In anticipation of devaluation I burned up my United / CO miles, maximizing a good cents per mile value:
In 2018 did MIA-IST-ZRH-NBO using TK, Swiss 80,000 miles business class
JNB-GRU-IGU - Using SA (A330-300) & some South American carrier 45,000 miles business class
EZE-Torono-MIA - Using Air Canada - 55,000miles business class
Note that the so called "Excursionest Perk" would not book for travel between Kenya & South Africa
Between 2011 and 2014 we did three First Class trips costing 160,000 miles round trip each:
MIA-CDG-BKK-RGN-BKK-DXB-MUC-MIA using Lufthansa & Thai (UAL for domestic segments)
MIA-FRA-CAI-ZRH-BKK-DPS-BKK-FRA-MIA using Lufthansa, Swiss & Thai
FLL-IAH-PEK-BKK-SYD-BKK-ICN-JFK-FLL using Air China, Thai , Asiana (UAL for domestic segments)
In 2002 did an off peak business class award to Cairns Australia for 80,000 miles round trip using CO & Northwest with a sto[over at NGO. - CO miles
In 2000s did several round trips business class awards to Asia.using ANA & THAI, ( with United & US Air for domestic)
Back in early 1990s did a few trips to Austrlia /NZ, and also to Asia on CO where two round trip first class tickets were 170,000, which is 85,000 miles per person round trip.
I still have a lot of devalued AA & Delta miles that I could not yet burn down.
Buring up about 500,000 THAI miles this year for two first class tickets to Asia using ANA & THAI (prices on a paid ticket about $26,000 eaach, $52,000 total works out to 10 cents per mile, but probably could find cheaper first class) Note: effective Oct. 1, 2019 THAI appears to be doubling their mile cost
But probably the best value of all time was 125,000 British or US Air miles for round trip on Concorde.
Last edited by BF263533; Mar 26, 2019 at 11:33 pm