Originally Posted by
phkc070408
I never thought of goin with two different programs. My only issue with that is we are already well past the point of having two UA one ways. In fact, we'll be at the point of having enough miles for Three One-Ways in July 2018. I did some more research &it looks like UA has some partner award, that go for about 50 of the UA standard rate. That said, if we book extremely early, and can be flexible about our travel dates, that could save us.
While the above is the main cause of my interest in the subject, I an still curious as to how many miles = $1.00 for airlines that have a true dynamic awards system. If anyone has any experience with this, please chime in.
It still makes sense to go with a flexible program like Chase UR. That way you hedge your bets. If UA doesn't devalue, you can transfer your points to United and get the 4th leg. If UA does devalue and, say, you only have enough for two legs, you can use your UR to get the other two.
As for dynamic awards, Delta comes to mind. It's not a strict miles per dollar rate, but it's getting harder and harder to get more than $0.01/mile. So a $1,000 ticket will cost about 100,000 miles, give or take --- even for domestic coach! Gone on the days when Delta miles could let you fly anywhere you wanted whenever you wanted.