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Which points/miles do you value the most?

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Anonymous
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Re: Which points/miles do you value the most?


@Anonymous wrote:

After making a ticket reservation for a friend tonight and seeing how valuable SWA pts are, I'd say they are up there with Chase UR.

 

1.76cpp


 

 

Southwest points are good, but you can get better redemption rates through other airlines. The good thing about SWA is the points have fixed value. It makes things easy and hassle free. However, that is also the bad thing about SWA points. I have never transferred UR points to SWA and will likely never do so. I save my UR points and use them when I can get higher redemptions. I value UR points a little over 2 cents per point, but the redemption value I have gotten from them is higher. 

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mongstradamus
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Re: Which points/miles do you value the most?

If Korean air comes back I can see my self dumping some ur to Korean air to get at least five cpp hopefully.


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Anonymous
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Re: Which points/miles do you value the most?


@mongstradamus wrote:
If Korean air comes back I can see my self dumping some ur to Korean air to get at least five cpp hopefully.

 

Korean Air will be back this year. At least I read something to that effect. 

 

Edit: Link - http://millionmilesecrets.com/2014/12/26/chase-ultimate-rewards-points-transfer-to-korean-air-return...

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Anonymous
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Re: Which points/miles do you value the most?

2cpp to vegas 2+mos out on SWA
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mongstradamus
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Re: Which points/miles do you value the most?

I have only read rumors about it. Won't believe it till I see it. I would do either business to bkk which is seventy k one way or the 40k business to Hawaii from east coast RT. Until I see Korean air back I assume they won't be. I could do Singapore air to Germany


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Anonymous
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Re: Which points/miles do you value the most?

Am I the only one who has never been able to find two seat of Delta Award space to take advantage of the 25k RT to hawaii? Sometimes I wonder if they even exist

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madnutz
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Re: Which points/miles do you value the most?

How do you use avios on alaskan? Well I know you have to call in to book the flight using avios but why are they so valuable? Everytime i check on alaskan the miles needed is way more htan if i just use avios on british airways site to book it, it doens't make sense to me

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Anonymous
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Re: Which points/miles do you value the most?

Go to Alaska air dot com and search for flights with the lowest fare, those will be bookable with avios point.

For example, LA to Seattle. The lowest fare is 12.5k. You can book those with your avios point for 7500.
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madnutz
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Re: Which points/miles do you value the most?

gotcha so they are not a 1:1 ratio? is there a calculator or chart that tells me how many alaskan miles is equal to avios?

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Anonymous
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Re: Which points/miles do you value the most?

Alaska miles and avios are not comparable.

Avios is distance base. Best use of avios are flights that are between 1-650 miles for 4.5k and 651-1150 miles for 7.5k.

Alaska as great partner airlines. Low fuel surcharges on international flights. For example, I can book a round trip from LAX to ICN (Seoul) business class on korean air, a380, non-stop for 110k + $149.00. That flight would cost me close to $5000.00.
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