Originally Posted by
Iron Man 11
Thanks for the feedback. I was under the impression that as long as I got 1c / mile then, I was good.
What is sort of value for the mile should I be looking for domestically?
I should have asked for help before using my miles last time (2 tix for 50k vs $800 cost).
The common pattern of thought is that you get the most bang per mile on international, premium cabin redemptions. Getting much more than 2cpm domestically is pretty hard (as usually, when fares are sky high [due to demand, not PMCO's silly minimum stay rules
], UA award availability is scarce.
Originally Posted by
Iron Man 11
Looking at the award charts, it looks like I get more bang for my miles by booking award travel through alliance members.
You might be confounding that with international travel in general. The low "saver" awards on UA/CO cost the same as Star Alliance awards in terms of miles.
I travel internationally and want to fly in premium cabins. I therefore use my miles for those types of redemptions. $400 r/t for a transcon is not enough to spur me to use miles.