While not as
valuable as airline miles on a «cents - per - point» basis, hotel points are a great complimentary tool for reducing your overall expenses.
In general, these hotel points are not considered to be as
valuable as airline miles at the ratios offered, but the exchange rate for Hilton Honors points can be worthwhile in some cases.
Not exact matches
As a general rule, hotel points are considerably less
valuable than
airline miles or transferrable points, so don't expect to get two cents or more in value out of every redemption.
There is the flexibility to transfer to
airline miles, but
airline miles are generally not
as valuable as starpoints.
As we discussed in our last post, SPG's Starpoints are incredibly
valuable because they can transfer to so many
airline programs at a 1:1 rate and because every 20,000 points transferred at the same time earn a bonus of 5,000
miles.
Unlike the
miles you earn with co-branded
airline cards, Membership Rewards points are more
valuable as you are protected from frequent flyer program devaluations.
For someone like me, who lives in Toronto, these
miles are going to come in
valuable to offset a future trip on Emirates or another partner such
as American
Airlines or Delta.
As a general rule, hotel points are considerably less
valuable than
airline miles or transferrable points, so don't expect to get two cents or more in value out of every redemption.
American
Airlines miles would instantly become a more
valuable mileage currency, and people would be doing anything they can to earn
as many AAdvantage
miles as possible.
With a total of 37 hotels located in well known German cities including Berlin, Munich, Dusseldorf, Cologne, Nuremberg and Frankfurt and 13 additional properties in popular business and leisure destinations such
as Turkey, Malta, Mauritius and China, there will be every opportunity for frequent flyers with Turkish
Airlines to clock up some
valuable additional
miles with Maritim.
Although I don't fly United very often (mostly because when I do I deal with nasty / clueless employees or my travel reservations simply aren't honored), I rank their frequent flyer
miles as the most
valuable mileage currency out there thanks to low fees on award tickets, the ability to book one - way awards and great
airline partners in Star Alliance.
Avion points are
valuable for their transferability to
airline miles programs such
as American and British Airways.
Your
miles are most
valuable when redeemed for airfare,
as the
airlines rarely offer strong value when redeeming
miles for other products and services.
As long as you know your miles can be used on lots of other airlines besides the specific airline they're in, you can see how much more valuable your miles can be and how it opens up your options for earning the
As long
as you know your miles can be used on lots of other airlines besides the specific airline they're in, you can see how much more valuable your miles can be and how it opens up your options for earning the
as you know your
miles can be used on lots of other
airlines besides the specific
airline they're in, you can see how much more
valuable your
miles can be and how it opens up your options for earning them.
British Airways, Iberia, Alitalia and Qatar filled out the top ten
airlines with the most
valuable offers,
as well
as being among those giving away the most
miles overall.
While CitiBusiness / AAdvantage Platinum is not
as valuable as it used to be, it is still a great avenue for collecting
miles on the ground if you run a small business and fly American
Airlines.
American
Airlines miles can be more
valuable when redeeming with American than with Hilton, just
as Hilton points can be more
valuable when redeeming with Hilton than with some other company.
Airline alliance partnerships are extremely valuable for award travelers because miles earned on 1 airline can be redeemed on another airline, as long as they're in the same al
Airline alliance partnerships are extremely
valuable for award travelers because
miles earned on 1
airline can be redeemed on another airline, as long as they're in the same al
airline can be redeemed on another
airline, as long as they're in the same al
airline,
as long
as they're in the same alliance.
If you're not planning on utilizing Alaska
Airlines» free stopover option, you might
as well redeem the less -
valuable AA
miles than Alaska
miles.
That may be one reason Venture is more generous with
miles - per - dollar rewards than
airline reward cards with similar annual fees and interest rates: Simply put, the
miles may not be
as valuable.
Or refer your own friends if you already have this card, because nothing is better than free
miles and Alaska
Airlines miles are extremely
valuable with one of a kind partners such
as Emirates, Hainan, Fiji Airways, IcelandAir, and traditional alliance carriers such
as Cathay Pacific, KLM, Qantas, British Airways, Delta, American, Korean Air and more!