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Originally Posted by donnaateah
zone based versus , mileage based???
I can't begin to wrap my head around this.
I see that Air Miles is zone based , but who uses that anymore??
All my points are through Aventura , Aeroplan and SPG.
do I just look for airlines that are zone based and plan travel around that airline and where it goes?
Anyone with some patient to guide me would be showered with many smiles!!
donna
Aeroplan is a zone-based scheme.
SPG points can be transferred to a variety of programs, some of which are zone-based, and others of which are distance-based. Which scheme works better for you will vary from redemption to redemption. Example: a one-way Coach award from YYZ/YUL to JFK on AA costs 12,500 AAdvantage miles, but the same award can be had for only 4,500 BA Avios, because the flight distance is so short.