MilesBuzz! - Reduced mileage awards besides AA/Citi
iowatraveler
Apr 13, 06, 10:20 am
Does any carrier besides AA offer reduced mileage awards for their credit card holders (ie, Citibank-regular 25k award is only 17.5K)? Also, do any carriers besides AA offer a reduced mileage award with a co payment? I just recently stumbled across both of these and used them and was curious if other carriers (like UA or DL) have same or similar programs.
I am aware of reduced mileage awards for some short haul flights, but was not aware of the credit card deal nor the co pay deal.
gachen
Apr 13, 06, 11:38 am
Northwest visa give 7500 or 10K mile discount each year for a domestic ticket. Discount is based on what kind of card you have.
henwood
Apr 13, 06, 4:04 pm
As a new holder of the Citi Bank AA Amex card, what would an award cost in miles for an open jaw flight wholly within Mexico with Mexicana?
If I read the chart right, normally it would be 20K each. Correct?
Would I get a discount for having the card?
iowatraveler
Apr 13, 06, 9:52 pm
Here is the link that shows the reduced mileage awards. They vary by season, destination, etc
http://www.citibank.com/us/cards/cardserv/aabiz/globe.jsp
hhoope01
Apr 14, 06, 8:11 am
Northwest also normally has a reduced mileage with co-pay awards. Here is the link to their current awards:
http://www.nwa.com/features/cmspring06/
Also, my wife just received a special email list for an even more generous list of reduced cost tickets that doesn't need to use any points. But that one says that it was targeted to certain NWA E-mail subscribers that haven't travelled with them in a while. I suspect that all the airlines do something similar, so you may want to sign up your whole family to receive e-mail from all the airlines you travel (or want to travel.) :)
spackman
Apr 17, 06, 11:26 pm
Alaska has a co-pay discount too:
"AS50 Award Money & 15,000 Miles
Valid on itineraries with flights operated by Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air. Receive up to a 50% discount on most fares. Maximum discount allowed is $250 (USD) off of the base fare. Earn Mileage Plan Miles when traveling on this award. Complimentary upgrades not allowed. "
http://www.alaskaair.com/mileageplan/OnlineAwardChart.asp