Sentences with phrase «using miles for»

Generally speaking, you get more bang for your frequent flyer mile buck by using your miles for business class (or first class) flights.

And free tickets or using miles for confirmed upgrades actually cuts against the higher revenue flyers from getting complimentary domestic upgrades, at least given United's current stance towards taking any revenue for a first class seat rather than offering that seat as a free upgrade.

This is very timely as I am exploring my options using miles for a trip to Africa next year.

-- Think about what trip you are using these miles for — for people accustomed to using US Airways miles easily on Star Alliance carriers, that ship has sailed a bit.

Of course you'll want to keep these fees to a minimum to save money on award flights, but in either case when you are using miles for a free flight you sometimes just have to bite the bullet and pay certain fees (such as phone booking) to get the flights you want.

Thanks — this will be my first time using miles for international travel.

I find the best values with using my miles for First Class tickets.

While you're traveling, keep up with the latest in fashion, news, technology, finance and more by using your miles for your favorite magazines.

Using miles for partner flights online is pretty easy thanks to a comprehensive — but not perfect — online award search engine.

I've had a much easier time using miles for United and other Star Alliance airlines.

And the changes are not all bad, I like the introduction of one - way awards and there will be some flights that get cheaper (although these would also be the ones cheapest to buy that you shouldn't have been using miles for anyway).

Still on the fence about using your miles for a gift card?

Perhaps you're using your miles for off - peak or business travel and not trying to book award seats when demand is highest.

You can also get some extra value by using your miles for special travel deals within Capital One's rewards website.

First - class availability with miles is hard to find — and you thought using miles for a coach trip was tough!

You're probably better off using your miles for a longer more expensive ticket, such as New York Disneyland in Paris.

(The most popular SkyTeam carrier is Delta, where many people earn their miles, but Delta prohibits using miles for first class awards on any airline.

However, using miles for an upgrade does have priority in the sense that it can clear much earlier.

But some people will decide that upgrading or using miles for first - and business - class is just too costly and that those miles can be saved for future trips.

Choose wisely before using miles for non-flight redemptions!

Starting at 10,000 Aeroplan Miles, ClassicFlight one - way rewards are available anywhere Air Canada flies, increasing the flexibility and accessibility of flight rewards by providing members with the option of using miles for just a portion of their trip and ultimately planning it to their advantage.

Using miles for an Economy Class redemption is rarely a good idea and this occasion was no different.

I hadn't ever seriously considered using my miles for First Class travel as Business Class is more than...

The most likely way someone will find value from this sale is by using the miles for expensive short - hop flights like BOS - JFK where a roundtrip will cost just 9,000 Avios (if you book before the 2 Feb 2016 devaluation) but can easily cost $ 500 + when paying in cash.

I'm not a big fan of using miles for non-premium class travel but that doesn't mean there isn't a time and a place for such awards — and this could be one of those times.

But using miles for the outbound ticket I found a one - way award ticket could be purchased with American Airlines for 40,000 frequent flyer miles.

Using miles for travel is easier than spending time to search for award space with traditional loyalty programs.

I hadn't ever seriously considered using my miles for First Class travel as Business Class is more than good enough for me most of the time but that suddenly changed.

If you already have a lot of travel booked and can't make the most of the award availability that's around right now (and you're miles rich), then using miles for upgrades may be a good idea — especially on routes like Dallas — Hong Kong.

So you may want to defray the total trip cost by using miles for the flights.

If you know a little about using miles for free flights, you can get a lot of value for your points by transferring them to partner airlines.

Based on your own value of these amenities, you can decide whether using your miles for a higher class of service is worth it to you.

Thanks to the rise of bank points I've practically given up using miles for domestic flights.

Unfortunately for readers like Brandon I have bad news; if you're not flexible with respect to Dates, Locations and cabin then you're going to have a difficult time using your miles for anything more than their absolute minimum value towards travel.

Using your miles for statement credits on travel expenses will net you a 1 dollar credit for every 100 miles.

By combining cash back cards or simply being savvy about using these cards, you can earn anywhere from 2 % to 3 % on average every year, and this can sure beat earning and using miles for domestic airlines.

You can cancel that card if you have no use for it beyond using the miles for a free ticket.

Though, using your miles for that flight is a different story.

Because you are earning miles that are redeemed for travel credit, you don't have to worry about using your miles for specific airlines.

When it comes to using those miles for free flights, everything we said above will apply to these credit cards.

Even when airlines don't sell all of their first - class seats on a given flight, it might not be easy to use miles for an upgrade.

Virgin Atlantic does have a few decent options to use their miles for flights.

And then — if you're traditionally published — you go to Manhattan (in my case because my husband went for a couple of weeks on business, and I used miles for a plane ticket and crashed in his hotel room.

Even if you don't use the miles for actual miles, these cards are great just for the bonus which can also be used for merchandise and restaurant certificates.

As a result, we don't recommend that you use your miles for anything other than travel rewards.

The other way to use your miles for travel is to make a new flight, car rental, or hotel reservation by going to capitalone.com or calling the Redemption Center.

In addition to airline tickets and hotel stays, you can use miles for car rentals, railway tickets, cruises, timeshares, and much more.

A favorite for a lot of travelers will be to use the miles for airfare on Continental flights.

You can also use miles for one way and cash the other with Hawaiian Airlines awards.

Redemption is very flexible as you can use the miles for airfare, hotel accommodation, car rentals, gift cards, and more.