Award Chart Changes May 2013
May 15, 2013, 1:03 am
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Award Chart Changes May 2013
LifeMiles has a new award chart up on their website. The number of miles goes up by 5K to 50K miles per RT on some routes.
I have the old award chart, the new award chart and chart that shows the change up here.
I have the old award chart, the new award chart and chart that shows the change up here.
May 15, 2013, 1:40 am
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They must think themselves clever for putting these through right after the Freddies, hoping it'll long be forgotten for next year.
I am glad they finally made the chart easier to read by getting rid of the oft-internally inconsistent redemption rates.
I am glad they finally made the chart easier to read by getting rid of the oft-internally inconsistent redemption rates.
May 15, 2013, 2:02 am
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Easier to read yes, but I don't like unannounced changes only two weeks after their latest miles sale.
May 15, 2013, 4:20 am
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John you're eagle eyed as usual.
Are you using changedetection?
I completely expected a devaluation or increase in purchase price of the miles since the SQ thing was outed on boardingarea. But it's equally annoying as hell that they won't make an announcement about it.
Are you using changedetection?
I completely expected a devaluation or increase in purchase price of the miles since the SQ thing was outed on boardingarea. But it's equally annoying as hell that they won't make an announcement about it.
May 15, 2013, 7:00 am
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For those wanting to see the *A Award chart on the lifemiles website - this is the link https://www.lifemiles.com/eng/inc/starredawards.aspx
(I have no idea how to navigate to it from the lifemiles.com homepage
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(I have no idea how to navigate to it from the lifemiles.com homepage
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May 15, 2013, 12:14 pm
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Another post about it:
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemil...dvance-notice/
http://boardingarea.com/blogs/onemil...dvance-notice/
May 15, 2013, 3:44 pm
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Lifemiles award inflation... Again
Is it just me or did anyone else notice the N Asia-S Asia rate went up from 45K to 70K in J and the N Asia-N Asia (and S) went up from 35K to 55K?
This was my biggest use of the program-using miles for a few tickets (HND-TSA, HND-SIN, NRT-CGK, RGN-PVG, ICN-KUL, HKG-SIN, TPE-BKK are included in my redemptions, not all necessarily flown by me, all in I)
EU-Middle East also seems to have gone up.
At least tell people if you're going to increase prices...
This was my biggest use of the program-using miles for a few tickets (HND-TSA, HND-SIN, NRT-CGK, RGN-PVG, ICN-KUL, HKG-SIN, TPE-BKK are included in my redemptions, not all necessarily flown by me, all in I)
EU-Middle East also seems to have gone up.
At least tell people if you're going to increase prices...
May 15, 2013, 4:12 pm
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Under this suddenly changed award chart, business class award travel from most of the EU to India requires nearly double the miles that AA requires for the same. Ouch!
May 15, 2013, 5:02 pm
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May 15, 2013, 7:18 pm
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Is it just me or did anyone else notice the N Asia-S Asia rate went up from 45K to 70K in J and the N Asia-N Asia (and S) went up from 35K to 55K?
This was my biggest use of the program-using miles for a few tickets (HND-TSA, HND-SIN, NRT-CGK, RGN-PVG, ICN-KUL, HKG-SIN, TPE-BKK are included in my redemptions, not all necessarily flown by me, all in I)
EU-Middle East also seems to have gone up.
At least tell people if you're going to increase prices...
This was my biggest use of the program-using miles for a few tickets (HND-TSA, HND-SIN, NRT-CGK, RGN-PVG, ICN-KUL, HKG-SIN, TPE-BKK are included in my redemptions, not all necessarily flown by me, all in I)
EU-Middle East also seems to have gone up.
At least tell people if you're going to increase prices...