destination.
Lookout for a separate post in the next few days on how I booked business and first class
tickets on Airlines such as Delta and Etihad for a few odd dollars saving more than $ 20000.00 which I would have otherwise never paid!!!
Countermeasures: Book early enough (330 days in advance typically is your first opportunity) to
snag tickets on an airline that doesn't levy the surcharge.
Reduced - price Sky Club access — The cardmember can visit a Sky Club for $ 29 per visit as long as they have a same -
day ticket on any airline.
AAdvantage, which is the loyalty rewards program for American Airlines, allows you to redeem its miles to book
award tickets on the airline and its partners, which include the oneworld alliance (15 carriers), and 10 additional airlines for a total of 25 carriers.
The rebate applies to economy flights on the member's selected airline, or business - class and first -
class tickets on any airline booked through Amex Travel when they choose to use the Pay with Points feature.
The way it works is you use the card
for tickets on any airline or for any other travel expenses like hotels, car rentals, tours, excursions, even subway and taxi rides, and as long as your expenses code as travel, you can redeem the miles for a statement credit within 180 days.
You can take your pick of these bucket list destination at any time by booking an award
ticket on the airlines you have miles with including American, United and Alaska.
Those 30,000 Ultimate Rewards points, when used through the Sapphire Reserve, will earn me a $ 450
ticket on any airline.
The way it works is you use the card for
tickets on any airline or for any other travel expenses like hotels, car rentals, tours, excursions, even subway and taxi rides, and as long as your expenses code as travel, you can redeem the miles for a statement credit within 180 days.
The quickest route to free travel is to fly as often as possible and charge
the tickets on your airline rewards credit card, since this can potentially generate tens of thousands of miles in a year.
American Airlines, on the other hand, charges 160,000 miles for business class
tickets on any airline for this route.
AAdvantage, which is the loyalty rewards program for American Airlines, allows you to redeem its miles to book award
tickets on the airline and it's partners, which include the oneworld alliance (15 carriers), and 10 additional airlines for a total of 25 carriers.
For the vast majority of cases, you'll need to use miles in one airline's program to book award
tickets on another airline — but you will not actually transfer your points to that airline.
I still think you should book
your tickets on the airline's own website to ensure good customer service in case things go wrong during travel, but that's a separate issue.
One person was issued a compensation e-voucher on American Airlines for a delayed flight, and used it to purchase part of
another ticket on the airline, then used their Amex Platinum to pay for the difference, and when the statement came, that balance had been refunded as part of the $ 200 credit.
FYI — you don't need to purchase your ticket with the Card, just have
your ticket on the airline that owns the lounge if it's Delta, American, or US Airways.
If you are ever paying cash for
tickets on these airlines, you can credit you're the miles you would earn to British Airways.