Redeeming points for YVR-SEA is poor value?
Jan 28, 2022, 2:00 am
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Redeeming points for YVR-SEA is poor value?
I'm looking at some short cross-border flights to see if they're good value redemptions. I was shocked at some of the prices that I saw for one-way flights. It ranges from as low as 10k to as high as 15k. Maybe I misunderstood something, but I thought AS wasn't dynamic? Seems a bit expensive for YVR-SEA?
Jan 28, 2022, 9:36 am
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Frankly if it wasn’t for partner premium redemptions (and their NEW partner redemption rates are bad), AS wouldn’t be that much different from DL SkyPesos in terms of value on awards.
Last edited by eponymous_coward; Jan 28, 2022 at 10:04 am
Jan 28, 2022, 10:16 am
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YVR-SEA AS redemption only made sense when I was booking a last minute flight and the one way would be $300 vs. the miles price at 12.5K or so (even then, not that great of a redemption vs. long haul J). But given there's no longer any cancellation policies, now I tend to just book a handful of dates at ~$100 each way during a fare sale and then cancel/redeposit into my wallet as needed. Alternatively, its 7500 Avios each way on this route, but taxes out of YVR will be ~$60 vs. ~$6 out of SEA.