Not exact matches
The same round -
trip coach award flight to Europe will cost you 60,000 American Airlines miles
during peak times, plus taxes and fees.
And
during peak travel
times, you'll pay 40,000 British Airways Avios points for a round -
trip flight.
During peak times of the year, that same
trip could cost 17,500 American AAdvantage miles, a few bucks in taxes and fees plus a $ 75 close - in booking charge!
A round -
trip economy class ticket to Europe, for example, can be secured for 45,000 miles
during off -
peak travel
times.
You can also make this
trip in economy for 17,500 miles
during peak season, or 15,000 miles
during off -
peak times.
That chart still allows you to fly to Hawaii for 35,000 miles, Europe and southern South America for 40,000, and Japan and South Korea for 50,000 miles per round -
trip during the off -
peak times.
That's one thing I love about airline miles — even though I was planning a
trip within a week of departure, I could try to find something that would work even
during peak travel
time.
You should also consider transferring your points to miles with American, which offers awards to Georgia in economy class starting at 45,000 miles round -
trip during off -
peak times, and 60,000 miles
during the rest of the year.
The 100,000 (round
trip) redemption rate from British Airways and Aer Lingus
during off -
peak times isn't bad either, so long as you can avoid or minimize fees.
Even with the new requirements, it's still a good deal, especially if you can book the
trip during off -
peak times.
• Be flexible about your travel dates and
times • Book flights for late night or mid-morning, as they may be available for fewer points • Try to book your Award Flight as far in advance as possible • Consider booking a
trip during the off -
peak season • Try leaving early for a
trip, or returning later, or consider flying on the actual day of the holiday, since most people like to overnight on big holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas
PLEASE NOTE: THIS «SWEET SPOT» FOR 25,000 IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE (though the process described below is still accurate for how to book): However, you can no fly to Dublin from six US cities for only 26,000 miles round -
trip during the ~ 8 month off -
peak time.