Award Ticket Success - Post It Here
Dec 16, 2023, 8:52 am
#5582
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Floating around
Programs: UA 1K (1MM), DL Gold (1MM), Marriott LTT
Posts: 10,345
I feel like I just scored the deal of the century with DL SkyPesos.
NYC-OAX in late December.
Coach fare: $561
Business fare: $1,619
Award tickets would only show up if I searched by revenue first. If I searched by miles first it always said nothing available.
Award mileage: 52,000 for Premium One only (no coach award mileage offered). I had to double check I read that right. Sure enough it includes the lie flat AM JFK-MEX flight.
I also checked ex-BDL and ex-PVD as I'll be starting in eastern CT that morning. BDL fares are higher and the only award tickets are 195,000 in "first" (e.g. through ATL). PVD fares are also higher but award tickets are 92,500 in "first" (e.g through ATL).
Quite happy to snag a 52K Premium One DL award ticket. Now to find a return that's reasonable...
PS - United is my main airline and they want $1,600 one-way coach or $3,200 r/t coach. Mileages they want 42K each way in coach or 127K each way in business. It's about never that I see DL award tickets priced less than UA.
-RM
NYC-OAX in late December.
Coach fare: $561
Business fare: $1,619
Award tickets would only show up if I searched by revenue first. If I searched by miles first it always said nothing available.
Award mileage: 52,000 for Premium One only (no coach award mileage offered). I had to double check I read that right. Sure enough it includes the lie flat AM JFK-MEX flight.
I also checked ex-BDL and ex-PVD as I'll be starting in eastern CT that morning. BDL fares are higher and the only award tickets are 195,000 in "first" (e.g. through ATL). PVD fares are also higher but award tickets are 92,500 in "first" (e.g through ATL).
Quite happy to snag a 52K Premium One DL award ticket. Now to find a return that's reasonable...
PS - United is my main airline and they want $1,600 one-way coach or $3,200 r/t coach. Mileages they want 42K each way in coach or 127K each way in business. It's about never that I see DL award tickets priced less than UA.
-RM
Mar 4, 2024, 4:32 pm
#5585
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: PDX
Programs: DL Diamond, Marriott Lifetime Titanium, UA Silver Premier, IHG Platinum
Posts: 125
PDX - ICN
Snagged two RT economy tickets from PDX to ICN for 153,800 miles each after the 15% off. This is for the last week in July.
Cash tickets were $2,100 a piece.
D1 was showing up for 670k miles RT each. Ugh!
Cash tickets were $2,100 a piece.
D1 was showing up for 670k miles RT each. Ugh!
Mar 6, 2024, 11:18 pm
#5586
Join Date: Nov 2006
Programs: Marriott Platinum, Hilton Diamond, IHG Platinum
Posts: 3,721
It's pretty surreal to look for non-US long haul award just a few months out and find multiple options for a decent price. I'm so used to staring at a sea of nothings for US-bound hunt.